Chapter 245

2010 -- H 8100 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 06/29/10

 

A N A C T

RELATING TO MAKING IT EASIER TO DO BUSINESS IN RHODE ISLAND PART 2: BUSINESS FAST-START OFFICE - STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT EXPEDITED STATE LICENSURE PROCESS

          

     Introduced By: Representatives Ferri, Shallcross Smith, Ruggiero, Trillo, and

                               Gallison

     Date Introduced: May 06, 2010

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

     SECTION 1. Chapter 42-132 of the General Laws entitled "Business Fast-Start Office" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

 

     42-132-5. Expedited State Licensure Process. – (a) Notification of Status. Any

applicant for a license or occupational license as defined in this chapter and identified by the

Business Fast-Start Office, shall be notified within sixty (60) days of filing a substantially

complete application of the status of that application. Should there be no determination on the

application, the applicant shall also be notified thirty (30) days later on the status of that

application. Such notification shall be made by the appropriate licensing agency of the state to

which the application for licensure has been made, or by another means so designated by the

licensing agency.

     (b) Expedited Determination. All state departments and agencies with regulatory or

permitting authority over a business shall calculate the average processing time for each

application for a license or occupational license as defined in this chapter, from time of

application to time of issuance and shall report quarterly to the economic development

corporation beginning June 1, 2010, and annually to the Rhode Island general assembly

beginning January 1, 2011. The economic development corporation shall make the quarterly

reports available to the public and shall publish the reports electronically on their website.

 

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

     

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