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DOL Business & Professions Overview — Beau Perschbacher and Jen Clawson

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A presentation by Beau Perschbacher, Policy and Legislative Director, and Jen Clawson, Assistant Director for Business & Professions, on DOL licensing, dated January 12, 2021. It states that DOL regulates 39 business and professional licensing programs, with 295,000 active professional licenses and 36,600 active business licenses. Under system modernization it describes POLARIS (Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System), which it says cost about $18 million, with release 1 launched on November 4, 2019 and release 2 on June 29, 2020. It also says RCW 43.24.086 tasks DOL to set fees at a level that covers program costs and that DOL had planned to raise fees for certain professions in 2020.

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2021 01 12 A28147 D224220 Beau Perschbacher Jennifer Clawson Dol Presentation
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2021-01-12
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2021 01 12 A28147 D224220 Beau Perschbacher Jennifer Clawson Dol Presentation

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“DOL Business & Professions Overview — Beau Perschbacher and Jen Clawson.” Original at app.leg.wa.gov, dated 2021-01-12. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2021-01-12-2021-01-12-a28147-d224220-beau-perschbacher-jennifer-clawson-dol-presentation/, SHA-256 6fac821a69351f926e977a9a4b317663fffefca3ec624e0c69123bf23bc84a76.

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             Beau Perschbacher
       Policy and Legislative Director

                Jen Clawson
Assistant Director for Business & Professions
Professions Overview
• DOL regulates 39 business and professional licensing programs
   o 295,000 active professional licenses
   o 36,600 active business licenses
Licensees by Profession
Business & Professions Revenue Collection
                               Other (1% or less)
                               •   Appraisal Management Company
                                   Account (16M)
                               •   Concealed Pistol License Renewal
                                   Account (21E)
                               •   Firearms Range Account (146)
                               •   Landscape Architects’ License
                                   Account (16B)
                               •   Limousine Carriers Account (17W)
                               •   Real Estate Education Program
                                   Account (04F)
                               •   Real Estate Research Account (06R)
Major Initiatives – System Modernization

• POLARIS (Professional Online Licensing and Regulatory Information System)

   • What does it do? – It replaced legacy systems that manage and regulate business and
     professional licenses.

   • Cost?- The new system cost about $18 million and was funded through the dedicated
     accounts that use the licensing system.

   • Timeline? – Release 1 was launched on November 4, 2019 and release 2 was launched on
     June 29, 2020.
Major Initiatives – System Modernization contd.

• Benefits to customers and the public

   • Licensees have more online payment options

   • Applicants can easily track their application status

   • Complaints can be filed online

   • Licensees can print their own license
Apply for a new license
  File a
complaint
  online
POLARIS Dashboard
Professional License Fees
• Authority – RCW 43.24.086 tasks DOL to set fees at a level that covers
  the cost of administering the programs it regulates. DOL had planned
  to raise fees for certain professions in 2020.

• Account Balance – the Governor’s budget addresses the anticipated
  shortfalls in the Business and Professions Account and Real Estate
  Account caused by the delay in fee increases.

• What’s Next? – DOL will need to raise fees in the future to cover the
  costs of regulating these professions.
Questions?

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