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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Advisory Board Meeting - 06/04/10 02:10 AM
The next meeting of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board will be next Monday, June 7, 2010, in Olympia.
The location is the Washington State Investment Board at 2100 Evergreen Park Drive SW
This is an open session and the agenda follows:
ORDER OF AGENDA: OPEN SESSION
TIME: 9:30 AM to 1:00PM or until business is completed
CALL TO ORDER: Bruce MacKintosh, Chair
A. Approval of Agenda
Approval of minutes - March 23, 2010 meeting
B. Education Provider Requirements
C. Continuing Education Class Requirements
D. New Board makeup
E. RCW 18.280.170 Exemption from … (4 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board Meeting - 03/06/09 10:24 PM
The agenda has been released for the next Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board meeting. Primary topics include:
L&I speaking on the rules, as far as home inspectors removing covers from electric panels.
Discussion about what procedures will be implemented for approving education courses -- both the fundamental courses and continuing education.
Anyone who is interested, and wishes to attend, should be at the Double Tree in SeaTac on Thursday, March 12. The meeting is in the Olympic room #1 and begins at 9:30AM. The Double Tree is located at 18740 International Blvd. See you there.
Steven L. Smith
Bellingham … (5 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing -- Who Needs To Do What By When - 03/03/09 08:52 AM
Whenever a new law is written, it can be hard to decipher the fine points and details. The language is written by the legislature initially, then various attorneys and other staff work on it. There have been many questions as inspectors read the state website, look at the law, and try to figure out the timeline for licensing. I receive many such Emails and calls at my Bellingham office. The inspectors, young and old, all want to know what they need to do, by what date, if they wish to comply with the law and make sure that their inspection firms … (2 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board Meeting -- March 12 - 02/28/09 10:28 AM
Home inspector licensing is on the horizon. The law, passed by the legislature last year, will kick-in in September of this year. Now that it is in close proximity, there is an escalating amount of interest in the law and how it will impact home inspection firms and real estate firms. As a result of that, I know that some of us with fairly high Online visibility, such as Michael O' Handley and I, are receiving periodic communications from those who want information. We try to be helpful, but there is a limit to what we, as board members, should or … (1 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board Meeting - 02/13/09 09:01 AM
I try to update people, primarily Washington State Inspectors, as to the happenings at the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board. Well, we have another board meeting coming up next week on Tuesday.
I do not know that there will be much in the way of fireworks at this meeting, however, the basic agenda is below. Since these are public meetings, interested parties should plan to attend. One agenda item, that could be of interest, involves what ancillary inspection services an inspector might offer to a client. The law reads that an inspector, after an inspection, may not do … (2 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State's Caste System For Home Inspectors - 02/07/09 08:38 PM
Come September of this year, home inspector licensing comes to Washington State.
Consumers and other real estate professionals wonder what this will do to the field of home inspection. I believe that, among other things, it will lead to a caste system for home inspectors in Washington State. My thought process is explained below in a way that should help consumers better determine how to hire a qualified home inspector.
My views were formulated after thinking about all of the discussion that has been going on about changes in this state's home inspector licensing laws. It seems to me that the changes, … (18 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board Meetings 2009 - 02/02/09 10:07 AM
I have been encouraging Washington State inspectors, and interested parties including realtors, to attend the board meetings of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board. We have been involved in changes that will have a lasting impact on the industry. Yet, we have had absolutely minimal participation from inspectors as a whole. I can, almost, name the people who have attended. Probably some of the Seattle area board members could name everyone who attended since many attendees -- the few that have been there -- tend to be from that area.
One inspector indicated that, with some planning, more people … (1 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing -- Standards of Practice - 02/02/09 12:04 AM
Inspectors in this state, around the country for that matter, are keeping track of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Laws. Several inspectors have asked me to post links to the Standards of Practice when they were available. That time is now. In early January, those of us on the state licensing board, wrangled over the language of the standards and ethics. The standards and ethics that were finally passed, after hours of debate, were worked on tirelessly by that sub-committee. The final draft of standards and ethics approved by the board is, I think, best described as incorporating ideas from the various … (12 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board Parameters - 12/30/08 09:07 PM
Since there is another big licensing board meeting coming up on January 6, I was reflecting on being on the State Home Inspector Licensing Board. It is, for sure, an interesting process. Since this state, never before, had home inspector licensing (although we did require licensing of pest inspectors) this has been an arduous task requiring cooperation and negotiations of the various parties.
It will not surprise anyone to know that many interested factions are at work here, doing what they can to try to have rules read and work in a certain way. That is not to be interpreted as … (4 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Home Inspector Licensing Board -- January 6, 2009 - 12/25/08 11:25 AM
I was looking at my calendar, on this Christmas Day and realized that the New Year will be upon us shortly. In early January, the 6th, the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board will be taking up the issue of establishing the Standards of Practice for Washington State.
At the last board meeting we passed the recommended education curriculum and also many elements that dealt with licensing procedures. These Standards of Practice, and I can tell you this as a board member, look to be among the more contentious documents and laws that we will be wrangling with. Even among board … (2 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board - 12/06/08 04:59 PM
We had a major meeting of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board this past Wednesday. Many of the laws, that will impact the industry in this state, are now being formulated. Most of the recommendations of the licensing committee, regarding testing and reciprocity, as it applies, was passed. Also, recommendations from the education committee, regarding approved training for new inspectors, continuing education and field training were approved. An issue that was tabled, and is being studied, involves the proposed new standards of practice for home inspectors. Anyone interested in more detailed information, or with questions, may contact me by Email.
