WSR 98-19-031
PERMANENT RULES
PERSONNEL RESOURCES BOARD
[Filed September 10, 1998, 2:18 p.m., effective October 12, 1998]
Date of Adoption: September 10, 1998.
Purpose: These rules are housekeeping in nature and were needed to be in alignment with state statutes as a result of the merger of the higher education personnel system under the jurisdiction of the Washington Personnel Resources Board.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 251-24-040 HEPB sponsored training, and amending WAC 251-01-065 Classified service, 251-05-050 Office hours, and 251-18-180 Eligible lists--Definition--Composition.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.06.150.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-16-053 on August 3, 1998.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 3, repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 3, repealed 1.
Effective Date of Rule: October 12, 1998.
September 10, 1998
Dennis Karras
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 86-09-078 (Order 147), filed 4/22/86)
WAC 251-01-065 Classified service. All positions in the
higher education institutions which are subject to the provisions
of ((the higher education personnel law)) chapter 41.06 RCW and
these rules.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-09-078 (Order 147), § 251-01-065, filed 4/22/86.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77)
WAC 251-05-050 Office hours. Public records shall be
available for inspection and copying during the customary office
hours of the ((board)) department of personnel. For the purposes
of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding designated
holidays.
[Order 61, § 251-05-050, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 21, § 251-05-050, filed 5/24/73.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 93-19-078, filed 9/14/93, effective 10/1/93)
WAC 251-18-180 Eligible lists--Definition--Composition. Eligible lists shall be established by class as follows:
(1) Institution-wide layoff lists shall contain the names of:
(a) All permanent and probationary employees of the institution laid off or scheduled for layoff in accord with WAC 251-10-030 and 251-10-055 ranked in order of layoff seniority.
(b) Former permanent employees of the institution who (i) have transferred, promoted, voluntarily demoted or laterally moved to positions at other institutions/related boards, and (ii) have not successfully completed their trial service periods at the institution to which they moved, ranked in order of layoff seniority.
(2) Organizational unit promotional lists shall contain the names of all permanent employees of the organizational unit for which the list is established who have passed the examination for the class. This list shall also contain the names of former employees separated from the organizational unit per WAC 251-10-070 who have submitted an application for reemployment pursuant to WAC 251-10-080 and who have passed the examination for the class, provided that during their previous employment with the institution they were not demoted for disciplinary reasons, reverted, or dismissed from the class. This list shall be ranked in order of their final examination scores.
(3) Institution-wide promotional lists shall contain the names of all permanent employees of the institution who have passed the examination for the class. This list shall also contain the names of:
(a) Former employees separated from the institution per WAC 251-10-070 who have submitted an application for reemployment pursuant to WAC 251-10-080 and who have passed the examination for the class, provided that during their previous employment with the institution they were not demoted for disciplinary reasons, reverted, or dismissed from the class. This list shall be ranked in order of their final examination scores.
(b) Former employees laid off from the institution per WAC 251-10-030, who are on an institution-wide layoff list.
Persons appointed under (b) of this subsection shall serve a trial service period of six months. If the trial service period is not satisfactorily completed, the employee shall be returned to the position and/or status held immediately prior to the appointment.
(4) Special employment program layoff lists shall contain the names of permanent employees of the institution laid off, scheduled for layoff or removed from service within a class due to layoff conditions in special employment programs as provided in WAC 251-10-035 ranked in order of layoff seniority.
(5) State-wide layoff lists shall contain the names of permanent employees laid off or scheduled for layoff who have exercised their option per WAC 251-10-060, ranked in order of layoff seniority as provided in WAC 251-10-060(2).
(6) Interinstitutional employee lists shall contain the names of permanent employees of an institution or related board other than the one at which he/she is applying, who have passed the examination for the class, ranked in order of their final examination scores.
(7) Intersystem employee lists shall contain the names of permanent employees in state agencies under the jurisdiction of chapter 41.06 RCW who have passed the examination for the class, ranked in order of their final examination scores.
(8) Open competitive lists shall contain the names of all other applicants who have passed the examination for the class, ranked in order of their final examination scores.
(9) Noncompetitive lists shall be established per WAC 251-17-040 and shall contain the names of applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and have passed the noncompetitive examination, if any, for the class, ranked by priority in time of filing application.
(10) For positions assigned to EEO-6 categories executive, administrative, managerial, and professional nonfaculty, the personnel officer may combine the organizational unit promotional list, the institution-wide promotional list, the special employment program layoff list, the interinstitutional employee list, the intersystem employee list, the state-wide layoff list, and the open competitive list into a single eligible list:
(a) The combined list option must be specified in the recruitment notice for a class in order for the personnel officer to combine lists for positions in the class;
(b) The combined list shall contain the names of eligibles ranked in order of their final examination scores. Permanent employees of the institution and former permanent employees eligible to return to work pursuant to WAC 251-10-080 shall have a five percent credit added to their final passing scores.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.040 and 41.06.150. 93-19-078, § 251-18-180, filed 9/14/93, effective 10/1/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 92-05-034, § 251-18-180, filed 2/11/92, effective 4/1/92; 89-08-003 (Order 176), § 251-18-180, filed 3/23/89, effective 5/1/89; 88-02-018 (Order 165), § 251-18-180, filed 12/30/87, effective 2/1/88; 86-03-081 (Order 143), § 251-18-180, filed 1/22/86, effective 3/1/86; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-18-180, filed 7/31/84; 84-10-056 (Order 115), § 251-18-180, filed 5/2/84; 84-08-032 (Order 113), § 251-18-180, filed 3/30/84, effective 5/1/84; 84-02-042 (Order 110), § 251-18-180, filed 12/30/83, effective 2/1/84; Order 61, § 251-18-180, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 46, § 251-18-180, filed 9/19/75; Order 44, § 251-18-180, filed 6/25/75; Order 32, § 251-18-180, filed 3/19/74; Order 21, § 251-18-180, filed 5/24/73; Order 12, § 251-18-180, filed 5/23/72, effective 6/25/72; Order 8, § 251-18-180, filed 6/17/71, effective 7/19/71; Order 6, § 251-18-180, filed 4/21/71, effective 5/25/71; Order 4, § 251-18-180, filed 2/19/71.]
REPEALER
WAC 251-24-040 HEPB sponsored training.