| Passed by the Senate March 8, 2007 YEAS 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2007 YEAS 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ 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 5118 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 18, 2007, 9:32 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 18, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/29/07.
AN ACT Relating to developing sexual harassment policies, procedures, and mandatory training for all state employees; adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 43.01 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:
The director shall adopt rules establishing guidelines for
policies, procedures, and mandatory training programs on sexual
harassment for state employees to be adopted by state agencies and
establishing reporting requirements for state agencies on compliance
with section 2 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.01 RCW
to read as follows:
Agencies as defined in RCW 41.06.020 shall:
(1) Update or develop and disseminate among all agency employees
and contractors a policy that:
(a) Defines and prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace;
(b) Includes procedures that describe how the agency will address
concerns of employees who are affected by sexual harassment in the
workplace;
(c) Identifies appropriate sanctions and disciplinary actions; and
(d) Complies with guidelines adopted by the director of personnel
under section 1 of this act;
(2) Respond promptly and effectively to sexual harassment concerns;
(3) Conduct training and education for all employees in order to
prevent and eliminate sexual harassment in the organization;
(4) Inform employees of their right to file a complaint with the
Washington state human rights commission under chapter 49.60 RCW, or
with the federal equal employment opportunity commission under Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
(5) Report to the department of personnel on compliance with this
section.
The cost of the training programs shall be borne by state agencies
within existing resources.