H-0689.1
HOUSE BILL 1507
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session
By Representatives Entenman, Ramel, Alvarado, Orwall, Reeves, Doglio,
Pollet, Macri, Morgan, and Bergquist
Read first time 01/23/23. Referred to Committee on Housing.
1 AN ACT Relating to fair housing training for officers or board
2 members in common interest communities; adding a new section to
3 chapter 64.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding
4 a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; and adding a new section to
5 chapter 64.90 RCW.
6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.32
8 RCW to read as follows:
9 (1) An officer or board member must complete a training course
10 regarding federal and state fair housing laws:
11 (a) Within 60 days of taking office or being elected to the
12 board; and
13 (b) At intervals of no more than three years for as long as the
14 officer or board member holds the office or serves on the board.
15 (2)(a) Upon completing the training, an officer or board member
16 must provide to the association a certificate or similar document
17 that, at a minimum, lists the person or entity that conducted the
18 training, contains a brief description of the training, and verifies
19 the date when the officer or board member completed the training.
20 (b) If no certificate or similar document is made available upon
21 the completion of the training, an officer or board member may verify
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1 the completion of the training by an affidavit that contains the
2 information required under (a) of this subsection.
3 (c) Certificates and affidavits provided to the association under
4 this subsection must be kept as part of the association records for a
5 period of at least five years.
6 (3) Training required under subsection (1) of this section may be
7 completed remotely with technology including, but not limited to,
8 internet-based training.
9 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 64.34
10 RCW to read as follows:
11 (1) An officer or board member must complete a training course
12 regarding federal and state fair housing laws:
13 (a) Within 60 days of taking office or being elected to the
14 board; and
15 (b) At intervals of no more than three years for as long as the
16 officer or board member holds the office or serves on the board.
17 (2)(a) Upon completing the training, an officer or board member
18 must provide to the association a certificate or similar document
19 that, at a minimum, lists the person or entity that conducted the
20 training, contains a brief description of the training, and verifies
21 the date when the officer or board member completed the training.
22 (b) If no certificate or similar document is made available upon
23 the completion of the training, an officer or board member may verify
24 the completion of the training by an affidavit that contains the
25 information required under (a) of this subsection.
26 (c) Certificates and affidavits provided to the association under
27 this subsection must be kept as part of the association records for a
28 period of at least five years.
29 (3) Training required under subsection (1) of this section may be
30 completed remotely with technology including, but not limited to,
31 internet-based training.
32 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 64.38
33 RCW to read as follows:
34 (1) An officer or board member must complete a training course
35 regarding federal and state fair housing laws:
36 (a) Within 60 days of taking office or being elected to the
37 board; and
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 1 (b) At intervals of no more than three years for as long as the
2 officer or board member holds the office or serves on the board.
3 (2)(a) Upon completing the training, an officer or board member
4 must provide to the association a certificate or similar document
5 that, at a minimum, lists the person or entity that conducted the
6 training, contains a brief description of the training, and verifies
7 the date when the officer or board member completed the training.
8 (b) If no certificate or similar document is made available upon
9 the completion of the training, an officer or board member may verify
10 the completion of the training by an affidavit that contains the
11 information required under (a) of this subsection.
12 (c) Certificates and affidavits provided to the association under
13 this subsection must be kept as part of the association records for a
14 period of at least five years.
15 (3) Training required under subsection (1) of this section may be
16 completed remotely with technology including, but not limited to,
17 internet-based training.
18 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 64.90
19 RCW to read as follows:
20 (1) An officer or board member must complete a training course
21 regarding federal and state fair housing laws:
22 (a) Within 60 days of taking office or being elected to the
23 board; and
24 (b) At intervals of no more than three years for as long as the
25 officer or board member holds the office or serves on the board.
26 (2)(a) Upon completing the training, an officer or board member
27 must provide to the association a certificate or similar document
28 that, at a minimum, lists the person or entity that conducted the
29 training, contains a brief description of the training, and verifies
30 the date when the officer or board member completed the training.
31 (b) If no certificate or similar document is made available upon
32 the completion of the training, an officer or board member may verify
33 the completion of the training by an affidavit that contains the
34 information required under (a) of this subsection.
35 (c) Certificates and affidavits provided to the association under
36 this subsection must be kept as part of the association records for a
37 period of at least five years.
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1 (3) Training required under subsection (1) of this section may be
2 completed remotely with technology including, but not limited to,
3 internet-based training.
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