Washington Administrative Code

The basis for calculating the maximum shared leave pay granted from the uniformed service shared leave pool is the greater of:(1) The difference between the employee's current monthly salary (as defined in WAC 357-31-650(5)) and the employee's monthly military salary (as defined …

Employees must provide the military department earnings statements verifying military salary and a copy of their orders of service. Employees must notify the military department of any changes to orders of service or military salary and shall submit updated copies of their earnin…

The receiving employee is paid their regular rate of pay. Therefore, the value of one hour of donated shared leave may cover more or less than one hour of the recipient's salary.[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.133. WSR 26-08-085, s 357-31-705, filed 3/31/26, effective 5/1/26. Sta…

The uniformed service shared leave pool cannot grant more leave than the leave balance available at the time a request is received.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 07-17-123, § 357-31-710, filed 8/20/07, effective 10/1/07.]

Except in the event of a violation of rule or statute, an employer is required to permit an eligible employee to receive leave from the uniformed service shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 07-17-123, § 357-31-715, filed 8/20/07, effective 10/1/07.]

An employer may limit the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section, if authorization of such donation would be in violation of rule or statute.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 07-17-123, § 357-31-720, filed 8/20/07, effective 10/1/07.]

Employers shall investigate any alleged abuse of the uniformed service shared leave pool and on a finding of wrongdoing the employee may be required to repay all of the shared leave received from the uniformed service shared leave pool. The only time an employee will have to repa…

(1) When an employee or the employee's family member as defined in chapter 357-01 WAC, is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or hate crime as defined in RCW 49.76.020, and the employee is seeking to use their accrued leave or take leave without pay the emplo…

The veterans' in-state service shared leave pool was created to allow general government and higher education employees to voluntarily donate their leave to be used for:(1) An employee who is a veteran as defined in RCW 41.04.005 to attend medical appointments or treatments for a…

The department of veterans' affairs shall administer the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-755, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

The following definitions apply to the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool:(1) "Employee" means any employee who is entitled to accrue sick leave or vacation leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained. This does not include employees of school districts and…

Each employer must have a written policy which at a minimum must address:(1) Eligibility requirements for use of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool;(2) Donation of leave;(3) Use of pool leave; and(4) Abuse of pool.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 3…

Participation in the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool, must at all times, be voluntary on the part of the donating and receiving employee.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-770, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

Employees are eligible to request leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool if:(1) The employee is a veteran and is attending medical appointments or treatments for a service connected injury or disability; or(2) The employee is a spouse of a veteran who require…

An employee using shared leave under the veterans' in-state services shared leave pool receives the same treatment in respect to salary, wages, and employee benefits as the employee would normally receive if using accrued vacation leave or sick leave.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c …

Shared leave received under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool is not included in the five hundred twenty-two day total specified in RCW 41.04.665.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-785, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

Leave donated under this section is "pooled" and is withdrawn from the pool by eligible employees according to priorities established by the department of veterans' affairs. Leave donated cannot be directed to a specific individual. All employees who donate must specify their int…

An employee may donate vacation leave, sick leave, or all or part of a personal holiday for purposes of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool under the following conditions:(1) Vacation leave: The donating employee's employer approves the employee's request to donate a…

Employees who are eligible to receive shared leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool must first use all accrued compensatory time, accrued holiday credit, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, and personal holiday before receiving shared leave from…

Shared leave paid under this section, in combination with an employee's salary will not exceed the level of the employee's state monthly salary as defined in WAC 357-31-760(2). [Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-800, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

Employees seeking shared leave under the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool must provide a veterans affairs benefits summary letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a copy of "DD Form 214" or a letter from their command indicating the employee is a curre…

The receiving employee is paid their regular rate of pay.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-810, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

The veterans' in-state service shared leave pool cannot grant more leave than the leave balance available at the time a request is received by the department of veterans' affairs.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-815, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

Except in the event of a violation of rule or statute, an employer is required to permit an eligible employee to receive leave from the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-820, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

An employer may limit the amount of leave an employee may donate under this section, if authorization of such donation would be in violation of rule or statute.[Statutory Authority: 2017 c 173. WSR 17-18-030, § 357-31-825, filed 8/28/17, effective 10/2/17.]

