Following is the office of financial management's (OFM) semi-annual rule-making agenda for publication in the Washington State Register. This list identifies rules under development and rules with anticipated rule-making action during the next six months.

This agenda is available on OFM's web site at https://ofm.wa.gov/about/rule-making-activities. The information on the OFM web site is updated as rule-making notices are filed. If OFM should begin rule-making activities for a rule not listed on the attached agenda, that information will also be posted.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Roselyn Marcus at Roselyn.Marcus@ofm.wa.gov or by 360-902-0434. If you have specific questions about state personnel rules, these can readily be addressed by Kristie Wilson with OFM rules and appeals. Kristie can be reached at Kristie.wilson@ofm.wa.gov or at 360-407-4139.


WAC Citation	Subject Matter/Purpose of Rule	Current Activity/ Approximate Filing Date
WAC 357-25-027	Nondisclosure agreements - amend WAC to ensure clear expectations of what is and what is not acceptable. These rules were filed on an emergency basis effective June 7, 2018.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
Chapter 357-26 WAC	Reasonable accommodations - create new WAC to include pregnancy and safety accommodations.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
WAC 357-31-360	Military leave - amend WAC to clarify how military leave day is counted when a work shift spans over more than one calendar day. These rules were filed on an emergency basis effective June 7, 2018.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
Chapter 357-19 WAC	Background Check rules - amend to remove references to department of early learning and change to department of children, youth, and families. These rules were filed on an emergency basis effective July 1, 2018.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
Chapter 357-31 WAC	Shared leave - amend WAC to expand the reasons (pregnancy disability and parental) in which an employee can request shared leave.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
WAC 357-31-010 and 357-31-165	Housekeeping.	CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
To be determined	Part-time employees included in civil service	File CR-101 in July.
Chapter 82-60 WAC	All payer claims database (APCD) - chapter 43.371 RCW directs OFM to adopt rules for the APCD. Rule making to implement the APCD will continue to address chemical dependency claims, audit activities, penalties for inappropriate use of data, and updating the additional definitions rule.	Penalties rule will be adopted by August. The hearing and adoption of the audit rules and amendments to the additional definitions rule will be conducted this summer. File CR-102 for chemical dependency fall 2018.

WAC Citation

Subject Matter/Purpose of Rule

Current Activity/

Approximate Filing Date

WAC 357-25-027

Nondisclosure agreements - amend WAC to ensure clear expectations of what is and what is not acceptable. These rules were filed on an emergency basis effective June 7, 2018.