WSR 15-04-022 EXPEDITED RULES OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [Filed January 26, 2015, 10:59 a.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 82-50-021 Official state lagged semimonthly pay dates established.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Roselyn Marcus, Office of Financial Management (OFM), P.O. Box 43113, Olympia, WA 98504-3113, AND RECEIVED BY April 7, 2015.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 82-50-021 publishes the official lagged, semimonthly pay dates for state officers and employees. This WAC, which provides pay dates for the current and ensuing calendar years, is amended each year to add pay dates for the ensuing year and delete the pay dates for the previous year. The purpose of this filing is to establish official pay dates for state officers and employees for calendar year 2016 and delete the obsolete pay dates for calendar year 2014.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The statute requires that OFM annually update and publish state pay dates.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 42.16.010(1) and 42.16.017.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: OFM, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Steve Nielson, 1110 Capitol Way S.E., Olympia, (360) 725-0226; Implementation and Enforcement: Wendy Jarrett, 1110 Capitol Way S.E., Olympia, (360) 725-0185.
January 26, 2015
Roselyn Marcus
Assistant Director for
Legal and Legislative Affairs
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-12-007, filed 5/22/14, effective 6/22/14)
WAC 82-50-021 Official lagged, semimonthly pay dates established.
Unless exempted otherwise under the provisions of WAC 82-50-031, the salaries of all state officers and employees are paid on a lagged, semimonthly basis for the official twice-a-month pay periods established in RCW 42.16.010(1). The following are the official lagged, semimonthly pay dates for calendar years ((2014 and)) 2015 and 2016:
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