The purpose of this rulemaking is to revise the insurance and bond filing requirements for contractors to utilize new technology. Currently, L&I is required to maintain a hard copy of the documents; however, L&I is now able to access the information through an electronic system, which eliminates the need for paper. The processing time for insurance and bond documents will be reduced if they are submitted online. This will allow the Contractor Registration Program’s customer service staff to focus on other needs of the program and will remove a possible unnecessary processing delay. The changes were adopted 11/6/2012 and became effective on 12/31/2012.656.

The Contractor Registration Program has updated rules in response to: (1) Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1055 (Chapter 15, Laws of 2011), which changes the time period for a contractor to appeal an infraction from 20 to 30 days; and (2) Substitute Senate Bill 5067 (Chapter 301, Laws of 2011), which allows the program to send certified mail by other methods that can be tracked or the delivery can be confirmed. The changes were adopted 11/22/2011 and became effective on 12/31/2011.629.

This rulemaking is a result Chapter 432 Laws of 2009 (Substitute House Bill 1555). The legislation amended the Contractor Registration law to require contractors to maintain a list of subcontractors on the jobsite. The rules need to be updated in order to reflect the recent changes.561.