| Passed by the Senate April 16, 2007 YEAS 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 3, 2007 YEAS 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5534 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 8, 2007, 3:54 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 10, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/15/07.
AN ACT Relating to an exemption from unemployment compensation for certain small performing arts industries; and adding a new section to chapter 50.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 50.04 RCW
to read as follows:
The term "employment" shall not include services performed by a
person who is participating in a performance sponsored by an employer
whose North American industry classification system code is within
"711110," "711120," "711130," or "712110," so long as the person
receives no remuneration other than a nominal stipend and the employer
does not have more than three individuals in its employ during any
portion of a day during the calendar year.
For purposes of this section, "stipend" means a fixed sum of money
paid periodically to defray expenses. The stipend is presumed to
defray the person's incidental expenses involved in participating in
the performance, including, but not limited to, meals, transportation,
lodging, costumes, supplies, and child care.