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SENATE BILL NO. 5466
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State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Senators McCaslin, DeJarnatt and Thorsness; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Read first time 1/25/89 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.
AN ACT Relating to the state building code council; and amending RCW 19.27.070.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 7, chapter 96, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as last amended by section 7, chapter 505, Laws of 1987 and RCW 19.27.070 are each amended to read as follows:
There is hereby established a state building code council to be appointed by the governor.
(1) The
state building code council shall consist of fifteen members, two of whom shall
be county elected legislative body members or elected executives and two of
whom shall be city elected legislative body members or mayors. One of the
members shall be a local government building code enforcement official and one
of the members shall be a local government fire service official. Of the
remaining nine members, one member shall represent general construction,
specializing in commercial and industrial building construction; one member
shall represent general construction, specializing in residential and
multifamily building construction; one member shall represent the architectural
design profession; one member shall represent the structural engineering
profession; one member shall represent the mechanical engineering profession;
one member shall represent the construction building trades; one member shall
represent manufacturers, installers, or suppliers of building materials and
components; one member shall be a person with a physical disability and shall
represent the disability community; and one member shall represent the general
public. At least six of these fifteen members shall reside east of the crest
of the Cascade mountains. The council shall include ((an employee of the
office of the insurance commissioner and)) an employee of the electrical
division of the department of labor and industries, as an ex officio,
nonvoting member((s)) with all other privileges and rights of
membership. Terms of office shall be for three years. The council shall elect
a member to serve as chair of the council for one-year terms of office. Any
member who is appointed by virtue of being an elected official or holding
public employment shall be removed from the council if he or she ceases being
such an elected official or holding such public employment. Before making any
appointments to the building code council, the governor shall seek nominations
from recognized organizations which represent the entities or interests listed
in this subsection. Members serving on the council on July 28, 1985, may
complete their terms of office. Any vacancy shall be filled by alternating appointments
from governmental and nongovernmental entities or interests until the council
is constituted as required by this subsection.
(2) Members shall not be compensated but shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(3) The department of community development shall provide administrative and clerical assistance to the building code council.