Task Force Meetings

November 13, 2008

• Agenda
• Staff Presentations
  • Methods of Obtaining Training Certificates, Office of Program Research
  • Role and Composition of the HVAC/R Board, Office of Program Research 
• Task Force Member Proposed Recommendations to the Legislature
  • Responses to Request for Recommendations, Office of Program Research and Senate Committee Services
  • Condotta Recommendations
  • Holmquist Recommendations 
  • Kastama Recommendations 
  • King Recommendations 
  • Frickberg Recommendations 
  • Risley Recommendations 
  • Smith Recommendations 
  • Collins, Deyette, Hanson, Carter, and Prezeau Recommendations 
  • Pound Recommendations

October 22, 2008

• Agenda
• Staff Presentations
  • Mechanic Levels in ESSB 5831 (As Passed House), Senate Committee Services
  • Certification Requirements in ESSB 5831 (As Passed House), Senate Committee Services
  • HVAC/R, Electrician, Plumber Experience Comparison Chart, Senate Committee Services
  • Exemptions to Registration or Certification Requirements, Office of Program Research
  • Requirements for Concurrent Contractor Registration and Licensing, Office of Program Research
  • Methods of Obtaining Training Certificates, Office of Program Research
  • Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee Review and Department of Licensing Sunrise Review, Senate Committee Services
  • State Building Code, Office of Program Research

October 2, 2008

• Agenda
• Review of ESSB 5831
  • As Passed House:
    • ESSB 5831
    • ESSB 5831 Bill Report
    • ESSB 5831 Fiscal Note (2/14/2008)
  • Enacted:
    • ESSB 5831
    • ESSB 5831 Final Bill Report
    • ESSB 5831 Fiscal Note (3/17/2008)
• Staff Presentations
  • Local Regulation of the HVAC/R Industry, Office of Program Research
  • Mechanic Levels in ESSB 5831 (As Passed House), Senate Committee Services
  • Certification Requirements in ESSB 5831 (As Passed House), Senate Committee Services
  • HVAC/R, Electrician, Plumber Experience Comparison Chart, Senate Committee Services

June 10, 2008

• Agenda
• Review of Legislative History
  • Legislative History from 1987 to 2008, Office of Program Research
  • HVAC Licensing and Testing Requirements Study, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee
• Review of Regulatory Framework
  • State Regulatory Framework for HVAC/R Work, Office of Program Research
  • HVAC/R Regulation in Local Jurisdictions, Office of Program Research
• Comparison of Laws in Selected States Comparison of Laws in Selected States, Senate Committee Services