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SENATE BILL 5051
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Bateman, Riccelli, Cleveland, Nobles, and Wellman; by request of Washington State Board of Nursing
Prefiled 12/13/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to consolidating regulatory authority for nursing assistants; amending RCW 18.79.070 , 18.79.070 , 18.88A.020 , 18.88A.030 , 18.88A.040 , 18.88A.050 , 18.88A.060 , 18.88A.080 , 18.88A.082 , 18.88A.085 , 18.88A.087 , 18.88A.088 , 18.88A.090 , 18.88A.110 , 18.88A.120 , 18.88A.150 , 18.88A.210 , and 18.88B.060 ; reenacting and amending RCW 18.130.040 ; repealing RCW 18.88A.100 ; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 18.79.070 and 2022 c 240 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The state (( nursing care quality assurance commission )) board of nursing is established, consisting of (( fifteen )) 17 members to be appointed by the governor to four-year terms. The governor shall consider nursing members who are recommended for appointment by the appropriate professional associations in the state. No person may serve as a member of the (( commission )) board for more than two consecutive full terms.