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                          HOUSE BILL 1234

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

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

Read first time 01/17/97.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Modifying the size of the state advisory board of plumbers.

    AN ACT Relating to the board of plumbers; and amending RCW 18.106.110.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.106.110 and 1995 c 95 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is created a state advisory board of plumbers, to be composed of ((three)) five members appointed by the governor.  ((One)) Two members shall be ((a)) journeyman plumbers, ((one)) two members shall be ((a)) persons conducting a plumbing business, and one member from the general public who is familiar with the business and trade of plumbing.

    (2) The term of one of the journeyman plumbers ((shall)) expires July 1, ((1995)) 1998, the term of the second journeyman plumber expires July 1, 2000; the term of ((the)) one person conducting a plumbing business ((shall)) expires July 1, ((1996)) 1999, the term of the second person conducting a plumbing business expires July 1, 2000; and the term of the public member ((shall)) expires July 1, 1997.  Thereafter, upon the expiration of said terms, the governor shall appoint a new member to serve for a period of three years.  However, to ensure that the board can continue to act, a member whose term expires shall continue to serve until his or her replacement is appointed.  In the case of any vacancy on the board for any reason, the governor shall appoint a new member to serve out the term of the person whose position has become vacant.

    (3) The advisory board shall carry out all the functions and duties enumerated in this chapter, as well as generally advise the department on all matters relative to this chapter.

    (4) Each member of the advisory board shall receive travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended for each day in which such member is actually engaged in attendance upon the meetings of the advisory board.

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