FINAL BILL REPORT

                                    SB 5103

                                   C 19 L 91

                              SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

Brief Description:  Concerning the registration of engineers.

SPONSORS:Senators Craswell, Nelson, McMullen and Matson; by request of Department of Licensing.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR

BACKGROUND:

The Department of Licensing is requesting this legislation to increase administrative efficiency, to update references to women, and to remove unnecessary requirements regarding the licensing of engineers.

SUMMARY:

References to "his" are changed to "his or her" or "the applicant's."

Registration fees for professional engineers are based on the costs associated with administering examinations and issuing certificates.

An additional fee is not required when registration as a professional engineer is completed by an engineer in training.

The registration fee for land surveyors does not have to be the same as that of a professional engineer when one person holds both certificates.  Licensing is allowed to issue separate certificates for each of these professions.

Candidates failing an examination for registration as an engineer may retake the examination without waiting six months.

The state Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors determines if nonresidents are legally qualified for temporary practice in Washington State.  Registration in their home state or country may allow applicants to practice in Washington State for a maximum period of 30 days without having a Washington State certificate.

Reciprocity is no longer a criterion for granting a certificate to an applicant that is registered in another state or country.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate      41    0

House 95    0

EFFECTIVE:July 28, 1991