Title 50 — Title 50 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
25 chapters · 395 sections in this title.
RCW 50.65.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds that:(1) The unemployment rate in the state of Washington is the highest since the great depression, with a significantly higher rate among Washington youth.(2) The policy of the state is to conserve and protect its natural and urban resources, scenic beauty…
RCW 50.65.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department.(2) "Department" means the employment security department.(3) "Enrollees" means those perso…
RCW 50.65.030 Washington service corps established—Commissioner's duties.
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The Washington service corps is established within the employment security department. The commissioner shall:(1) Appoint a director and other personnel as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;(2) Coordinate youth employment and training efforts under the departmen…
RCW 50.65.040 Washington service corps—Criteria for enrollment.
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The commissioner may select and enroll in the Washington service corps program any person who is at least eighteen years of age but has not reached their twenty-sixth birthday, is a resident of the state, and who is not for medical, legal, or psychological reasons incapable of se…
RCW 50.65.050 Washington service corps—List of local youth employment opportunities.
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The commissioner shall use existing local offices of the employment security department or contract with independent, private nonprofit agencies in a local community to establish the Washington service corps program and to insure coverage of the program statewide. Each local offi…
RCW 50.65.060 Washington service corps—Placement under work agreements.
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Placements in the Washington service corps shall be made in supervising agencies under work agreements as provided under this chapter and shall include those assignments which provide for addressing community needs and conservation problems and will assist the community in econom…
RCW 50.65.065 Work agreements—Requirements.
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For each enrollee, the work agreements, or combination of work agreements, developed under RCW 50.65.060 shall:(1) Include a variety of experiences consisting of: Indoor activities; outdoor activities; and volunteer activities;(2) Provide time for participation in a core training…
RCW 50.65.070 Enrollees not to displace current workers.
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The assignment of enrollees shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits. Supervising agencies that participate in the program may not termina…
RCW 50.65.080 Commissioner to seek assistance for Washington service corps.
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The commissioner shall seek and may accept, on behalf of the Washington service corps, charitable donations of cash and other assistance including, but not limited to, equipment and materials if the donations are available for appropriate use for the purposes set forth in this ch…
RCW 50.65.090 Authority for income-generating projects—Disposition of income.
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The commissioner may enter into income-generating projects with public or private organizations to further the purposes of this chapter. Moneys received from contractual projects qualifying under this chapter shall be deposited in the state general fund. This section does not app…
RCW 50.65.100 Work agreements—Nondiscrimination.
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All parties entering into work agreements under this chapter shall agree that they will not discriminate in the providing of any service on the basis of race, creed, ethnic origin, sex, age, or political affiliation.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 10.]
RCW 50.65.110 Enrollees—Training and subsistence allowance—Medical insurance and medical aid—Notice of coverage.
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The compensation received shall be considered a training and subsistence allowance. Comprehensive medical insurance, and medical aid shall be paid for the enrollees in the service corps by the commissioner in accordance with the standards and limitations of the appropriation prov…
RCW 50.65.120 Exemption of enrollees from unemployment compensation coverage.
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The services of enrollees placed with supervising agencies described in chapter 50.44 RCW are exempt from unemployment compensation coverage under *RCW 50.44.040(5) and the enrollees shall be so advised by the department.[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 12.]Notes:*Reviser's note: RCW 50.4…
RCW 50.65.130 Federal and private sector funds and grants.
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In addition to any other power, duty, or function described by law or rule, the employment security department, through the program established under this chapter, may accept federal or private sector funds and grants and implement such programs relating to community services or …
RCW 50.65.138 Use of funds for enrollees and projects in distressed areas—Service corps.
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Sixty percent of the general funds available to the service corps program shall be for enrollees from distressed areas and for projects in distressed areas. A distressed area shall mean:(1) A county which has an unemployment rate which is twenty percent above the state average fo…
RCW 50.65.143 Limitation on use of funds for administration—Service corps.
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(1) Not more than fifteen percent of the funds available for the service corps shall be expended for administrative costs. For the purposes of this chapter, "administrative costs" include, but are not limited to, program planning and evaluation, budget development and monitoring,…
RCW 50.65.200 Washington serves—Findings—Declaration.
