(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no person may provide, advertise or otherwise hold himself herself or itself out as providing professional employer services to client-employers in this state, unless licensed under this article.
(b) Every PEO operating within this state as of the effective date of this article must obtain a license under this article no later than July 30, 2009.
(c) Each applicant for licensure under this article shall provide the commissioner with the following information:
(1) The name or names under which the PEO conducts business;