The bill aims to expand the definition of law enforcement personnel to include correctional officers for the purposes of interest arbitration. It amends RCW 41.56.030, specifically by removing the population requirement for counties regarding correctional employees. The previous language that limited the inclusion of correctional employees to those in counties with a population of seventy thousand or more has been deleted, thereby broadening the scope of who qualifies as law enforcement personnel under this statute.

Additionally, the bill clarifies the roles and responsibilities of various law enforcement and correctional personnel, including uniformed and non-uniformed security personnel in jails and correctional facilities. By expanding the definition, the bill seeks to ensure that correctional officers are recognized as essential law enforcement personnel, thereby allowing them to engage in collective bargaining and interest arbitration processes that are available to other law enforcement officers.