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                         SENATE BILL 5954

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senators Roach, McDonald, Hochstatter, Schow, Smith, Winsley, Long, Strannigan, Moyer and West

Read first time 02/16/95.  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Trade.

Authorizing a retired status certificate for engineers and land surveyors.

    AN ACT Relating to authorizing a retired status certificate for engineers and land surveyors; and adding a new section to chapter 18.43 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 18.43 RCW to read as follows:

    The board may adopt rules under this section authorizing a retired status certificate.  An individual certificated under this chapter who has reached the age of sixty-five years and has retired from the active practice of engineering and land surveying may, upon application and at the discretion of the board, be exempted from payment of annual renewal fees thereafter.

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