WSR 19-17-040
PERMANENT RULES
OFFICE OF
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[Filed August 15, 2019, 8:20 a.m., effective September 23, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: September 23, 2019.
Purpose: To align Title 357 WAC with the provisions in chapter 415, Laws of 2019, the state operating budget for the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium. Section 207 provides funding for premium pay for those employees who are assigned to work on McNeil Island at the Special Commitment Center. Additionally Section 950 provides funding for a five percent premium pay for employees working in King County.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 357-28-203 and 357-58-141.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
41.06 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-14-027 on June 25, 2019.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Since the proposed version, WAC 357-28-203 and 357-58-141 were changed. WAC 357-28-203 was changed to clarify that the Special Commitment Center and King County premium pay are location based premium pays. WAC 357-28-203 (2)(a) was also changed to clarify that King County premium pay does not apply to employees who are employed by the University of Washington (UW), not at UW. WAC 357-58-141 was also changed to clarify that the Special Commitment Center and King County premium pay are location based premium pay for Washington management service (WMS) employees. WAC 357-58-141 (2)(a) was removed because there are no WMS employees at UW.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 2, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 15, 2019.
Roselyn Marcus
Assistant Director of
Legal and Legislative Affairs
NEW SECTION
WAC 357-28-203When must an employee receive location based premium pay?
Location based premium pay at the rate specified in the compensation plan must be paid when an employee is:
(1) Assigned to work on McNeil Island at the special commitment center and for each day the employee is physically working on the island. Days in paid status not working on the island will not qualify for premium pay; and
(2) Assigned to a permanent duty station in King County.
(a) This subsection does not apply to employees who are employed by the University of Washington.
(b) When an employee is no longer permanently assigned to a King County duty station they will not be eligible for location based premium pay.
NEW SECTION
WAC 357-58-141When must a Washington management service (WMS) employee receive location based premium pay?
Location based premium pay at the rate specified in the compensation plan must be paid when a WMS employee is:
(1) Assigned to work on McNeil Island at the special commitment center and for each day the employee is physically working on the island. Days in paid status not working on the island will not qualify for premium pay; and
(2) Assigned to a permanent duty station in King County. When an employee is no longer permanently assigned to a King County duty station they will not be eligible for location based premium pay.