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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 428

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Fisch, Patrick, Ebersole, Chandler, Wang, P. King, Basich and Winsley

Read first time 2/1/85 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor. Rereferred to Committee on Commerce & labor 2/13/85.

AN ACT Relating to real estate licenses; and amending RCW 18.85.090.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 15, chapter 252, Laws of 1941 as last amended by section 8, chapter 139, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. and RCW 18.85.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          The commission shall be responsible for the preparation of the examination to be submitted to applicants, and shall make and file with the director a list, which may be signed by a majority of the members of the commission conducting the examination, of all applicants who successfully passed the examination and of those who failed.

          Any applicant who fails to pass the examination may apply again.

          No applicant shall be permitted to take the examination for a real estate broker's license without first satisfying the director that ((he)) the applicant:

          (1) Has had a minimum of two years of actual experience as a full time real estate ((salesman)) salesperson in this state or in another state having comparable requirements within the five years previous to applying for said examination or is, in the opinion of the director, otherwise and similarly qualified, or is otherwise qualified, by reason of practical experience in a business allied with or related to real estate;

          (2) Is eighteen years of age or older;

          (3) Has a high school diploma or its equivalent;

          (4) Has furnished proof, as the director may require, that ((he)) the applicant has completed successfully ninety clock hours of instruction in real estate.  Instruction must include one course in brokerage management and one course in real estate law.  Courses must be completed within five years prior to applying for the examination.

          The requirements of subsections (1) through (4) of this section shall not apply to persons who are licensed as brokers under any real estate license law in Washington which exists prior to this law's enactment and whose license has not been subsequently revoked:  PROVIDED, That requirements for brokers created by this 1972 amendatory act shall apply to any person who is licensed as a ((salesman)) salesperson on or before ((the effective date of this 1972 amendatory act)) May 23, 1972, if such person shall apply to become a broker or associate broker after ((this 1972 amendatory act is in effect)) May 23, 1972.