WSR 17-11-049 PERMANENT RULES OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [Filed May 15, 2017, 11:52 a.m., effective June 19, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: June 19, 2017.
Purpose: To align with the organ donation and other life-giving procedures, Executive Order 02-01, by limiting the amount of paid leave an employee may take for life-giving procedures.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-326.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.06.133.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-08-046 on March 30, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: May 15, 2017.
Roselyn Marcus
Assistant Director of
Legal and Legislative Affairs
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 09-03-014, filed 1/9/09, effective 2/13/09)
WAC 357-31-326 When may an employer grant leave with pay?
(1) An employer may grant leave with pay for an employee to perform civil duties as a volunteer including but not limited to firefighting, search and rescue efforts, or donating blood. Leave granted to participate in life-giving procedures must not exceed five days in a two-year period.
(2) In the department of natural resources, leave with pay equivalent to one regular workshift may be allowed for the purpose of rest and recuperation after ten consecutive calendar days performing emergency work under an incident command system, defined in RCW 38.52.010.
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