Expanding the definition of law enforcement personnel regarding correctional officers for purposes of interest arbitration.

HB 2137 expands the definition of "uniformed personnel" under Washington state law to include correctional officers working in specific facilities (jails in counties over 70,000 population, correctional facilities under RCW 70.48.095, or detention facilities in counties over 1.5 million population). This change directly affects correctional officers in those facilities by granting them eligibility for interest arbitration - a process where unions and employers negotiate terms like wages and working conditions. The bill amends RCW 41.56.030 to add correctional employees to the existing list of personnel covered under "uniformed personnel," which previously included law enforcement officers, firefighters, and security forces. This is a technical policy change to align correctional officer bargaining rights with other public safety roles.