| Passed by the Senate February 16, 2010 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2010 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6745 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 18, 2010, 3:04 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 18, 2010 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2010 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/25/10. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development.
AN ACT Relating to veterinary technician licenses; amending RCW 18.92.128 and 18.92.128; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 18.92.128 and 2007 c 235 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The board shall issue a veterinary technician license to an
individual who has:
(a) Successfully ((passed an)) completed required examinations
administered or approved by the board; and
(b)(i) Successfully completed a posthigh school course approved by
the board in the care and treatment of animals; or
(ii) ((Had)) Completed, before July 1, 2015, five years' practical
experience, acceptable to the board, with a licensed veterinarian.
(2) The board shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW identifying
standard tasks and procedures that must be included in the experience
of a person who qualifies to take the veterinarian technician
examination through the period of practical experience required in
subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this section, and requirements for the
supervising veterinarian's attestation to completion of the practical
experience and that training included the required tasks and
procedures.
Sec. 2 RCW 18.92.128 and 2010 c . . . s 1 (section 1 of this act)
are each amended to read as follows:
(((1))) The board shall issue a veterinary technician license to an
individual who has:
(((a))) (1) Successfully completed required examinations
administered or approved by the board; and
(((b)(i))) (2) Successfully completed a posthigh school course
approved by the board in the care and treatment of animals((; or)).
(ii) Completed, before July 1, 2015, five years' practical
experience, acceptable to the board, with a licensed veterinarian.
(2) The board shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW identifying
standard tasks and procedures that must be included in the experience
of a person who qualifies to take the veterinarian technician
examination through the period of practical experience required in
subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this section, and requirements for the
supervising veterinarian's attestation to completion of the practical
experience and that training included the required tasks and
procedures
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1,
2015.