READ FIRST TIME 02/21/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to promoting economic development by providing information to businesses; amending RCW 19.02.050 and 19.02.030; and adding a new section to chapter 19.02 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 19.02.050 and 2011 c 298 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The legislature hereby directs the full participation by the following agencies)) Each of the following agencies must fully participate in the implementation of this chapter:
     (1) Department of agriculture;
     (2) Secretary of state;
     (3) Department of social and health services;
     (4) Department of revenue;
     (5) Department of fish and wildlife;
     (6) Employment security department;
     (7) Department of labor and industries;
     (8) ((Department of commerce;
     (9))) Liquor control board;
     (((10))) (9) Department of health;
     (((11))) (10) Department of licensing;
     (((12) Parks and recreation commission;
     (13))) (11) Utilities and transportation commission; ((and
     (14))) (12) Board of accountancy;
     (13) Department of archaeology and historic preservation;
     (14) Department of early learning;
     (15) Department of ecology;
     (16) Department of financial institutions;
     (17) Department of transportation;
     (18) Gambling commission;
     (19) Horse racing commission;
     (20) Office of the insurance commissioner;
     (21) State lottery;
     (22) Student achievement council;
     (23) Washington state patrol;
     (24) Workforce training and education coordinating board; and
     (25) Other agencies as determined by the governor.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 19.02 RCW to read as follows:
     (1)(a) Each agency required to fully participate in the implementation of this chapter under RCW 19.02.050 must provide the department with the name of the agency's coordinator for the purposes of implementing the requirements of this section. Using a format designated by the department, each agency must provide the department with the following information:
     (i) A listing of each business license issued by the agency;
     (ii) A description of the persons and specific activities for which the license is required;
     (iii) The time period for which the license is issued and any issuance, renewal, or reissuance requirements; and
     (iv) Other information the department determines necessary to implement this section, including links to the licensing information, application, and instructions on the agency's web site, if available.
     (b) An agency that issues licenses in accordance with (i) national or federal mandates, requirements, or standards; or (ii) educational standards and an examination, may alternatively comply with this chapter by providing the department with a link to its licensing web site, summary information about the licensing requirements or standards in a format or formats designated by the department, and a designated agency contact.
     (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section, each agency, by November 1st of each year, beginning November 1, 2013, must provide the department with certification on a form designated by the department that all business licensing information submitted by the agency is complete and up-to-date. If an agency has not submitted all the business licensing information required under this section, the agency must instead submit a progress report and explanation to the department.      
     (3) The department must compile the information submitted by each agency, and submit an aggregate report to the governor and the economic development committees of the legislature by January 1st of each year, beginning January 1, 2014.

Sec. 3   RCW 19.02.030 and 2011 c 298 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is located within the department a business license center.
     (2) The duties of the center include:
     (a) Developing and administering a computerized one-stop master license system capable of storing, retrieving, and exchanging license information with due regard to privacy statutes, as well as issuing and renewing master licenses in an efficient manner;
     (b) Providing a license information service detailing requirements to establish or engage in business in this state;
     (c) Providing for staggered master license renewal dates;
     (d) Identifying types of licenses appropriate for inclusion in the master license system;
     (e) Recommending in reports to the governor and the legislature the elimination, consolidation, or other modification of duplicative, ineffective, or inefficient licensing or inspection requirements; and
     (f) Incorporating licenses into the master license system. Both the regulatory agency legally authorized to issue the license and the department must agree that the license will be issued through the master license system in order for the license to be incorporated.
     (3) The department may adopt under chapter 34.05 RCW such rules as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.