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                                 SENATE BILL 5556

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators Matson, McCaslin, Newhouse, McDonald, Anderson and Barr.

Read first time February 6, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.Revising provisions for prevailing rates for apprentice workers.

     AN ACT Relating to prevailing rates for apprentice workers; and amending RCW 39.12.021.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 39.12.021 and 1989 c 12 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

     Apprentice workers employed upon public works projects for whom an apprenticeship agreement has been registered and approved with the state apprenticeship council pursuant to chapter 49.04 RCW or the federal bureau of apprenticeship and training, must be paid at least the prevailing hourly rate for an apprentice of that trade.  Any worker for whom an apprenticeship agreement has not been registered and approved ((by the state apprenticeship council)) shall be considered to be a fully qualified journey level worker, and, therefore, shall be paid at the prevailing hourly rate for journey level workers.