(1) Beginning January 1, 2005, the director must implement a comprehensive classification plan that includes allocation and reallocation of positions. The plan must support state government's efforts to deliver effective and efficient services to the citizens of the state. To achieve this goal, the classification plan, and any modifications to it, shall be designed in accordance with the following goals for the state:
(a) The plan shall be modern, simple, and streamlined, with the number of job classifications and administrative processes kept to a reasonable minimum;
(b) It must be flexible and able to quickly respond to a dynamic workplace and workforce, changing technologies, varying economic and social conditions, and citizen needs;
(c) It must facilitate the reorganization and decentralization of government services;
(d) It must enhance employee mobility and career advancement opportunities; and,
(e) It must support the value state government places on workplace diversity.
(2) The plan shall be prepared in consultation with employers, employee organizations, and other interested parties. Following twenty calendar days' notice, the director shall hold open public hearings prior to adoption or revision of the plan.
(3) Subsequent revisions to the classification plan that are initiated by the director, employers, employees, and/or employee organizations must adhere to the goals listed in subsection (1), and any other provisions adopted by the director.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-07-052, § 357-10-010, filed 3/11/04, effective 1/1/05.]