(1) The
department shall:
(a) Develop and maintain a current list of veteran-owned
businesses; and
(b) Make the list available on the department's public web
site.
(2) To qualify as a veteran-owned business, the business
must be at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by:
(a) A veteran as defined in RCW 41.04.007; or
(b) An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed
forces of the United States, including the national guard, coast
guard, and armed forces reserves.
(3) To participate in the linked deposit program under
chapter 43.86A RCW, a veteran-owned business qualified under this
section must be certified by the department as a business:
(a) In which the veteran owner possesses and exercises
sufficient expertise specifically in the business's field of
operation to make decisions governing the long-term direction and
the day-to-day operations of the business;
(b) That is organized for profit and performing a
commercially useful function; and
(c) That meets the criteria for a small business concern as
established under chapter 39.19 RCW.
(4) The department shall create a logo for the purpose of
identifying veteran-owned businesses to the public. The
department shall put the logo on an adhesive sticker or decal
suitable for display in a business window and distribute the
stickers or decals to veteran-owned businesses listed with the
department.
(5)(a) Businesses may submit an application on a form
prescribed by the department for inclusion on the list or to
apply for certification under this section.
(b) The department must notify the state treasurer of
veteran-owned businesses that are no longer certified under this
section. The written notification to the state treasurer must
contain information regarding the reasons for the decertification
and information on financing provided to the veteran-owned
business under RCW 43.86A.060.
(6) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement
this section.
[2008 c 187 § 1; 2007 c 11 § 1.]