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HOUSE BILL 2090
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Representatives Schoesler, Dyer, D. Sommers, Carrell, Linville, Sterk, Parlette and Doumit
Read first time 02/19/97. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
AN ACT Relating to community and technical college employees; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:
(1) An attendance incentive program is established for all eligible employees of every community and technical college district entitled to accumulate sick leave and for whom accurate sick leave records have been maintained. An employee may not receive compensation under this section for a portion of sick leave accumulated at a rate in excess of one day per month.
(2) In January of the year following a year in which a minimum of sixty days of sick leave is accrued, and each following January, an eligible employee may exercise an option to receive remuneration for unused sick leave accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one day's monetary compensation of the employee for each four full days of accrued sick leave in excess of sixty days. Sick leave for which compensation has been received is deducted from accrued sick leave at the rate of four days for every one day's monetary compensation.
(3) At the time of separation from community and technical college district employment due to retirement or death an eligible employee or the employee's estate may receive remuneration at a rate equal to one day's current monetary compensation of the employee for each four full days accrued sick leave.
(4) In lieu of remuneration for unused sick leave as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, a community and technical college district board of trustees may, with equivalent funds, provide eligible employees a benefit plan that provides reimbursement for medical expenses. A benefit plan adopted must require, as a condition of participation under the plan, that the employee sign an agreement with the district to hold the district harmless should the United States government find that the district or the employee is in debt to the United States as a result of the employee not paying income taxes due on the equivalent funds placed into the plan, or as a result of the district not withholding or deducting a tax, assessment, or other payment on the funds as required under federal law.
(5) Remuneration or benefits received under this section are not included for the purposes of computing a retirement allowance under a public retirement system in this state.
(6) The state board for community and technical colleges shall adopt uniform rules to carry out the purposes of this section and in compliance with the rules adopted by the Washington personnel resources board for persons subject to chapter 41.06 RCW. However, the determination of classes of eligible employees is subject to approval by the office of financial management.
(7) Should the legislature revoke a remuneration or benefit granted under this section, an affected employee is not then entitled to receive the benefits as a matter of contractual right.
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