PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 357-46-125 What happens if an employee does not complete the transition review period?
Hearing Location(s): Department of Personnel, Joan B. Darin Conference Room, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, on May 24, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 24, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Sharon Whitehead, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, FOR DOP TRACKING PURPOSES PLEASE NOTE ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS "FORMAL COMMENT," fax (360) 586-4694, by May 18, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Department of Personnel by May 18, 2005, TTY (360) 753-4107 or (360) 586-8260.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed modification adds language that addresses what happens when an employee who is serving a transition review period following an appointment to a position as a layoff option is separated from the position during the transition review period.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 41.06.150.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: Due to the passage of SHB 1268 the director of the Department of Personnel has rule-making authority regarding appointments. This proposal implements this provision of the Personnel System Reform Act.
Name of Proponent: Department of Personnel, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Sharon Whitehead, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, (360) 664-6348; Implementation and Enforcement: Department of Personnel.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
April 19, 2005
Eva N. Santos
Director
(2) When an employee who is serving a transition review period following appointment to a position as a layoff option is separated from the position during the transition review period, the following applies:
(a) The employee must be provided with a layoff option in accordance with WAC 357-46-035 if the employer involuntarily separates the employee; or
(b) The employee's name is placed on any layoff lists for which the employee is eligible if the employee voluntarily separates.
(((2))) (3) ((If)) When an employee who is serving a
transition review period following appointment from a layoff
list or the general government transition pool is separated
from the position during a transition review period, the
employee's name is reinstated on any layoff list from which it
was removed at the time of placement in the position. The
employee remains on the list until the employee's initial
eligibility expires or he/she is rehired. The time served
during the transition review period does not extend the period
of eligibility for a layoff list or the transition pool.
(((3))) (4) Separation during the transition review
period is not subject to appeal.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 04-18-114, § 357-46-125, filed 9/1/04, effective 7/1/05.]