WSR 15-06-003
PERMANENT RULES
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RELATIONS COMMISSION
[Filed February 19, 2015, 12:00 p.m., effective March 22, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Under current agency rule, the public employment relations commission (PERC) will not appoint agency staff members to conduct grievance arbitrations involving school districts and community college districts. By repealing WAC 391-65-072 and 391-65-073, school districts, community colleges, and the labor organizations representing employees at school district and community colleges may, if both parties agree, ask PERC to appoint a staff arbitrator to hear any grievance that may arise under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 41.59 or 28B.52 RCW.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 391-65-072 and 391-65-073.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 41.58.050, 41.59.110, 28B.52.080.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-22-006 on October 23, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 2.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 10, 2014 [2015].
Dario de la Rosa
Representation
Case Administrator
REPEALER
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 391-65-072
Special provisionEducational employees.
WAC 391-65-073
Special provisionAcademic employees.