WSR 18-03-082 PERMANENT RULES OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT [Filed January 15, 2018, 10:56 a.m., effective February 16, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: February 16, 2018. Purpose: The purpose is to correct the reference from "employer" to "agency head or higher education institution president" to provide clarity to ensure proper implementation. The amendment to WAC 357-31-447(1) is to clarify that if an employee has a need to use shared leave due to the same condition that has been previously approved, they must be employed with the same employer that approved the original shared leave request in order for the closed account to be reopened. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 357-31-447. Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 41.04 RCW. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-24-067 on December 4, 2017. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: January 15, 2018. Roselyn Marcus Assistant Director of
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-18-030, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17)
WAC 357-31-447 When must an ((employer)) agency head or higher education institution president approve a shared leave request for an employee?
An ((employer)) agency head or higher education institution president must approve a shared leave request for an employee:
(1) If a shared leave account is closed and an employee later has a need to use shared leave due to the same condition listed in the closed account and the employee is employed with the same employer that approved the original shared leave request; or
(2) To allow employees that are veterans as defined under RCW 41.04.005, and employees that are spouses of veterans who are required to provide assistance for their spouses to attend medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability, to access shared leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool.
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