WSR 23-10-030

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed April 27, 2023, 10:42 a.m., effective May 30, 2023]

Effective Date of Rule: May 30, 2023.

Purpose: The department of licensing (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 project which had been proposed to go into effect in the fall of 2022.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-33-105 Employment agency fees.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.24.086 Fee policy for professions, occupations, and businesses—Determination by rule, and 46.01.110 Rule-making authority.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-07-115 on March 21, 2023.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: April 27, 2023.

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager

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