WSR 14-15-124 PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION [Filed July 22, 2014, 1:56 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making:
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 28B.52.080, 41.56.090, 41.58.050, 41.59.110, 41.76.060, 47.64.280(2), 49.39.060.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The agency's current rules on the filing and service of papers requires a party filing by electronic mail to "perfect" their filing by mailing a paper copy of the same document. This requirement is also in place for documents filed by fax. The agency is exploring amending its rules to eliminate the need to file multiple copies of the same document.
The agency's current rules prohibit staff arbitrators from performing grievance arbitrations for educational employees employed by school districts and faculty at community colleges. The agency is exploring amending its rules to eliminate these prohibitions.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other agency regulates public sector collective bargaining.
Process for Developing New Rule: Agency staff intend to contact representatives from both labor and management to discuss possible amendments to agency rules.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Michael P. Sellars, 112 North Henry Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 40919, Olympia, WA 98504-4919, (360) 570-7306 or Dario de la Rosa, 112 North Henry Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 40919, Olympia, WA 98504-4919, (360) 570-7328.
July 22, 2014
Dario de la Rosa
Representation Coordinator
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