BILL REQ. #:  S-1815.2 

READ FIRST TIME 03/01/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to promoting economic development by providing information to businesses; amending RCW 19.02.050; 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 develop with the department of revenue a timetable to, by 2015, 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) Department of archaeology and historic preservation;
     (13) Department of early learning;
     (14) Department of ecology;
     (15) Department of financial institutions;
     (16) Department of transportation;
     (17) Gambling commission;
     (18) Horse racing commission;
     (19) Office of the insurance commissioner;
     (20) State lottery;
     (21) Student achievement council;
     (22) Washington state patrol;
     (23) Workforce training and education coordinating board; and
     (24) 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) 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.
     (2) Using a format designated by the department, each agency must provide the department with the following information:
     (a) A listing of each business license issued by the agency;
     (b) A description of the persons and specific activities for which the license is required;
     (c) The time period for which the license is issued and any issuance, renewal, or reissuance requirements; and
     (d) 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.
     (3) An agency that issues licenses subject to national or federally mandated requirements or standards may alternatively comply with this section 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.
     (4) 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.      
     (5) 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.