Expanding minimum requirements for electrical inspectors to include certain out-of-state experience.

SB 5265 expands the minimum experience requirements for electrical inspectors appointed by the Washington State Director of Labor and Industries. It allows individuals to qualify if they hold a state-issued journey level electrician certificate and have eight years of experience in the electrical construction trade. Importantly, four of these eight years must have been gained after obtaining a journey level electrician license or certificate by examination from another state with a reciprocal licensing agreement. This change broadens the pathways for experienced electricians from other states to become electrical inspectors in Washington.