EXPEDITED REPEAL
The Following Sections are Proposed for Expedited Repeal: WAC 192-32-040 Employment in the forest products industry, 192-32-045 Unlikely to return to employment, 192-32-055 Training program deadlines, 192-32-065 Training program application requirements, 192-32-075 Occupation in demand outside labor market, and 192-32-105 Interstate claims.
Rules Proposed for Expedited Repeal Meet the Following Criteria: Rule is no longer necessary because of changed circumstances.
Any person who objects to the repeal of the rule must file a written objection to the repeal within thirty days after publication of this preproposal statement of inquiry.
Address Your Objection to: Juanita Myers, UI Policy, Employment Security Department, P.O. Box 9046, Olympia, WA 98507-9046.
Reason the Expedited Repeal of the Rule is Appropriate: The additional benefit period for workers in the forest products industry and finfishers, authorized by RCW 50.22.090, expired on July 1, 1999, and was not reauthorized by the legislature. No new claims for additional benefits can be accepted for weeks beginning after this date. The sections proposed for expedited repeal deal with eligibility for the additional benefits program and are no longer applicable. The remaining sections in chapter 192-32 WAC deal with individuals currently receiving additional benefits and are still needed for claimants who established eligibility for those benefits and enrolled in training prior to July 1, 1999.
August 30, 1999
Carver Gayton
Commissioner