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SENATE BILL 5283
State of Washington | 68th Legislature | 2023 Regular Session |
BySenator Van De Wege; by request of Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Read first time 01/11/23.Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to the waiver of the fundamentals examination for professional engineer and land surveyor licensing applicants by comity; and amending RCW
18.43.100.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW
18.43.100 and 2019 c 442 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee determined by the board, issue a certificate ((without further examination)) as a professional engineer or land surveyor to any person who holds a certificate of qualification of registration issued to the applicant following examination by proper authority, of any state or territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of any foreign country, ((provided: (1) That the applicant's qualifications meet the))if: (a) The applicant meets all requirements of ((the))this chapter and the rules established by the board to qualify for such waiver, and (((2) that))(b) the applicant is in good standing with the licensing agency in said state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country.
(2) The board may waive the fundamentals examination for applicants who have passed the national council for examiners for engineering and surveying principles and practice examination, have met the experience and education requirements established by the board, and are in good standing with the licensing agency in a state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country.
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