PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: September 9, 1999.
Purpose: These new rules are a result of the passing of SHB 1282 regarding relocation compensation.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.06.150.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-16-102 on August 4, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 1999.
September 15, 1999
Dennis Karras
Secretary
(1) An agency director may authorize lump sum relocation compensation, within existing resources, whenever
(a) It is reasonably necessary that a person make a domiciliary move in accepting a transfer or appointment; or
(b) It is necessary to successfully recruit or retain a qualified candidate or employee who will have to make a domiciliary move in order to accept the position.
(2) If the person receiving the relocation payment terminates or causes termination with the state within one year of the date of the appointment or transfer, the state is entitled to reimbursement of the lump sum compensation from the person. Termination as a result of layoff, disability separation, or other good cause as determined by the agency director will not require the person to repay the relocation compensation.
(3) Prior to authorizing lump sum relocation compensation, each agency shall develop written criteria which includes:
(a) Defining the circumstances in which relocation compensation will be granted; and
(b) The method used in determining the amount of compensation.
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(1) An institution of higher education's president may authorize lump sum relocation compensation, within existing resources, whenever
(a) It is reasonably necessary that a person make a domiciliary move in accepting a transfer or appointment; or
(b) It is necessary to successfully recruit or retain a qualified candidate or employee who will have to make a domiciliary move in order to accept the position.
(2) If the person receiving the relocation payment terminates or causes termination with the state within one year of the date of the appointment or transfer, the higher education institution is entitled to reimbursement of the lump sum compensation from the person. Termination as a result of layoff, disability separation, or other good cause as determined by the higher education institution's president will not require the person to repay the relocation compensation.
(3) Prior to authorizing lump sum relocation compensation, each institution shall develop written criteria which includes:
(a) Defining the circumstances in which relocation compensation will be granted; and
(b) The method used in determining the amount of compensation.
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