华盛顿州长 Ferguson 签行政令启动监管改革：新增规制规则制定暂停六个月
华盛顿州州长 Bob Ferguson 11月5日宣布，他已于前一天签署行政令，启动精简该州监管的改革计划：各州级机构须全面审查现有规则与法规，找出可取消的不必要要求、减轻监管负担并现代化行政要求，并在八个月内提交初步报告；同时，把会新增或加重监管要求的新规制定工作暂停六个月。
Ferguson 在 Redmond 出席州长经济发展委员会第二次会议时签署该命令，会议由微软承办，该公司副董事长兼总裁 Brad Smith 是委员会成员。依行政令，12月4日（周五）起，各机构不得启动会给企业、个人或其他受规制方新增监管要求的新规制定，有限例外包括应对迫在眉睫的威胁或有约束力的法律要求。改革由州长监管创新与协助办公室（ORIA）牵头，与州长办公室及财政管理办公室（OFM）协调推进。
Ferguson 表示：「很少有事情比阻碍为民服务的官僚作风更让我恼火。这项行政令帮助我们减少不必要的负担、增强华盛顿州的经济竞争力。」州长办公室介绍，Ferguson 上任首日即签令加快各机构许可审批，此后牌照部把其340项牌照与许可的平均办理时间由46天降至25天、降幅近半；劳工与工业部把新承包商登记办理时间由12周降至3周、降幅75%；金融机构部把特许经营申请办理时间由17天降至8天、降幅逾半。
（来源：华盛顿州州长办公室）
Washington Governor Ferguson Signs Executive Order Launching Regulatory Reform, Pausing New Rulemaking for Six Months
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced on November 5 that he signed an executive order the previous day launching an initiative to streamline state regulations. The order directs state agencies to review existing rules and statutes to identify opportunities to eliminate unnecessary requirements, ease regulatory burdens and modernize administrative requirements, with initial reports due within eight months. It also pauses all new agency rulemaking that would impose new or additional regulatory requirements for six months.
Ferguson signed the order in Redmond at the second meeting of the Governor's Economic Development Council, hosted by Microsoft, whose Vice Chair and President Brad Smith is a member of the Council. Starting Friday, December 4, agencies will not initiate new rulemaking that would impose new regulatory requirements on businesses, individuals or other regulated entities, with limited exceptions such as responding to imminent threats or binding legal requirements. The Governor's Office for Regulatory Innovation and Assistance (ORIA) will lead the initiative in coordination with the Governor's Office and the Office of Financial Management (OFM).
"There are few things that frustrate me more than bureaucracy that gets in the way of serving the people," Ferguson said. "This executive order helps us reduce unnecessary burdens and strengthen Washington's economic competitiveness." The Governor's Office said permitting and licensing times have already improved sharply since Ferguson first took office: the Department of Licensing cut processing time by almost 50 percent across its 340 licenses and permits, from 46 to 25 days; the Department of Labor and Industries cut new contractor registration processing from 12 weeks to 3 weeks, a 75 percent reduction; and the Department of Financial Institutions cut franchise application processing by over 50 percent, from 17 to 8 days.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Washington)
来源：华盛顿州州长办公室
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