WSR 17-14-095 EMERGENCY RULES OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [Filed July 1, 2017, 12:00 a.m., effective July 1, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2017.
Purpose: The 2017-2019 operating budget that was passed by the senate and house provides for department of natural resource[s] (DNR) employees performing emergency work under an incident command system defined in RCW 38.52.010 an additional day of leave with pay for rest and recuperation after twenty-one consecutive days performing emergency work.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-326.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 43.01 RCW.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.
Reasons for this Finding: DNR would not be able to allow the additional day of leave with pay for rest and recuperation as described in the 2017-2019 operating budget without adoption of this rule.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 30, 2017.
Roselyn Marcus
Assistant Director of
Legal and Legislative Affairs
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-11-049, filed 5/15/17, effective 6/19/17)
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. The employer may grant one additional day of leave with pay for rest and recuperation after twenty-one consecutive calendar days performing emergency work under an incident command system.
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