Effective Date of Rule: September 15, 2010.

     Purpose: This is a housekeeping change due to the passage of ESSB 6724 which addresses the shared leave program.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-600.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 10-14-123 on July 7, 2010.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: August 12, 2010.

Eva N. Santos

Director

OTS-3308.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-11-095, filed 5/16/07, effective 7/1/07)

WAC 357-31-600   Is there a limit to the amount of sick leave a participating employee may withdraw from a sick leave pool?   A participating employee may not withdraw more than ((two hundred sixty-one)) five hundred twenty-two days from a sick leave pool for the entire duration of state employment. The ((two hundred sixty-one)) five hundred twenty-two days includes any days an employee has received under the Washington shared leave program. One day equals eight hours of leave.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 07-11-095, § 357-31-600, filed 5/16/07, effective 7/1/07.]

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