WSR 23-14-034
AGENDA
OFFICE OF
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
[Filed June 26, 2023, 2:04 p.m.]
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 website at https://ofm.wa.gov/about/rule-making-activities. The information on the OFM website 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 Nathan Sherrard at Nathan.Sherrard@ofm.wa.gov or by phone at 360-972-6551. If you have specific questions about state personnel rules, these can readily be addressed by Brandy Chinn with OFM rules and appeals. Brandy can be reached at Brandy.Chinn@ofm.wa.gov or at 360-407-4141.
Semi-Annual Rule-Making Agenda
July 1 through December 31, 2023
WAC Citation
Subject Matter/Purpose of Rule
Current Activity
Approximate Filing Date
357-16-017
357-16-220
357-19-377
357-19-380
Wage and salary. Amend chapters 357-16 and 357-19 WAC to align with chapter 242, Laws of 2022 (ESSB 5761).
Propose permanent adoption at the August 10, 2023, quarterly director's meeting.
357-31-480
357-31-500
Housekeeping in nature.
Propose permanent adoption at the August 10, 2023, quarterly director's meeting.
357-58-141
Location-based premium cleanup. Amend 357-58-141 to clarify when a Washington management service employee must receive location-based premium pay.
Propose permanent adoption at the August 10, 2023, quarterly director's meeting.
357-31-027
357-31-100
357-31-327
357-31-330
Health Labor Emergency Standards Act (HELSA). Amend chapter 357-31 WAC to align with HELSA.
Propose permanent adoption at the August 10, 2023, quarterly director's meeting.
357-04-030
357-19-195
357-19-197
357-19-200
Exempt return rights. Amend chapters 357-04 and 357-19 WAC to align with chapter 148, Laws of 2023 (ESHB 1361).
Propose permanent adoption at the August 10, 2023, quarterly director's meeting.
357-01-1745
357-04-125
357-16-197
357-19-413
357-46-165
357-46-195
357-58-190
COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Repeal COVID-19 vaccination requirement in Title 357 WAC to align with Governor Jay Inslee's decision to rescind Directive #22-13.1.
Propose permanent adoption at the July 24, 2023, special director's meeting.
357-31-687
357-31-797
Shared leave pools. Housekeeping in nature.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
357-28-265
Leave to obtain vaccination. Amend WAC to state leave with pay during the employee's regular work schedule is considered timed work for the purpose of overtime compensation.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
357-28-082
357-28-084
357-28-086
357-28-088
357-28-120
357-28-135
357-28-155
Step M cleanup. Amend chapter 357-28 WAC to clarify when an employee may be appointed to step M based on questions received since inception.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
357-31-100
357-31-160
Sick leave restoration. To clarify longstanding interpretation that an employer may restore an employee's unused sick leave credits greater than five years after their separation, as determined by the employer's leave policy.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
357-28-245
357-58-160
Overtime eligibility designation approvals. Remove the requirement for general government employers to request director approval when a nonrepresented employee's position is changed from overtime eligible to overtime exempt.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
357-31-165
357-31-166
Vacation leave accrual. Housekeeping in nature.
CR-102 filing anticipated in July.
Nathan Sherrard
Assistant Legal Affairs Counsel
Legal and Legislative Affairs