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                                ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 3413

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Warnke, Halsan, Lee, Johnson, McManus, Stratton, Garrett, Gaspard, Bender, Bauer and Wojahn)

Read first time 3/8/85.

AN ACT Relating to the business license center; amending RCW 19.02.040; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The board of review for the business license center, with the assistance of the business license center, shall conduct a study  of business licenses and develop a comprehensive plan outlining:

          (1) What business licenses should be included within the system with specific time lines for their inclusion;

          (2) The appropriate funding mechanism to support the business license center's activities; and

          (3) Recommendations on the most effective and appropriate manner to develop cooperative agreements among state agencies with licenses within the system, with special emphasis on appropriate data base sharing.

          The board shall submit its report to the legislature by December 1, 1985.

        Sec. 2.  Section 4, chapter 319, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 5, chapter 182, Laws of 1982 and RCW 19.02.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is hereby created a board of review to provide policy direction and technical assistance to the department of licensing as it establishes and operates the business registration and licensing system.  The board of review shall be composed of the following ((officials or their designees)):

          (a) Director, department of revenue;

          (b) Director, department of labor and industries;

          (c) Commissioner, employment security department;

          (d) Director, department of agriculture;

          (e) Director, department of commerce and economic development;

          (f) Director, department of licensing;

          (((g) Director, office of financial management;

          (h) Chairman, liquor control board;

          (i) Secretary, department of social and health services;

          (j))) (g) Secretary of state;

          (((k))) (h) The governor; and

          (((l) As ex officio members:

          (i) The president of the senate or the president's designee;

          (ii) The speaker of the house or the speaker's designee; and

          (iii) A)) (i) Eight representatives of ((a recognized state-wide organization of employers,)) private industry representing a large cross-section of the Washington business community, to be appointed by the governor.

          (2) ((The governor shall be the chairperson.  In the governor's absence, the secretary of state shall act as chairperson.)) The governor shall designate which member shall serve as chairperson.

          (3) The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson at least semi-annually or at the call of a member to:

          (a) Establish interagency policy guidelines for the system;

          (b) Review the findings, status, and problems of system operations and recommend courses of action;

          (c) Receive reports from industry and agency task forces;

          (d) Determine in questionable cases whether a specific license is to be included in the master license system;

          (e) Review and make recommendations on rules proposed by the business license center and any amendments to or revisions of the center's rules.

          (4) The board shall submit a report to the legislature each biennium identifying the licenses that the board believes should be added to the list of those processed under the master license system.