FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 1234

                         C 307 L 97

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Modifying the size of the state advisory board of plumbers.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by  Representatives Cairnes, Mason, Clements, Mulliken, Thompson, McMorris, Reams, Honeyford, Sterk, Kenney, Blalock, Cody, Keiser, Conway, Cooper, O'Brien, Tokuda, Dunshee, Wood, Fisher and Kastama).

House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

Background:  The state Advisory Board of Plumbers was created in 1973. The board has three members; a journeyman plumber, a person engaged in the plumbing business, and a member of the public with knowledge of the business and trade of plumbing.  The Governor appoints the members of the board for three-year staggered terms.

The board advises the director of the Department of Labor and Industries on rules regulating the trade of plumbing and on criteria for examinations of persons who wish to engage in the plumbing trade.  The board may also conduct hearings on the revocation of a certificate of competency.

Summary:  The membership of the Advisory Board of Plumbers is board increased to five members. Added to the board are one additional journeyman and one additional member conducting a plumbing business.  Expiration dates are specified for each member.  The term of one journeyman member expires July 1, 1998, and the term of the other journeyman member expires July 1, 2000.  The term of one member conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 1999, and the term of the other member conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 2000.  The term of the current public member expires July 1,  1997.  After expirations, appointments will continue to be for three year terms.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  90 4

House  92 3 (House reconsidered)

Senate 47 0

Effective:July 27,  1997