WSR 06-19-065

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL


[ Filed September 19, 2006, 8:13 a.m. , effective October 20, 2006 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: October 20, 2006.

     Purpose: The purpose of these rules is to describe how department of personnel must inform applicants of recruitments and of their examination results.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-16-025 and 357-16-100.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.06 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-16-101 on August 1, 2006.

     Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In WAC 357-16-025 the word "sourcing" was used. It was determined that this work [word] caused confusion so the language was changed but the intend [intent] remained the same.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 18, 2006.

Eva N. Santos

Director


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-01-200, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05)

WAC 357-16-025   How must employers and the department inform prospective applicants of recruitments?   Employers and the department may recruit without notice by searching for job seekers who have registered in the talent pool maintained by the department. If the department or employer does not recruit job seekers from the central talent pool, ((N))notice of recruitment must be issued publicly. The notice must specify the period of recruitment ((and include information about the length of time eligible applicants will be retained in a pool)).

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-01-200, § 357-16-025, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.]


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-01-200, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05)

WAC 357-16-100   ((How soon m))Must employers ((notify applicants of their)) make final examination results available to an applicant?   ((Employers must notify applicants in writing of their final examination results within a reasonable time period as determined by the employer. For purposes of this rule, written notice may be provided using alternative methods such as e-mail, campus mail, the state mail service, or commercial parcel delivery in accordance with WAC 357-04-105.)) An applicant's final examination results must be made available within a reasonable time period as determined by the employer.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 05-01-200, § 357-16-100, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.]

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