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The legislature finds that:(1) Budget constraints are causing severe gaps and reductions in vital services to local communities and citizens. Some of these gaps in services can be filled by citizen volunteers through an organized program to recruit and place volunteers and to exp…
RCW 50.65.210 Washington serves—Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department.(2) "*Council" means the Washington council on volunteerism and citizen service authorized …
RCW 50.65.220 Washington serves—Program—Created—Procedure—Intent.
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There is hereby created within the employment security department a program for full-time community service that shall be known and referred to as the Washington serves program. The department shall recruit, train, place, and evaluate applicants to the program. The department may…
RCW 50.65.230 Washington serves—Applicants—Eligibility.
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(1) Applicants to the Washington serves program shall be at least twenty-one years of age and a resident of Washington state.(2) Applicants may apply to serve for a period of service of one year, except that volunteers may serve for periods of service of less than one year if it …
RCW 50.65.240 Washington serves—Disqualification for Washington service corps participation.
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No individual may participate in the Washington serves program created by chapter 7, Laws of 1993 sp. sess., if the person has previously participated for six months or longer in the Washington service corps within the last three years.[ 1993 c 302 s 10.]Notes:Effective date—1993…
RCW 50.65.250 Washington serves—Volunteers—Selection—Placement.
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(1) Program volunteers shall be selected from among qualified individuals submitting applications for full-time service at such time, in such form, and containing such information as may be necessary to evaluate the suitability of each individual for service, and available placem…
RCW 50.65.260 Washington serves—Volunteers—Support.
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(1) Volunteers accepted into the Washington serves program and placed in an approved agency, program, or activity, shall be provided a monthly subsistence allowance in an amount determined by the commissioner taking into consideration the allowance given to VISTA, Washington serv…
RCW 50.65.270 Washington serves—Volunteers—Medical benefits—Benefit limits.
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Within available funds, medical aid coverage under chapter 51.36 RCW and medical insurance shall be provided to all volunteers under this program. The department shall give notice of medical aid coverage to the director of labor and industries upon acceptance of the volunteer int…
RCW 50.65.280 Washington serves—Displacement of current workers prohibited.
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The assignment of volunteers under the Washington serves program shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as would result from a reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits. Participati…
RCW 50.65.290 Washington serves—Volunteers—Unemployment compensation coverage limited.
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The services of volunteers placed with participating agencies described in chapter 50.44 RCW are not eligible for unemployment compensation coverage. Each volunteer shall be so advised by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 9.]
RCW 50.65.300 Washington serves—Volunteers—Assistance to defer student loan payments.
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The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may assist any volunteer serving full-time under the Washington serves program in obtaining a service deferment of federally funded student loan payments during his or her period of service.[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 10.]
RCW 50.65.310 Washington serves—Volunteers—Subsequent development of skills and experience—Recognition.
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The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may provide or arrange for educational, vocational, or job counseling for program volunteers at the end of their period of service to (1) encourage volunteers to use the skills and experience which they have derived from their train…
RCW 50.65.320 Washington serves—Service placement—Work agreements—Contracts—Rules for agencies—Financial support for organizations.
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The executive administrator of the Washington serves program shall recruit and develop service placements and may enter into work agreements or contracts as needed to implement the Washington serves program. The commissioner, after consultation with the council, may adopt rules f…
RCW 50.65.330 Washington serves—Gifts, grants, endowments—Matching funds.
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The department may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from private or public sources that may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Washington serves program and spend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of th…
RCW 50.65.901 Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 50.
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If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this act is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or…
RCW 50.65.903 Conflict with federal requirements—1987 c 167.
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If any part of this chapter is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this chapter is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such fi…
RCW 50.65.906 Conflict with federal requirements—1993 sp.s. c 7.
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If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are prescribed conditions to the receipt of federal funds or participation in any federal program, such conflicting part of this act is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the confli…
RCW 50.65.907 Short title—1993 sp.s. c 7.
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Sections 1 through 13 of this act may be known and cited as the Washington serves act.[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 15.]