PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: September 9, 1999.
Purpose: These modifications are housekeeping in nature and are intended to correct code reviser filing notes from previous filings.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 356-09-040 and 356-22-180.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.06.150.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-13-104 on June 15, 1999.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 1999.
September 15, 1999
Dennis Karras
Secretary
The department of personnel is responsible for administering the state's affirmative action program and providing technical assistance to state agencies in the development and implementation of their affirmative action programs. In keeping with these responsibilities, the department of personnel will accomplish the following:
(1) Publish guidelines that will assist agencies in developing and implementing their affirmative action plan.
(2) Provide agencies with the data required to develop and implement affirmative action goals.
(3) Review agency affirmative action plans and equal employment opportunity policy statements for compliance with applicable merit system rules and established affirmative action guidelines, and recommend changes as appropriate.
(4) When plans and policy statements are in compliance, recommend them for approval to the governor's affirmative action policy committee.
(5) With the assistance of state agencies, initiate the recruitment of affected group members, including target recruitment when appropriate.
(6) Monitor items submitted to the (([personnel])) board for
possible negative effect on affirmative action.
(7) Monitor affected group participation in agencies' human resource development activities.
(8) Monitor agencies' progress in meeting goals and addressing problems identified in their affirmative action program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 99-05-043, § 356-09-040, filed 2/12/99, effective 4/1/99; 98-19-034, § 356-09-040, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 87-02-038 (Order 267), § 356-09-040, filed 1/2/87.]
(1) The
members of oral examining panels shall be chosen primarily for
their ability to judge the qualifications of applicants
objectively. At least one member by past experience and training
shall be generally familiar with the nature of the work for which
the examination is being given. Emphasis will be placed on
including at least one affected group member on each oral
examining (([panel] [board])) panel.
(2) No examining panel shall have fewer than two members. No person holding political office or any officer or committee member of any political organization shall serve as a member of such panel.
(3) If conditions require establishing multiple panels, tests and instructions shall be structured to ensure uniformity of examining conditions and rating standards.
(4) Members of oral examining panels shall disclose each instance in which they know an applicant to the extent that they have formed a prior personal bias for or against an applicant and shall disqualify themselves without rating the applicant or biasing the remaining members.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 99-05-043, § 356-22-180, filed 2/12/99, effective 4/1/99; 98-19-034, § 356-22-180, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 87-02-038 (Order 267), § 356-22-180, filed 1/2/87. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150(17). 78-04-014 (Order 117), § 356-22-180, filed 3/9/78; Order 36, § 356-22-180, filed 7/1/71, effective 8/1/71. Formerly WAC 356-16-220.]