I'm a long way from Washington state but I have had a great deal of experience in home inspector legislation and license laws across the country. My many home inspector friends in Washington have provided a great deal of information to me.
As many of you already know, Washington passed legislation for a home inspector law. The law is being formulated as we speak. The state has sent an RFP out to the major testing providers just this week. In the RFP the state would like to have the exam available starting January, 1 2009.
Everything sounds good so far, right!
The issue arises in that there is a perception or thought by some on the committee that is overseeing the project that if the NHIE is selected for the exam (and the chances are very good) that even if a person has already taken the exam they will need to take it again. This is absurd and does nothing. The NHIE is a basic knowledge exam and as we all know basic knowledge does not change all that much. Now this also begs another question? Every year the NHIE changes with a new set of exams! So with the logic that is being employed by the folks on the committee folks should have the take the exam every year!
Anyway, I thought I would bring this to light for our brethren in Washington. Many do not know about it. You might want to let the committee know that they need to come back down to earth. Sometimes when one is appointed to serve on a regulatory committee they tend to let it go to their heads. I know this firsthandand I can speak about it, as I served on the Mississippi Home Inspector Board for five years. It happened to me and I had to be brought down to earth my first year.
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