Employers and/or the department of veterans' affairs shall investigate any alleged abuse of the veterans' in-state service shared leave pool and on a finding of wrongdoing the employee may be required to repay all of the shared leave received from the veterans' in-state service s…

The foster parent shared leave pool was created to allow state employees to voluntarily donate their leave to be used by any eligible employee who is a licensed foster parent pursuant to RCW 74.15.040 so they may:(1) Care for a foster child; and/or(2) Prepare to accept a foster c…

The department of children, youth, and families, in consultation with office of financial management, shall administer the foster parent shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW and RCW 41.04.674. WSR 19-17-039, § 357-31-840, filed 8/15/19, effective 9/23/19. Sta…

The following definitions apply to the foster parent shared leave pool:"Caring for" means taking a foster child to health care appointments, court appointments, visitation with family members and/or any other reasons that sick leave may be used for in WAC 357-31-130 and 357-31-13…

Each employer must have a written policy regarding the foster parent shared leave pool which at a minimum addresses:(1) Amount of leave that may be withdrawn from the pool;(2) Eligibility requirements for use of the pool;(3) Donation of leave to the pool;(4) Use of foster parent …

Participation in the foster parent shared leave pool must at all times be voluntary on the part of the donating and receiving employee.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-855, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Employees who are licensed foster parents pursuant to RCW 74.15.040 are eligible to request shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-860, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

An employee using shared leave under the foster parent shared leave pool receives the same treatment in respect to salary, wages, and employee benefits as the employee would normally receive if using accrued vacation leave or sick leave.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WS…

The receiving employee's employer may limit the amount of shared leave their eligible employee receives, per occurrence, under the foster parent shared leave pool to care for a foster child.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-870, filed 1/15/18, effec…

An eligible employee may receive up to five days of shared leave, per occurrence, from the foster parent shared leave pool to prepare to accept a foster child in their home.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-873, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

An eligible employee may receive up to five hundred twenty-two days of shared leave under the foster parent shared leave pool during their total state employment.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-875, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Shared leave received under the foster parent shared leave pool is separate from and not included in the five hundred twenty-two day total specified in RCW 41.04.665.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-880, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Leave donated under this section is donated to the foster parent shared leave pool and cannot be directed to a specific individual. Foster parent shared leave is withdrawn from the pool by eligible employees according to priorities established by the department of children, youth…

An employee may donate vacation leave, sick leave, and all or part of a personal holiday to the foster parent shared leave pool as follows:(1) Vacation leave: The donating employee's employer approves the employee's request to donate a specified amount of vacation leave to the fo…

Employees who are eligible to receive shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool must first use all accrued compensatory time, accrued holiday credit, recognition leave as described in WAC 357-31-565, and personal holiday before requesting shared leave from the foster …

Shared leave paid under the foster parent shared leave pool must not exceed the level of the employee's state monthly salary as defined in WAC 357-31-845.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-900, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Employees seeking shared leave under the foster parent shared leave pool must provide proof of a current foster parent license to their current employer.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-905, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Foster parent shared leave may not be granted unless the pool has a sufficient balance to fund the requested shared leave.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-910, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

An agency head or higher education president may limit the amount of leave an employee may donate to the foster parent shared leave pool.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.04 RCW. WSR 18-03-081, § 357-31-915, filed 1/15/18, effective 2/16/18.]

Employers and/or the department of children, youth, and families must investigate any alleged abuse of the foster parent shared leave pool and on a finding of wrongdoing the employee may be required to repay all of the shared leave received from the foster parent shared leave poo…

The purpose of chapter 357-34 WAC, the employee training and development rules, is to:(1) Establish rules which support employees in developing occupational and professional skills, and(2) Assign responsibilities for providing training and development for employees.[Statutory Aut…

(1) Employers may allow an employee with a sensory disability (as defined in HB 2328, chapter 294, Laws of 2009) to attend training, without a loss in pay, necessary to attain a new service animal. The employee shall not be eligible for reimbursement under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03…

(1) Employers may make the following planned training assignments for employee career development without incurring reallocation or compensation obligations:(a) Performance of responsibilities outside the current job class on a time-limited basis.(b) Intra-agency or interagency r…

Employees appointed to a permanent supervisory or management position must successfully complete entry-level supervisory or managerial training. (See WAC 357-34-075 for exceptions to this requirement.)[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 04-15-015, § 357-34-055, filed 7/8…

For an employee to satisfy the entry-level supervisory or managerial training required by WAC 357-34-055, all of the following requirements must be met:(1) The training program must include at least twenty-four hours of instruction.(2) The training must have occurred in the last …