| Passed by the Senate April 22, 2005 YEAS 38 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 19, 2005 YEAS 71 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5850 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 03/02/05.
AN ACT Relating to the definition of sick leave under the family care act; and amending RCW 49.12.265.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 49.12.265 and 2002 c 243 s 2 are each amended to read
as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 49.12.270
through 49.12.295 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Child" means a biological, adopted, or foster child, a
stepchild, a legal ward, or a child of a person standing in loco
parentis who is: (a) Under eighteen years of age; or (b) eighteen
years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or
physical disability.
(2) "Grandparent" means a parent of a parent of an employee.
(3) "Parent" means a biological or adoptive parent of an employee
or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the
employee was a child.
(4) "Parent-in-law" means a parent of the spouse of an employee.
(5) "Sick leave or other paid time off" means time allowed under
the terms of an appropriate state law,collective bargaining agreement,
or employer policy, as applicable, to an employee for illness,
vacation, and personal holiday. If paid time is not allowed to an
employee for illness, "sick leave or other paid time off" also means
time allowed under the terms of an appropriate state law, collective
bargaining agreement, or employer policy, as applicable, to an employee
for disability under a plan, fund, program, or practice that is: (a)
Not covered by the employee retirement income security act of 1974, 29
U.S.C. Sec 1001 et seq.; and (b) not established or maintained through
the purchase of insurance.
(6) "Spouse" means a husband or wife, as the case may be.