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washington state home inspector licensing board: December 3, 2008 -- Home Inspector Licensing Board Meeting - 11/30/08 10:04 AM
One of the most important meetings of the Washington State home inspector licensing board is set for Wednesday of this week. The meeting will include reports and recommendations by the various committees to the full board. That will include reports from the licensing committee, the education committee and changing business practices committee.
Topics of interest will include reciprocity, testing, education requirements, field training and standards of practice.
The public, and inspectors, may attend.
The meeting is at the Doubletree Inn at Seatac, 18740 International Blvd (1:30pm to 4:30PM)
Steve,
Member Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board
Steven L. Smith
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing - 11/01/08 01:29 AM
It has been announced that the licensing committee of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board will be meeting on Tuesday, November 18.
The location is the Department of Licensing Services Office, 320 N. 85th Street, Seattle.
The public is encouraged to attend and the meeting is scheduled for 9:30AM to 12:30PM.
Items on the agenda include:
A. Final Review and Consensus of Licensing Application Model
B. Final Discussion and Consensus on Reciprocity
C. Consensus on Licensing Procedures
D. Other Related Business
E. Adjourn
Licensing board members are: David Pioli, Deb Wenneman, Steven L. Smith
Steven … (4 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Announcement: Washington State Home Inspectors - 10/04/08 12:09 PM
At this point, the sub-committees of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board have met enough times to have formulated some ideas as to how the licensing process will unfold over the next year. Any Washington inspectors, who wish to follow the process, are encouraged to attend the second meeting of the full home inspector licensing board.
This is an open session and it is probable that many of the ideas that will eventually be implemented into the rules will be discussed in detail at this board meeting. Those topics would include education requirements, testing, standards of practice, reciprocity and some … (0 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Full Board Meeting, October 9, Seattle - 09/18/08 12:08 AM
The second meeting of the full home inspector licensing board will be taking place on Thursday, October 9, from 1:30pm to 4:30 pm in Seattle. It will be at the Hilton/San Juan Room, 17620 International Blvd.
This will be an open session and members of the public are encouraged to attend. The three sub-committees have been meeting on a regular basis so a number of questions, regarding implementation of home inspector licensing, are likely to be discussed in detail at this full board meeting. The agenda, as provided by the State Department of Licensing, is below.
ORDER OF AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: Bruce … (2 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Wa State Home Inspector Licensing Sub-Committee Meeting, September 24 - 09/17/08 11:53 PM
Washington State home inspectors have asked to be made aware of upcoming board meetings and sub-committee meetings which are being carried out as part of the process of home inspector licensing in Washington State.
The next meeting of the licensing sub-committee will be taking place Wednesday, September 24 at 320 N. 85th Street in Seattle. The time will be from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. Inspectors and members of the public are invited to attend and, previously, these individuals had the opportunity to speak.
Licensing sub-committee members are David Pioli, chair; Deb Wenneman; Steven Smith.
The agenda includes finalizing some of the previous discussions. … (2 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board, education sub-committee - 09/08/08 09:49 PM
Okay, I know it is dry, but a number of inspectors have asked to have these messages circulated here on Active Rain.
The next sub-committee meeting of the state home inspector licensing board will be taking place on Wednesday, September 10, at the Double Tree Inn, Seattle. The address is 18740 International Blvd. This will be the education sub-committee and they will be discussing some far-reaching and important issues.
The home inspector examination
Classroom instruction requirements
Field training components
Continuing education requirements
Related business issues
Committee members on this sub-committee include Bill Myers from Spokane, Stephen Cancler and Michael O' Handley … (0 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Home Inspector Licensing Board Sub-Committee Meeting - 09/05/08 05:19 PM
I know this is dry, but a few inspectors have asked me to periodically update them, here at Active Rain, as to the happenings with the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board.
The first meeting of the licensing sub-committee met yesterday, September 4, in Olympia at the Washington State Department of Licensing, Real Estate division. The agenda was quite basic and a number of ideas were put on the table. The sub-committee will, when it is all ironed out, make a recommendation to the board.
Much of the work of the licensing sub-committee has to do with administration of home inspector … (3 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Sub-Committee Meeting - 08/19/08 11:01 AM
I have had requests from some Washington State Home Inspectors to post information, as it comes available, about the sub-committee meetings on home inspector licensing. Since active rain has such good SEO, this should get the word out.
It has been announced by DOL that the sub-committee, Changing Business Practices, will meet on August 22, 2008 at 9:30 am. It lasts until noon. The location of the meeting will be at 2000 4th Ave W, Olympia, 2nd Floor conference room. The agenda will focus on the Standards of Practice and, if time permits, Professional Conduct.
The state says that this venue has limited … (9 comments)
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washington state home inspector licensing board: Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board - 08/07/08 06:16 PM
The first meeting of the Washington State Home Inspector Licensing Board was today in Renton. All seven members of the board were present. Bruce MacKintosh of Woodinville was unanimously elected as the board chair. Michael O' Handley of Kenmore was unanimously elected as the vice-chair.
There are three sub-committees -- Education, Licensing and Business/standards of practice. This will be an active year with committees meeting, probably, each month. Full board meetings are scheduled in October and December. The State DOL will be announcing the times and locations of the meetings and the public is encouraged to attend the board meetings and the sub-committee … (0 comments)
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Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector
Bellingham,
WA
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