Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 43.24.086 Fee policy for professions, occupations, and businesses—Determination by rule.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department is required to set fees for each professional, occupational, or business licensing program at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering that program. Current fees are insufficient to sustain this program. The department is considering fee increases that would go into effect in summer 2023. This is part of a larger fee increase and these fees had been proposed to go into effect fall of 2022.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ellis Starrett, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-3846, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, website https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/timeshares/tslaws.html.