| Passed by the Senate February 28, 2011 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 1, 2011 YEAS 91 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 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5538 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 13, 2011, 2:35 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 13, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/15/11.
AN ACT Relating to members of certain nonprofit conservation corps programs; and adding a new section to chapter 79A.35 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 79A.35 RCW
to read as follows:
Participants in conservation corps programs offered by a nonprofit
organization affiliated with a national service organization
established under the authority of the national and community service
trust act of 1993, P.L. 103-82, are exempt from provisions related to
rates of compensation while performing environmental and trail
maintenance work provided:
(1) The nonprofit organization must be registered as a nonprofit
corporation pursuant to chapter 24.03 RCW;
(2) The nonprofit organization's management and administrative
headquarters must be located in Washington;
(3) Participants in the program spend at least fifteen percent of
their time in the program on education and training activities; and
(4) Participants in the program receive a stipend or living
allowance as authorized by federal or state law.
Participants are exempt from provisions related to rates of
compensation only for environmental and trail maintenance work
conducted pursuant to the conservation corps program.