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                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6168

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor (originally sponsored by Senator Lee)

Read first time 2/2/90.

AN ACT Relating to prevailing rates for apprentice workers; and amending RCW 39.12.021.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 93, Laws of 1963 as amended by section 8, chapter 12, Laws of 1989 and RCW 39.12.021 are each amended to read as follows:

          Apprentice workers employed upon public works projects for whom an apprenticeship or trainee agreement has been registered and approved with the state apprenticeship council pursuant to chapter 49.04 RCW or the federal bureau of apprenticeship and training, must be paid at least the prevailing hourly rate for an apprentice of that trade.  Any worker for whom an apprenticeship or trainee agreement has not been registered and approved ((by the state apprenticeship council)) shall be considered to be a fully qualified journey level worker, and, therefore, shall be paid at the prevailing hourly rate for journey level workers.