PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: November 8, 2001.
Purpose: The purpose of this proposal is to extend the effective date of chapters previously adopted in Title 359 WAC from January 1, 2002, to January 1, 2003.
The Personnel Resources Board has adopted six chapters of Title 359 WAC. The Department of Personnel is continuing to progress in the development of remaining chapters. Extending the effective date will allow our participative process to continue with general government, higher education, and employee organizations. Staff is proposing adoption effective December 31, 2001.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.06.150.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-20-105 on October 3, 2001.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0;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Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
December 31, 2001.
November 8, 2001
E. C. Matt
Secretary