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General Inspection Topics Legislation, Licensing, Ethics & Legal Issues
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Received this email today.

State of Washington
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9020 Olympia, Washington 98507

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PUBLIC HEARING
The Department of Licensing (DOL) would like to invite you to attend a public hearing being held pertaining to the Home Inspector profession. The purpose of the hearing will be to provide an opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide testimony regarding possible regulation of the profession. This hearing is being conducted per ESSB 5788, which requires public hearings to be hosted by DOL during a study of the Home Inspector profession.
WHERE
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
19010 First Ave South
Burien, Washington 98148-2055
Room # C151

WHEN
June 13th, 2007
1:00 PM to 5 PM
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
We welcome your comments or questions. If you have questions, please send them or attend the hearing. If you cannot attend the hearing and wish to provide comments on your position, please forward them to Bruce Chunn (address below).
WHO IS INVITED?
This is a public hearing and anyone wishing to attend is invited. We ask that you spread the word among your peers so that we can reach the greatest number of people who may wish to participate.
ADDITIONAL FUTURE MEETING
There will also be a second public hearing on July 13th, 2007 probably in the Yakima area. The location will be published on or before May 31, 2007.
WHO TO CONTACT
Bruce Chunn
Research and Planning Office
Department of Licensing
1125 Washington St. SE
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507-9030
Mail Stop 48027
Phone (360) 902-0119
Email: bchunn@dol.wa.gov

**THANK YOU VERY MUCH. **
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE HEARING

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For those who seem to have difficulty in grasping why it is inadvisable to relenquish control over our profession to the state, I give you the latest casualties - New York and Texas.

Here are two states where home inspectors actually felt comfortable with the idea of legislation and felt that it enhanced them. Then, as they bent over to pick up the soap…aaarrrgggghhhhhhh!!!

Once you have given it up…you don’t get it back. You just live from legislative session to legislative session, like living on the first floor of a two story outhouse, waiting to see what comes through the hole.

Licensing solves nothing.

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Thanks for the information Stephen. Appreciate the update. …oh and watch out for the soap trick…

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FOLLOW UP EMAIL WITH ADDITIONAL HEARING DATE AND LOCATION. EMAIL AS RECEIVED.

Steve

Please note the update to the second public hearing date and location. This location has been secured and the hearing will be in Wenatchee.

State of Washington
Department of Licensing
PO Box 9020 Olympia, Washington 98507

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PUBLIC HEARING
The Department of Licensing (DOL) would like to invite you to attend a public hearing being held pertaining to the Home Inspector profession. The purpose of the hearing will be to provide an opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide testimony regarding possible regulation of the profession. This hearing is being conducted per ESSB 5788, which requires public hearings to be hosted by DOL during a study of the Home Inspector profession.
WHERE
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission
19010 First Ave South
Burien, Washington 98148-2055
Room # C151

WHEN
June 13th, 2007
1:00 PM to 5 PM
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
We welcome your comments or questions. If you have questions, please send them or attend the hearing. If you cannot attend the hearing and wish to provide comments on your position, please forward them to Bruce Chunn (address below).
WHO IS INVITED?
This is a public hearing and anyone wishing to attend is invited. We ask that you spread the word among your peers so that we can reach the greatest number of people who may wish to participate.
ADDITIONAL FUTURE MEETING
There will also be a second public hearing
WHERE
Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT)
Office Conference Room
1551 North Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98801

WHEN
July 11th, 2007
1:00 PM to 5 PM

WHO TO CONTACT
Bruce Chunn
Research and Planning Office
Department of Licensing
1125 Washington St. SE
PO Box 9030
Olympia, WA 98507-9030
Mail Stop 48027
Phone (360) 902-0119
Email: bchunn@dol.wa.gov

**THANK YOU VERY MUCH. **
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE HEARING

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Thank’s for the post.