PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 357-31-165 At what rate do employees accrue vacation leave?
Hearing Location(s): Department of Personnel, Classroom #4, 600 South Franklin, Olympia, WA, on October 13, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 13, 2005.
Submit Written Comments to: Sharon Whitehead, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, fax (360) 586-4694 (FOR DOP TRACKING PURPOSES PLEASE NOTE ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS "FORMAL COMMENT"), by October 7, 2005.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Department of Personnel by October 7, 2005, TTY (360) 753-4107 or (360) 586-8260.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This modification adds language that explains that time spent in the legislative and/or judicial branch (except as an elected official or in a judicial appointment) is credited for the purpose of calculating vacation leave accrual.
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.
Name of Proponent: Department of Personnel, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Sandi Stewart, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, (360) 664-6324; 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.
September 6, 2005
Eva N. Santos
Director
(a) During the first year of continuous state employment - twelve days (eight hours per month);
(b) During the second year of continuous state employment - thirteen days (eight hours, forty minutes per month);
(c) During the third and fourth years of continuous state employment - fourteen days (nine hours, twenty minutes per month);
(d) During the fifth, sixth, and seventh years of total state employment - fifteen days (ten hours per month);
(e) During the eighth, ninth, and tenth years of total state employment - sixteen days (ten hours, forty minutes per month);
(f) During the eleventh year of total state employment - seventeen days (eleven hours, twenty minutes per month).
(g) During the twelfth year of total state employment - eighteen days (twelve hours per month).
(h) During the thirteenth year of total state employment - nineteen days (twelve hours, forty minutes per month).
(i) During the fourteenth year of total state employment - twenty days (thirteen hours, twenty minutes per month).
(j) During the fifteenth year of total state employment - twenty-one days (fourteen hours per month).
(k) During the sixteenth and succeeding years of total state employment - twenty-two days (fourteen hours, forty minutes per month).
(2) Higher education employers may establish accrual rates that exceed the rates listed in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or incumbent for a WMS position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established in subsection (1) of this section and must not exceed the maximum listed in subsection (1)(k) of this section.
(4) The following applies for purposes of computing the rate of vacation leave accrual:
(a) (([Employment in the legislative and/or the judicial
branch except for time spent])) Employment in the legislative
and/or the judicial branch except for time spent as an elected
official or in a judicial appointment is credited.
(b) Employment exempt by the provisions of WAC 357-04-040, 357-04-045, 357-04-050, 357-04-055 is not credited.
(c) Each contract year, or equivalent, of full-time faculty and/or administrative exempt employment with a higher education employer is credited as one year of qualifying service.
(d) Exempt employment with a general government employer is credited, other than that specified in WAC 357-04-055 which is excluded.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-12-080, § 357-31-165, filed 5/27/05, effective 7/1/05; 05-08-137, § 357-31-165, filed 4/6/05, effective 7/1/05.]
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040.