"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 18   Beginning December 1, 2010, the office of the insurance commissioner shall prepare an annual report to the legislature describing the activities of the compact and its impact on expanding the availability of small group health care coverage in the state of Washington. The initial report must include the names of the states contacted to participate in the compact, the states actively pursuing participation, the states that contacted Washington with an interest in participating in the compact but were denied participation by the commissioner and the reasons for the denial, any barriers to participation identified by interested states, and recommendations to improve the compact process to encourage more states' participation. Beginning December 1, 2011, the annual report must include the number of participating states, the number of new health plans and insurers available to small employers throughout the state, states that contacted Washington with interest in participating in the compact but were denied participation by the commissioner and the reasons for the denial, the average premium charged to small employers by insurers in participating states, the number of enrollees enrolled in plans sold by a participating state, the number of enrollees living in other states purchasing policies from Washington insurers, the number and type of consumer complaints received from those participating in the compact, including those received against Washington insurers providing coverage in other states, and any recommendations for improvements to the compact operations or structure that require legislative authority to implement."