Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 98-06-064.

Title of Rule: Setting official pay dates for 1999.

Purpose: To establish official pay dates for state officers and employees for calendar year 1999.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.

Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.

Summary: This proposed rule making amends WAC 82-50-021 by establishing pay dates for state officers and employees for calendar year 1999 and removing now obsolete pay dates for calendar year 1997.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Statute requires that the Office of Financial Management annually update and publish pay dates.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Millie Lund, 406 Legion Way S.E., (360) 664-3419; Implementation and Enforcement: Wendy Jarrett, 406 Legion Way S.E., (360) 664-3414.

Name of Proponent: Office of Financial Management, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 82-50-021 exists to publish the official lagged, semi-monthly pay dates for state officers and employees. This section of WAC, which provides pay dates for the current and ensuing calendar years, is amended each year to add pay dates for the ensuing calendar year and delete the obsolete pay dates for the previous year.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Official lagged, semi-monthly pay dates for calendar year 1999 are added and the now obsolete pay dates for calendar year 1997 are deleted.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This WAC establishes pay dates for state officers and employees, and has no effect on small businesses in the state of Washington. The information provided in this rule may be used by businesses that chose to include state pay dates in calendars that they publish. Any economic impact on those businesses, as an indirect result of publishing these dates, should be positive.

RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. This amendatory rule-making action is required by statute.

Hearing Location: 3rd Floor Conference Room, 406 Legion Way S.E., Olympia, WA, on May 26, 1998, at 9:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Vickie Larkin by May 15, 1998, TDD (360) 664-3649, or (360) 664-3372.

Submit Written Comments to: Millie Lund, P.O. Box 43123, Olympia, WA 98504-3123, FAX (360) 664-3423, by May 22, 1998.

Date of Intended Adoption: June 30, 1998.

April 21, 1998

Lynne M. McGuire

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 97-13-064, filed 6/17/97, effective 7/18/97)

WAC 82-50-021  Official lagged, semimonthly pay dates established. Unless exempted otherwise under the provisions of WAC 82-50-031, the salaries of all state officers and employees are paid on a lagged, semimonthly basis for the official twice-a-month pay periods established in RCW 42.16.010(1). The following are the official lagged, semimonthly pay dates for calendar years ((1997)) 1998 and ((1998)) 1999:

[Statutory Authority: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017. 97-13-064, § 82-50-021, filed 6/17/97, effective 7/18/97; 96-15-039, § 82-50-021, filed 7/11/96, effective 8/11/96; 95-15-031, § 82-50-021, filed 7/11/95, effective 8/11/95; 94-13-097, § 82-50-021, filed 6/15/94, effective 7/16/94; 93-24-041, § 82-50-021, filed 11/23/93, effective 12/24/93; 92-20-038, § 82-50-021, filed 9/29/92, effective 10/30/92; 91-20-061 (Order 91-73), § 82-50-021, filed 9/24/91, effective 10/25/91; 90-17-017 (Order 90-72), § 82-50-021, filed 8/7/90, effective 9/7/90; 89-17-090 (Order 89-70), § 82-50-021, filed 8/22/89, effective 9/22/89; 89-03-063 (Order 89-67), § 82-50-021, filed 1/18/89; 88-16-027 (Order 88-66), § 82-50-021, filed 7/27/88; 87-16-060 (Order 87-65), § 82-50-021, filed 7/30/87; 86-17-001 (Order 86-63), § 82-50-021, filed 8/8/86; 85-16-014 (Order 85-62), § 82-50-021, filed 7/26/85; 84-14-046 (Order 84-61), § 82-50-021, filed 6/29/84; 83-17-118 (Order 83-59), § 82-50-021, filed 8/24/83.]