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RCW 19.85.011 Finding.
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The legislature finds that administrative rules adopted by state agencies can have a disproportionate impact on the state's small businesses because of the size of those businesses. This disproportionate impact reduces competition, innovation, employment, and new employment oppor…
RCW 19.85.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply through this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Industry" means all of the businesses in this state in any one four-digit standard industrial classification as published by the United States department of commerce, or…
RCW 19.85.025 Application of chapter—Limited.
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(1) Unless an agency receives a written objection to the expedited repeal of a rule, this chapter does not apply to a rule proposed for expedited repeal pursuant to RCW 34.05.353. If an agency receives a written objection to expedited repeal of the rule, this chapter applies to t…
RCW 19.85.030 Agency rules—Small business economic impact statement—Reduction of costs imposed by rule.
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(1)(a) In the adoption of a rule under chapter 34.05 RCW, an agency shall prepare a small business economic impact statement: (i) If the proposed rule will impose more than minor costs on businesses in an industry; or (ii) if requested to do so by a majority vote of the joint adm…