SB 5997 — Making technical corrections to plumbing supervision and trainee hours reporting.

S-3452.2ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5997 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators King, Keiser, Frame, Saldaña, Valdez, and Wagoner Prefiled 01/05/24.

1 SBESB 5997 (7) "Medical gas piping installer" means a journey level plumber who has been issued a medical gas piping installer endorsement.

2 SBESB 5997 (12) "Residential structures" means single-family dwellings, duplexes, and multiunit buildings that do not exceed three stories.

(13) "((Service)) Residential service plumbing" means plumbing work in ((which)) residential structures where previously existing fixtures, fittings, and piping ((is)) that are outside the interior walls or above the floor are repaired or replaced often, but not necessarily((,)) in a like-in-kind manner, or plumbing work being performed as necessary for drain cleaning.

or (B) a personp. exempt from the requirement to obtain a certified plumber to do such plumbing work under RCW 18.106.150.

p.3 ESB 5997 person exempt from the requirement to obtain a certified plumber to do such plumbing work under RCW 18.106.150.

3 SB 5997 (15) "Unsatisfied final judgment" means a judgment or final tax warrant that has not been satisfied either through payment, court- approved settlement, discharge in bankruptcy, or assignment under RCW 19.72.070.

(2) A person who is indentured to an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the plumbing construction trade or who is learning the plumbing construction trade may work in the p.

4 SBESB 5997 (2) A person who is indentured to an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the plumbing construction trade or who is learning the plumbing construction trade may work in the plumbing construction trade if supervised by a certified journey level plumber or a certified specialty plumber in that plumber's specialty.

(3)(a) Trainee supervision shall consist of a trainee being((being on ((thethe same))same a jobsite andand)) under the control of either a journey level plumber, residential service plumber, or an appropriate specialty plumber who has an applicable certificate of competency issued under this chapter.

(B)p. The supervising plumber is no more than forty miles from the jobsite;

and5 p.ESB 5997 (B) The supervising plumber is no more than forty miles from the jobsite;

5and SB 5997 (C) The scope of work on the trainee's jobsite is residential service plumbing in a residential structure.structure and limited to the scope of the residential service plumber.

(i) Not more than three trainees, each working on ((any one)) a separate residential structure jobsite performing residential service plumbing only in a like-in-kind manner for every certified specialty plumber or journey level plumber working as a specialty plumber;

(6)p. The training to become a certified plumber must include not less than sixteen hours of classroom training established by the director with the advice of the advisory board.

6 ESB 5997 (6) The training to become a certified plumber must include not less than sixteen hours of classroom training mustestablished include,by butthe notdirector bewith limitedthe to,advice electricalof wiringthe p.advisory board.

6The SBclassroom 5997training must include, but not be limited to, electrical wiring safety, grounding, bonding, and other related items plumbers need to know to work under this chapter.

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