WSR 09-08-092

PROPOSED RULES

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL


[ Filed March 31, 2009, 9:37 a.m. ]

     Original Notice.

     Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 357-19-073 What happens if an employee who is serving a probationary period accepts a nonpermanent appointment?

     Hearing Location(s): Department of Personnel, 2828 Capitol Boulevard, Tumwater, WA, on May 14, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: May 14, 2009.

     Submit Written Comments to: Connie Goff, Department of Personnel, P.O. Box 47500, e-mail connieg@dop.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-4694, by May 7, 2009. FOR DOP TRACKING PURPOSES PLEASE NOTE ON SUBMITTED COMMENTS "FORMAL COMMENT."

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact department of personnel by May 7, 2009, TTY (360) 753-4107 or (360) 586-8260.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The following proposed new rule addresses what happens when a probationary employee accepts a nonpermanent appointment.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

     Statute Being Implemented: RCW 41.06.150.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Department of personnel, governmental.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Kristie Wilson, 521 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA, (360) 664-6408; Implementation and Enforcement: Department of personnel.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. Not required.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.

April 1 [March 31], 2009

Eva N. Santos

Director


NEW SECTION
WAC 357-19-073   What happens if an employee who is serving a probationary period accepts a nonpermanent appointment?   If an employee who is serving a probationary period accepts a nonpermanent appointment, the probationary period will end and the employee will not be granted permanent status unless the employer agrees to return the employee to a position at the conclusion of the nonpermanent appointment. Any return rights granted by the employer must be to a vacant position in the class in which the employee was serving a probationary period. If the employer chooses to grant the employee a return right the employer must notify the employee in writing.

     Upon return from a nonpermanent appointment the employee will resume their probationary period. If the employer determines the position the employee was serving a probationary period in and the position the employee was appointed to on a nonpermanent basis are allocated to classes which are closely related, the employer may count the time worked in the nonpermanent appointment towards the probationary period.

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