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CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5528 Chapter 233, Laws of 2025 69TH LEGISLATURE 2025 REGULAR SESSION ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT—INSTALLATION ON PUBLIC WORKS—CERTIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2026 Passed by the Senate April 17, 2025 Yeas 30 Nays 19 JOHN LOVICK President of the Senate Passed by the House April 10, 2025 Yeas 62 Nays 34 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives CERTIFICATE I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5528 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. SARAH BANNISTER Secretary Secretary Approved May 12, 2025 2:51 PM FILED May 14, 2025 BOB FERGUSON Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5528 AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Senate Labor & Commerce (originally sponsored by Senators Liias, J. Wilson, Lovick, Saldaña, Pedersen, Stanford, and Valdez) READ FIRST TIME 02/13/25. AN ACT Relating to the installation of transportation electrification infrastructure; amending RCW 19.28.211; adding a new section to chapter 19.28 RCW; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 19.28 RCW to read as follows: (1) In addition to department issued licenses and certifications required under this chapter and notwithstanding RCW 19.28.211(4), installation of electric vehicle supply equipment on all public works as defined in RCW 39.04.010 must be performed by persons certified by the electric vehicle infrastructure training program or a similar nationally recognized program to ensure safety, effectiveness, and achieve consistency in installation standards. This provision will only be applied if the electric vehicle infrastructure training program or a similar nationally recognized program is open to all general journeyman level electricians. Certification under this section is required only for work on the electrical components during the installation and maintenance of electric vehicle supply equipment. (2) This section does not apply to apprentices meeting the criteria of RCW 19.28.161(2)(a)(i) when the supervising journey level electrician is certified by the electric vehicle infrastructure training program or a similar nationally recognized program. (3) This section does not apply to installations under contract before the effective date. (4) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this act. Sec. 2. RCW 19.28.211 and 2013 c 23 s 33 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The department shall issue a certificate of competency to all applicants who have passed the examination provided in RCW 19.28.201, met the in-class education requirements of RCW 19.28.205 if applicable, and who have complied with RCW 19.28.161 through 19.28.271 and the rules adopted under this chapter. The certificate may include a photograph of the holder. The certificate shall bear the date of issuance, and shall expire on the holder's birthday. The certificate shall be renewed every three years, upon application, on or before the holder's birthdate. A fee shall be assessed for each certificate and for each annual renewal. (2) If the certificate holder demonstrates to the department that he or she has satisfactorily completed an annual eight-hour continuing education course, the certificate may be renewed without examination by appropriate application unless the certificate has been revoked, suspended, or not renewed within ninety days after the expiration date. For pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialty electricians, the continuing education course may combine both electrical and plumbing education provided that there is a minimum of four hours of electrical training in the course. (a) The contents and requirements for satisfactory completion of the continuing education course shall be determined by the director and approved by the board. (b) The department shall accept proof of a certificate holder's satisfactory completion of a continuing education course offered in another state as meeting the requirements for maintaining a current Washington state certificate of competency if the department is satisfied the course is comparable in nature to that required in Washington state for maintaining a current certificate of competency. (3) If the certificate is not renewed before the expiration date, the individual shall pay twice the usual fee. The department shall set the fees by rule for issuance and renewal of a certificate of competency. The fees shall cover but not exceed the costs of issuing the certificates and of administering and enforcing the electrician certification requirements of this chapter. (4) ((The ))(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the certificates of competency and temporary permits provided for in this chapter grant the holder the right to work in the electrical construction trade as a master electrician, journey level electrician, or specialty electrician in accordance with their provisions throughout the state and within any of its political subdivisions without additional proof of competency or any other license, permit, or fee to engage in such work. (b) Persons performing installation and maintenance work as provided in section 1 of this act must also meet the certification requirements of section 1 of this act. NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act takes effect January 1, 2026. Passed by the Senate April 17, 2025. Passed by the House April 10, 2025. Approved by the Governor May 12, 2025. Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 14, 2025.
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