Purpose: To adopt necessary fee and charge adjustments and new fee and charge categories related to the costs for administering engineering and land surveyor examinations. Fee increase on license renewal for engineers and land surveyors from $48 to $50 per year. Removal of language from WAC 196-26-030 that is out-of-date and no longer applicable.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 196-26-020 and 196-26-030.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.24.086, 18.43.050, [18.43.]060, [18.43.]080, [18.43.]100, [18.43.]130, [18.43.]160.

Other Authority: Chapter 247, Laws of 1997.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-09-051 on April 16, 1998.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 1, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 2, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 1998.

May 29, 1998

Alan E. Rathbun

Assistant Director

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 95-23-013, filed 11/7/95, effective 1/1/96)

WAC 196-26-020  Engineer and land surveyor fees and charges. The following fees and charges shall be assessed by the business and professions division of the department of licensing: Examination charges shall be collected from examination candidates for examinations ordered from the national vendor on their behalf. The charges recovered by the department shall be refunded to the vendor for the costs of purchasing and grading exams.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086, 18.43.050, [18.43.]060, [18.43.]080, [18.43.]100, [18.43.]110, [18.43.]130 and 1995 c 356. 95-23-013, § 196-26-020, filed 11/7/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and 43.24.140. 93-10-057, § 196-26-020, filed 4/30/93, effective 7/1/93; 91-22-017, § 196-26-020, filed 10/28/91, effective 11/28/91; 91-10-046, § 196-26-020, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and 43.24.140. 91-10-046, § 196-26-020, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and chapter 18.43 RCW. 90-03-028, § 196-26-020, filed 1/11/90, effective 2/11/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086. 87-18-031 (Order PM 667), § 196-26-020, filed 8/27/87.]

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 91-22-017, filed 10/28/91, effective 11/28/91)

WAC 196-26-030  License renewals. The licenses for those individuals registered as a professional engineer and/or a professional land surveyor shall be renewed every two years. The date of renewal shall be the licensee's birth date. Licensees who fail to pay the prescribed renewal fee within ninety days of the license expiration date will be subject to the late payment penalty fee as set forth in WAC 196-24-060.

((Effective with renewals due on July 1, 1991, and continuing through those due on June 30, 1992, the renewal period for engineers and land surveyors will be converted from one to two years. This conversion will be accomplished as follows:

(1) Current licensees as of July 1, 1991, with a birth date which is an even number shall initially renew for one year. All subsequent renewals shall be for a two-year period.

(2) Current licensees as of July 1, 1991, with a birth date which is an odd number shall initially renew for a two-year period. All subsequent renewals shall be for a two-year period.))

The initial license issued to an individual shall expire on the licensee's next birth date. However, if the licensee's next birth date is within three months of the initial date of licensure, the original license shall expire on his or her second birth date following original licensure. All subsequent renewals shall be for a two-year period.

The certificates of authorization for corporations ((and partnerships)), joint stock associations and limited liability companies (LLC) shall be renewed annually. The date of renewal shall be the month and day of receipt of their original license application. ((Effective with renewals due on December 31, 1991, corporation and partnership renewals will be converted to the month and day of original application receipt. This conversion will be accomplished as follows:

(a) Renewal notices issued for payment by December 31, 1991, will include a prorated renewal fee equal to one-twelfth of the annual fee for each month until their new renewal date (month and day of original application receipt). For purposes of this conversion, all actively licensed corporations and partnerships will be issued a renewal which will at minimum expire in December 1992 and at maximum expire in November 1993.

(b) All subsequent renewals shall be for one year.)) Failure to pay the prescribed fee by the date of expiration shall cause the certificate to become invalid.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086 and 43.24.140. 91-22-017, § 196-26-030, filed 10/28/91, effective 11/28/91; 91-10-046, § 196-26-030, filed 4/25/91, effective 5/26/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.140. 90-21-033, § 196-26-030, filed 10/10/90, effective 11/10/90.]