Washington 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 6325 — Concerning wastewater operator certifications.

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The main changes in SB 6325 involve clarifying how fees for wastewater operator certification are established and managed. The bill now requires the Department of Ecology to conduct a thorough workload analysis and prepare a biennial budget estimate, ensuring that fees fully cover the costs of administering the certification program. Additionally, any proposed fee increases above a certain limit must be reported to the legislature to justify the changes. This matters because it increases transparency and accountability in how fees are set and ensures that operators are not overcharged for their certifications.

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S-4080.3SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6325State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Energy, Environment & Technology (originally sponsored by Senators McCoy, Palumbo, Takko, Hunt, Chase, and Sheldon;
Z-0668.1SENATE BILL 6325State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senators McCoy, Palumbo, Takko, Hunt, Chase, and Sheldon;
by request of Department of Ecology)READ FIRST TIME 01/24/18.AN ACT Relating to wastewater operator certifications;
by request of Department of EcologyRead first time 01/12/18.
Referred to Committee on Energy, Environment & Technology.AN ACT Relating to wastewater operator certifications;
An operator whose certificate has been revoked must reapply for certification and will be requested to meet the requirements of a new applicant.Sec. 2.  RCW 70.95B.095 and 1987 c 357 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:((Effective January 1, 1988,)) (1)(a) The department shall establish ((rules for the collection of)) and collect fees for the issuance and renewal of wastewater treatment plant operator certificates as provided for in RCW 70.95B.090.
An operator whose certificate has been revoked must reapply for certification and will be requested to meet the requirements of a new applicant.Sec. 2.  RCW 70.95B.095 and 1987 c 357 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:((Effective January 1, 1988,)) (1) The department shall establish ((rules for the collection of)) and collect fees for the issuance and renewal of wastewater treatment plant operator certificates as provided for in RCW 70.95B.090.
((Beginning January 1, 1992, these fees shall be sufficient to recover the costs of the))(b) The department, with the advice of an advisory committee, shall establish an initial fee schedule by rule.
((Beginning January 1, 1992, these fees shall be sufficient to recover the costs of the)) Fees shall be established in amounts to fully recover and not to exceed expenses incurred by the department to administer the wastewater operator certification program, to include evaluating applications necessary to verify compliance with certification requirements, maintaining and administering credible examinations, ensuring operators receive necessary training, outreach, and technical assistance, enforcing certification program requirements, providing necessary education and training to program staff, and supporting the overhead expenses related to administering the wastewater operator certification program.(2) The department shall conduct a workload analysis and prepare a biennial budget estimate for the wastewater treatment plant operator certification program.
Fees shall be established in amounts to fully recover and not to exceed expenses incurred by the department to administer the wastewater operator certification program, to include evaluating applications necessary to verify compliance with certification requirements, maintaining and administering credible examinations, ensuring operators receive necessary training, outreach, and technical assistance, enforcing certification program requirements, providing necessary education and training to program staff, and supporting the overhead expenses related to administering the wastewater operator certification program.(c) The department shall conduct a workload analysis to determine a biennial budget estimate for the wastewater treatment plant operator certification program each biennium.
The department shall assess and collect fees from all wastewater treatment plant operators at a level that fully recovers the costs identified in its biennial operating budget.--- END ---
The workload analysis must determine fees sufficient to recover the costs of expenses incurred by the department to administer the wastewater operator certification program.(2) Thereafter, the department shall assess and collect fees from all wastewater treatment plant operators at a level that fully recovers the costs identified in its biennial operating budget.(3) If fee increases above the state's fiscal growth factor are proposed, due to an expansion of the wastewater operator certification program, the department must submit a report to the legislature describing the need for the increase.--- END ---
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Action History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.

  2. Senate Rules "X" file.

  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Minority; do not pass.

  8. EENT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  9. First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology.

Sponsors

  • McCoy · Primary
  • Palumbo · Cosponsor
  • Chase · Cosponsor
  • Sheldon · Cosponsor
  • Takko · Cosponsor
  • Victoria Hunt · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (145)

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Who sponsors SB 6325?
SB 6325 is sponsored by McCoy, Palumbo, Chase, Sheldon, Takko, and Victoria Hunt (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 6325?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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