1622-S2 AMH SENN JONC 131

2SHB 1622 - H AMD 759

By Representative Senn

    On page 4, beginning on line 5, after "(d)" strike all material through "council" on line 21 and insert "((Any member who is appointed to represent a specific private sector industry must maintain sufficiently similar employment or circumstances throughout the term of office to remain qualified to represent the specified industry. Retirement or unemployment is not cause for termination. However, if a councilmember enters into employment outside of the industry he or she has been appointed to represent, then he or she shall be removed from the council.)) Any member who is appointed to represent a specific private sector industry must maintain sufficiently similar private sector employment or circumstances throughout the term of office to remain qualified to represent the specified industry. Retirement or unemployment is not cause for termination. However, if a councilmember appointed to represent a specific private sector industry enters into employment outside of the industry, or outside of the private sector, he or she has been appointed to represent, then he or she must be removed from the council"

    On page 4, beginning on line 33, after "the" strike "largest trade association" and insert "trade associations"

    On page 4, line 35, after "trade" strike "association" and insert "associations"

    On page 13, after line 9, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. Sections 1 through 8 of this act take effect July 1, 2018.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12.  Sections 9 and 10 of this act take effect October 1, 2018."

Correct the title.

EFFECT:  Provides that a member of the State Building Code Council (Council) who is appointed to represent a specific private sector industry must be removed from the Council if he or she enters into employment outside of the industry or outside the private sector.

Requires the governor to select appointees to the Council to represent private sector industries from a list of nominations provided by the trade associations representing the industry instead of the largest trade association representing the industry.

Creates an effective date of July 1, 2018, for all sections of the bill except those that create new fees for licensing of architects and entities engaged in the practice of architecture.

Creates an effective date of October 1, 2018, for the new fees for licensing of architects and entities engaged in the practice of architecture.

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