6606-S.E AMH CL H5824.1

ESSB 6606  - H COMM AMD
     By Representative Commerce & Labor

NOT CONSIDERED 03/06/2008

     On page 2, after line 24, insert the following:
     "(3) The director may begin issuing licenses under this section beginning on July 1, 2009."

     On page 4, beginning on line 3, strike all of subsection (2)

     Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 4, beginning on line 30, strike all of subsection (2)

     Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 5, line 11, after "RENEWAL." strike "(1)"

     On page 5, line 12, after "on the" strike "last day of the month the license was issued" and insert "applicant's second birthday following issuance of the license"

     On page 5, beginning on line 14, strike all of subsections (2) and (3)

     On page 7, line 9, after "All" strike "fees, fines, and penalties" and insert "fines and penalties"

     On page 7, after line 12, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 15   The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 8, after line 11, insert the following:

"Sec. 20   RCW 18.235.020 and 2007 c 256 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter applies only to the director and the boards and commissions having jurisdiction in relation to the businesses and professions licensed under the chapters specified in this section. This chapter does not apply to any business or profession not licensed under the chapters specified in this section.
     (2)(a) The director has authority under this chapter in relation to the following businesses and professions:
     (i) Auctioneers under chapter 18.11 RCW;
     (ii) Bail bond agents and bail bond recovery agents under chapter 18.185 RCW;
     (iii) Camping resorts' operators and salespersons under chapter 19.105 RCW;
     (iv) Commercial telephone solicitors under chapter 19.158 RCW;
     (v) Cosmetologists, barbers, manicurists, and estheticians under chapter 18.16 RCW;
     (vi) Court reporters under chapter 18.145 RCW;
     (vii) Driver training schools and instructors under chapter 46.82 RCW;
     (viii) Employment agencies under chapter 19.31 RCW;
     (ix) For hire vehicle operators under chapter 46.72 RCW;
     (x) Limousines under chapter 46.72A RCW;
     (xi) Notaries public under chapter 42.44 RCW;
     (xii) Private investigators under chapter 18.165 RCW;
     (xiii) Professional boxing, martial arts, and wrestling under chapter 67.08 RCW;
     (xiv) Real estate appraisers under chapter 18.140 RCW;
     (xv) Real estate brokers and salespersons under chapters 18.85 and 18.86 RCW;
     (xvi) Security guards under chapter 18.170 RCW;
     (xvii) Sellers of travel under chapter 19.138 RCW;
     (xviii) Timeshares and timeshare salespersons under chapter 64.36 RCW; ((and))
     (xix) Whitewater river outfitters under chapter 79A.60 RCW; and
     (xx) Home inspectors under chapter 18.-- RCW (the new chapter created in section 23 of this act)
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     (b) The boards and commissions having authority under this chapter are as follows:
     (i) The state board of registration for architects established in chapter 18.08 RCW;
     (ii) The cemetery board established in chapter 68.05 RCW;
     (iii) The Washington state collection agency board established in chapter 19.16 RCW;
     (iv) The state board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors established in chapter 18.43 RCW governing licenses issued under chapters 18.43 and 18.210 RCW;
     (v) The state board of funeral directors and embalmers established in chapter 18.39 RCW;
     (vi) The state board of registration for landscape architects established in chapter 18.96 RCW; and
     (vii) The state geologist licensing board established in chapter 18.220 RCW.
     (3) In addition to the authority to discipline license holders, the disciplinary authority may grant or deny licenses based on the conditions and criteria established in this chapter and the chapters specified in subsection (2) of this section. This chapter also governs any investigation, hearing, or proceeding relating to denial of licensure or issuance of a license conditioned on the applicant's compliance with an order entered under RCW 18.235.110 by the disciplinary authority."

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

EFFECT:  Authorizes the Director of the Department of Licensing to begin issuing home inspector licenses on July 1, 2009.
     Removes the Director of the Department of Licensing's authority to adopt fees and removes other references to fees.
     Modifies the expiration date of licenses to the applicant's second birthday following the issuance of the license rather than the last day of the month the license was issued.
     Applies the Uniform Regulation of Business and Professions Act to the discipline of home inspector licensees.

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