The office of financial management (OFM) requests to rescind three emergency rules filed on OTS 2120.1 and one emergency rule filed on OTS 2118.1, WSR 20-07-051 on March 11, 2020. The purpose of OFM's request to rescind WAC 357-31-345, 357-31-346, 357-31-347, and 357-46-055 is as follows:

WAC 357-31-345 How does leave without pay affect a general government employee's anniversary date, unbroken service date, periodic increment date, and seniority date? This emergency rule was written to state a general government employee's anniversary date, unbroken service date, periodic increment date and seniority date is not adjusted for any leave without pay which exceeds fifteen consecutive calendar days when the leave is taken for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in accordance with WAC 357-31-327. The emergency amendment to WAC 357-31-327 was rescinded on March 25, 2020, therefore the reference to "in accordance with WAC 357-31-327" should have been also removed from WAC 357-31-345. A new emergency rule will be filed to amend WAC 357-31-345 to remove the reference to WAC 357-31-327.

WAC 357-31-346 Does leave without pay affect a higher education employee's periodic increment? This emergency rule was written to state a higher education employee's periodic increment date will not be moved forward by one month when the leave without pay exceeds ten working days in a month when the leave without pay is taken for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in accordance with WAC 357-31-327. The emergency amendment to WAC 357-31-327 was rescinded on March 25, 2020, therefore the reference to "in accordance with WAC 357-31-327" should have been also removed from WAC 357-31-346. A new emergency rule will be filed to amend WAC 357-31-346 to remove the reference to WAC 357-31-327.

WAC 357-31-347 Does leave without pay affect a higher education employee's seniority date? This emergency rule was written to state a higher education employee's seniority date will not be adjusted when leave without pay is taken due to the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in accordance with WAC 357-31-327. The emergency amendment to WAC 357-31-327 was rescinded on March 25, 2020, therefore the reference to "in accordance with WAC 357-31-327" should have been also removed from WAC 357-31-345. A new emergency rule will be filed to amend WAC 357-31-347 to remove the reference to WAC 357-31-327.

WAC 357-46-055 How is a general government employee's seniority date determined? This emergency rule was written to state a general government seniority date is not adjusted for leave without pay when the leave is taken for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in accordance with WAC 357-31-327. The emergency amendment to WAC 357-31-327 was rescinded on March 25, 2020, therefore the reference to "in accordance with WAC 357-31-327" should have been also removed from WAC 357-46-055. A new emergency rule will be filed to amend WAC 357-46-055 to remove the reference to WAC 357-31-327.