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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1195

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Addison, P. King and Holland

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to public employment; and adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.04 RCW to read as follows:

          (1)  The legislature finds that flexible-time work schedules, which provide varying times for employees to arrive at and depart from work, tend to alleviate traffic congestion during peak rush hour periods and thereby reduce hazardous traffic conditions; provide more efficient use of highways and other transit facilities; and decrease fuel consumption.

          (2)  As used in this section, "flexible-time work schedule" means a daily work schedule which contains a core time of required hours during which an employee subject to the schedule is required to be present for work and designated hours before or after the core  time during which an employee, with the approval of his or her agency, may elect a time of arrival to work and departure from work.

          (3)  Each agency shall prepare a flexible-time work schedule and shall offer the schedule to employees as an option to the traditional eight o'clock a.m. to five o'clock p.m. working day.  Use of flexible-time work schedules by any employee is subject to approval by the employee's agency.  However, if there is an employee organization certified as an exclusive bargaining representative for a bargaining unit affected by the flexible-time work schedule, the agency shall first negotiate with the certified employee organization.  Nothing in this section affects official hours during which state offices are required to be open for the transaction of business, as prescribed in RCW 42.04.060.