WSR 17-18-029
PERMANENT RULES
OFFICE OF
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[Filed August 28, 2017, 1:30 p.m., effective October 2, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: October 2, 2017.
Purpose: To align Title 357 WAC with the changes funded in the 2017-2019 operating budget which was effective on July 1, 2017. The 2017-2019 operating budget provides funding for an additional day of leave with pay for rest and recuperation after twenty-one consecutive days of performing emergency work under an incident command system as defined in RCW 38.52.010 for department of natural resource[s] employees.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-326.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-15-108 on July 18, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: August 23, 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.