WSR 18-23-045
PERMANENT RULES
OFFICE OF
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[Filed November 15, 2018, 9:04 a.m., effective December 21, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: December 21, 2018.
Purpose: The purpose is to correct what documentation an employee seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool may be required to submit. A current member would not have a "DD Form 214" therefore other forms of documentation must be allowed.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New [amending] WAC 357-31-805.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
41.04 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-20-078 on September 28, 2018.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: November 15, 2018.
Roselyn Marcus
Assistant Director of
Legal and Legislative Affairs
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-18-030, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17)
WAC 357-31-805What documentation may an employee seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool be required to submit?
Employees seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool must provide a veterans affairs benefits summary letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a copy of "DD Form 214" or a letter from their command indicating the employee is a current member of the uniformed services and verifying that:
(1) The employee ((has))is attending medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension examinations; or
(2) The employee is a spouse of a veteran who requires assistance while attending medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability including U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation and pension examinations.