WSR 26-01-060

PERMANENT RULES

EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT

[Filed December 11, 2025, 1:17 p.m., effective January 11, 2026]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 192-01-001 sets forth the employment security department's (department) rule governance statement. The rule explains what chapters in Title 192 WAC apply to which programs administered by the department. Currently, WAC 192-01-001 states that the department administers programs under Titles 50, 50A, and portions of 50B RCW. ESSB 5525 (2025) created a new chapter in Title 49 RCW and provided authority to the department to adopt rules for the administration of that chapter, the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act, RCW 49.45.070. Therefore, WAC 192-01-001 is amended to include portions of Title 49 RCW in the list of titles for which the department creates rules and administers programs. The rule is also amended to provide the location of the new rules in the department's WAC.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 192-01-001.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 49.45.070, 50.12.010, and 50.12.040.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-19-026 on September 5, 2025.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: December 11, 2025.

Joy E. Adams, Director

Employment System Policy and Integrity

RDS-6645.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 20-19-136, filed 9/22/20, effective 10/23/20)

WAC 192-01-001Rule governance statement.

The employment security department administers several distinct programs in Titles 50((,))and 50A RCW, and portions of Titles 49 and 50B RCW through the Washington Administrative Code. The provisions in chapters 192-04 through ((192-499))192-449 WAC apply to the Employment Security Act in Title 50 RCW and other programs administered by the employment security department. The provisions in chapters 192-450 through 192-499 WAC apply to the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-off Employees Act in Title 49 RCW. The provisions in chapters 192-500 through 192-899 WAC apply to the paid family and medical leave program in Title 50A RCW. The provisions in chapters 192-900 through 192-999 WAC apply to portions of the long-term services and supports trust program in Title 50B RCW administered under the employment security department's authority.