PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule: WAC 251-24-030 Training and development programs--Contents.
Purpose: This rule pertains to training and development programs.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 41.06.150.
Summary: This modification is housekeeping in nature and is intended to correct code reviser filing notes from previous filings.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Sharon Peck, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, (360) 753-0468; Implementation and Enforcement: Department of Personnel.
Name of Proponent: Department of Personnel, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule pertains to training and development programs. It requires institutions of higher education to develop an employee training and development plan that contains certain criteria. This modification is housekeeping in nature and is intended to correct code reviser filing notes from previous filings.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: See above.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. These rules relate to internal government operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernmental party. Therefore, pursuant to RCW 34.05.328 [(5)](b)(ii), section 201 does not apply.
Hearing Location: Department of Personnel, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, on September 9, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Department of Personnel by September 2, 1999, TDD (360) 753-4107, or (360) 586-0509.
Submit Written Comments to: Sharon Peck, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, fax (360) 586-4694, by September 7, 1999.
Date of Intended Adoption: September 9, 1999.
June 10, 1999
Dennis Karras
Secretary
Each institution
(([shall] [will])) shall develop (([and maintain on file with the board (subject to approval by the
director)])) an employee training and development plan(([, which is subject to approval by the
director,])), which is subject to approval by the director, that provides as a minimum:
(1) The policy and objectives of the institution concerning training and development programs;
(2) The institution's policy regarding training program expenses;
(3) Identification of the person(s) responsible for employee training and development programs;
(4) Provision for the identification and appraisal of training and development needs;
(5) The identification of proposed training activities in the following areas:
(a) New employee orientation;
(b) Functional training, such as in accounting, data processing, office administration and job skills;
(c) System training, such as affirmative action, labor relations and safety;
(d) Professional/technical training;
(e) Management and organizational development;
(f) The institution's off-hour training or continuing education program;
(g) Specific training in the prevention, transmission, and treatment of HIV and AIDS for those employees who have a substantial likelihood of on-the-job exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome virus;
(h) Training of supervisors on implementation of the institution return-to-work policy, including but not limited to assessment of the appropriateness of the return-to-work job for the employee;
(6) Provision specifying the manner of selecting employees for training or development programs;
(7) Provision for training records of employee participation;
(8) Provision for training employees as part of the institution's affirmative action program;
(9) Involvement of a representative group of employees in the development of the institution's training policy and plans;
(10) Provision for evaluation of training and development programs;
(11) The criteria by which the institution may provide employees the opportunity to attend class instruction in academic session during regular working hours;
(12) The institution's policy regarding release time during work hours for training course attendance;
(13) Provision for access to in-house training and development programs for former permanent employees returning from separation as set forth in WAC 251-10-070.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 99-05-042, § 251-24-030, filed 2/12/99, effective 4/1/99; 98-19-035, § 251-24-030, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 91-10-001, § 251-24-030, filed 4/18/91, effective 6/1/91; 89-13-075 (Order 180), § 251-24-030, filed 6/21/89, effective 8/1/89; 89-08-003 (Order 176), § 251-24-030, filed 3/23/89, effective 5/1/89; Order 61, § 251-24-030, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 29, § 251-24-030, filed 1/22/74.]