BILL REQ. #:  S-4645.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6591
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State of Washington62nd Legislature2012 Regular Session

By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Tom, Kastama, Hatfield, Hobbs, Pflug, Hill, and Schoesler)

READ FIRST TIME 02/07/12.   



     AN ACT Relating to setting employee salaries upon reallocation or layoff action; and adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 41.06 RCW to read as follows:
     An employee who is occupying a position that is reallocated to a class with a lower salary range, or is appointed to a position due to a layoff action, shall have his or her base salary determined according to the employer's salary determination policy for the class and range of the employee's new position without regard to the employee's base salary in his or her previous position.

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