06-23-091

WSR 06-23-091

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

[ Filed November 14, 2006, 1:42 p.m. , effective December 18, 2006 ]

     Effective Date of Rule: December 18, 2006.

     Purpose: The purpose of this change is to remove the requirement that recognition leave must be used before the employee's vacation leave.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-565.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-20-087 on October 3, 2006.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 9, 2006.

Eva N. Santos

Director

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-08-140, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05)

WAC 357-31-565   May employers grant paid leave for purposes of recognition?   Employers who have received performance management confirmation may grant employees up to five days of paid leave within a twelve-month period to recognize outstanding accomplishments or the achievement of predefined work goals by individual employees or units. Leave granted under this provision:

     (1) Is not payable upon layoff, dismissal, separation, or resignation or transferable between employers;

     (2) Must be used within twelve months of the leave being granted; and

     (3) ((Must be used before the employee uses vacation leave.))

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-08-140, § 357-31-565, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]

     Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.