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SENATE BILL 5952

State of Washington
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
BySenators Schoesler, Keiser, and Dozier; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Prefiled 01/03/24.Read first time 01/08/24.Referred to Committee on Labor & Commerce.
AN ACT Relating to aligning deputy inspector credentials with national standards; and amending RCW 70.79.120.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 70.79.120 and 1994 c 164 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
The director shall employ deputy inspectors who ((shall)) have ((had))met at the time of appointment ((not less than five years practical experience in the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of high pressure boilers and unfired pressure vessels as a mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector))the qualification requirements for a commission as set forth by the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, and who shall have passed the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170.
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