SHB 1057 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Holmquist Newbry
ADOPTED 03/01/2012
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 19.30.030 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 50 s 927 are each
reenacted to read as follows:
(1) The director shall not issue to any person a license to act as
a farm labor contractor until:
(a) Such person has executed a written application on a form
prescribed by the director, subscribed and sworn to by the applicant,
and containing (i) a statement by the applicant of all facts required
by the director concerning the applicant's character, competency,
responsibility, and the manner and method by which he or she proposes
to conduct operations as a farm labor contractor if such license is
issued, and (ii) the names and addresses of all persons financially
interested, either as partners, stockholders, associates, profit
sharers, or providers of board or lodging to agricultural employees in
the proposed operation as a labor contractor, together with the amount
of their respective interests;
(b) The director, after investigation, is satisfied as to the
character, competency, and responsibility of the applicant;
(c) The applicant has paid to the director a license fee of: (i)
Thirty-five dollars in the case of a farm labor contractor not engaged
in forestation or reforestation, or (ii) one hundred dollars in the
case of a farm labor contractor engaged in forestation or reforestation
or such other sum as the director finds necessary, and adopts by rule,
for the administrative costs of evaluating applications;
(d) The applicant has filed proof satisfactory to the director of
the existence of a policy of insurance with any insurance carrier
authorized to do business in the state of Washington in an amount
satisfactory to the director, which insures the contractor against
liability for damage to persons or property arising out of the
contractor's operation of, or ownership of, any vehicle or vehicles for
the transportation of individuals in connection with the contractor's
business, activities, or operations as a farm labor contractor;
(e) The applicant has filed a surety bond or other security which
meets the requirements set forth in RCW 19.30.040;
(f) The applicant executes a written statement which shall be
subscribed and sworn to and shall contain the following declaration:
"With regards to any action filed against me concerning my
activities as a farm labor contractor, I appoint the director of the
Washington department of labor and industries as my lawful agent to
accept service of summons when I am not present in the jurisdiction in
which the action is commenced or have in any other way become
unavailable to accept service"; and
(g) The applicant has stated on his or her application whether or
not his or her contractor's license or the license of any of his or her
agents, partners, associates, stockholders, or profit sharers has ever
been suspended, revoked, or denied by any state or federal agency, and
whether or not there are any outstanding judgments against him or her
or any of his or her agents, partners, associates, stockholders, or
profit sharers in any state or federal court arising out of activities
as a farm labor contractor.
(2) The farm labor contractor account is created in the state
treasury. All receipts from farm labor contractor licenses, security
deposits, penalties, and donations must be deposited into the account.
Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
Expenditures from the account may be used only for administering the
farm labor contractor licensing program, subject to authorization from
the director or the director's designee."
SHB 1057 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Prentice, Holmquist Newbry
ADOPTED 03/01/2012
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "account;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and reenacting RCW 19.30.030."