2498-S AMH CONW H5010.1
SHB 2498 - H AMDS 114 FAILED 2-8-96
By Representatives Conway, Cole and Romero
On page 2, after line 23, insert the following:
"Sec. 2. RCW 18.106.070 and 1985 c 465 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department shall issue a certificate of competency to all applicants who have passed the examination and have paid the fee for the certificate. The certificate shall bear the date of issuance, and shall expire on the birthdate of the holder immediately following the date of issuance. The certificate shall be renewable every other year, upon application, on or before the birthdate of the holder. A renewal fee shall be assessed for each certificate. If a person fails to renew the certificate by the renewal date, he or she must pay a doubled fee. If the person does not renew the certificate within ninety days of the renewal date, he or she must retake the examination and pay the examination fee.
The certificate of competency and the temporary permit provided for in this chapter grant the holder the right to engage in the work of plumbing as a journeyman plumber or specialty plumber in accordance with their provisions throughout the state and within any of its political subdivisions on any job or any employment without additional proof of competency or any other license or permit or fee to engage in the work. This section does not preclude employees from adhering to a union security clause in any employment where such a requirement exists.
(2) A person who is indentured in an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the plumbing construction trade or who is learning the plumbing construction trade may work in the plumbing construction trade if supervised by a certified journeyman plumber or a certified specialty plumber in that plumber's specialty. All apprentices and individuals learning the plumbing construction trade shall obtain a plumbing training certificate from the department. The certificate shall authorize the holder to learn the plumbing construction trade while under the direct supervision of a journeyman plumber or a specialty plumber working in his or her specialty. The holder of the plumbing training certificate shall renew the certificate annually. At the time of renewal, the holder shall provide the department with an accurate list of the holder's employers in the plumbing construction industry for the previous year and the number of hours worked for each employer. An annual fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of the certificate. The department shall set the fee by rule. The fee shall cover but not exceed the cost of administering and enforcing the trainee certification and supervision requirements of this chapter. Apprentices and individuals learning the plumbing construction trade shall have their plumbing training certificates in their possession at all times that they are performing plumbing work. They shall show their certificates to an authorized representative of the department at the representative's request.
(3) Any person who has
been issued a plumbing training certificate under this chapter may work if that
person is under supervision. Supervision shall consist of a person being on
the same job site and under the control of either a journeyman plumber or an
appropriate specialty plumber who has an applicable certificate of competency
issued under this chapter. Either a journeyman plumber or an appropriate
specialty plumber shall be on the same job site as the noncertified individual
for ((a minimum of seventy-five)) one hundred percent of each
working day unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The ratio of
noncertified individuals to certified journeymen or specialty plumbers working
on a job site shall be: (a) From July 28, 1985, through June 30, 1988, not
more than three noncertified plumbers working on any one job site for every
certified journeyman or specialty plumber; (b) effective July 1, 1988, not more
than two noncertified plumbers working on any one job site for every certified
specialty plumber or journeyman plumber working as a specialty plumber; and (c)
effective July 1, 1988, not more than one noncertified plumber working on any
one job site for every certified journeyman plumber working as a journeyman
plumber.
An individual who has a current training certificate and who has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program or in a technical school program in the plumbing construction trade in a school approved by the commission for vocational education, may work without direct on-site supervision during the last six months of meeting the practical experience requirements of this chapter."
On page 5, after line 34, insert the following:
"Sec. 7. RCW 19.28.510 and 1983 c 206 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person may engage in the electrical construction trade without having a current journeyman electrician certificate of competency or a current specialty electrician certificate of competency issued by the department in accordance with this chapter. Electrician certificate of competency specialties include, but are not limited to: Residential, domestic appliances, pump and irrigation, limited energy system, signs, and nonresidential maintenance.
(2) A person who is indentured in an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the electrical construction trade or who is learning the electrical construction trade may work in the electrical construction trade if supervised by a certified journeyman electrician or a certified specialty electrician in that electrician's specialty. All apprentices and individuals learning the electrical construction trade shall obtain an electrical training certificate from the department. The certificate shall authorize the holder to learn the electrical construction trade while under the direct supervision of a journeyman electrician or a specialty electrician working in his or her specialty. The holder of the electrical training certificate shall renew the certificate annually. At the time of renewal, the holder shall provide the department with an accurate list of the holder's employers in the electrical construction industry for the previous year and the number of hours worked for each employer. An annual fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of the certificate. The department shall set the fee by rule. The fee shall cover but not exceed the cost of administering and enforcing the trainee certification and supervision requirements of this chapter. Apprentices and individuals learning the electrical construction trade shall have their electrical training certificates in their possession at all times that they are performing electrical work. They shall show their certificates to an authorized representative of the department at the representative's request.
(3) Any
person who has been issued an electrical training certificate under this
chapter may work if that person is under supervision. Supervision shall
consist of a person being on the same job site and under the control of either
a journeyman electrician or an appropriate specialty electrician who has an
applicable certificate of competency issued under this chapter. Either a
journeyman electrician or an appropriate specialty electrician shall be on the
same job site as the noncertified individual for((a minimum of seventy-five))
one hundred percent of each working day unless otherwise provided in
this chapter. The ratio of noncertified individuals to certified journeymen or
specialty electricians working on a job site shall be:
(a) From September 1, 1979, through December 31, 1982, not more than three noncertified electricians working on any one job site for every certified journeyman or specialty electrician;
(b) Effective January 1, 1983, not more than two noncertified individuals working on any one job site for every specialty electrician or journeyman electrician working as a specialty electrician;
(c) Effective January 1, 1983, not more than one noncertified individual working on any one job site for every certified journeyman electrician.
The ratio requirements do not apply to a trade school program in the electrical construction trade established during 1946.
An individual who has a current training certificate and who has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program or in a technical school program in the electrical construction trade in a school approved by the commission for vocational education, may work without direct on-site supervision during the last six months of meeting the practical experience requirements of this chapter.
(4) The contractor shall accurately verify and attest to the electrical trainee hours worked by electrical trainees on behalf of the electrical contractor."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references and the title accordingly.
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