WAC
251-25-010 State internship program--Purpose.
251-25-020 State internship program--Eligibility--Duration of internship.
251-25-030 State internship program--Rights of participants.
251-25-040 State internship program--Completion of internship.
251-25-050 State internship program--Application of rules.
WAC 251-25-010 State internship program--Purpose. The purpose of the state internship program is to assist students and state employees in gaining valuable work experience and knowledge in various areas of state government.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-14-041 (Order 152), § 251-25-010, filed 6/26/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 251-25-020 State internship program--Eligibility--Duration of internship. The state internship program shall consist of two individual internship programs:
(1) An undergraduate internship program for students working toward an undergraduate degree. Any state employee, whether working toward a degree or not, shall be eligible to participate in the program upon the written recommendation of the head of the employee's department. Persons selected to participate in the undergraduate internship program shall serve internships of three to six months.
(2) An executive fellows program for students who have successfully completed at least one year of graduate-level work and have demonstrated a substantial interest in public sector management. Any state employee, whether working toward an advanced degree or not, shall be eligible for selection into the program upon the written recommendation of the head of the employee's department. Positions in this program shall be as assistants or analysts at the mid-management level or higher. Persons selected to participate in the executive fellows program shall serve internships of one to two years.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-14-041 (Order 152), § 251-25-020, filed 6/26/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 251-25-030 State internship program--Rights of participants. (1) An employee leaving his/her position to participate in the state internship program shall:
(a) Continue to accrue layoff seniority and receive all fringe benefits as if he/she had never left the position.
(b) Have the right to return to his/her previous position or to a like position at any time during or upon completion of the internship.
(2) Participants in the undergraduate internship program who were not state employees prior to accepting a position in the program shall accrue sick leave credits commensurate with other state employees.
(3) Participants in the executive fellows program who were not state employees prior to accepting a position in the program shall accrue sick leave and vacation leave credits commensurate with other state employees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-14-041 (Order 152), § 251-25-030, filed 6/26/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 251-25-040 State internship program--Completion of internship. Successful completion of an internship in the undergraduate internship program or the executive fellows program shall be considered as state employment experience at the level at which the intern was placed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-14-041 (Order 152), § 251-25-040, filed 6/26/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 251-25-050 State internship program--Application of rules. Except for chapter 251-25 WAC and WAC 251-10-025(7), the remainder of Title 251 WAC does not apply to positions or to the interns in the state internship program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-25-050, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 86-14-041 (Order 152), § 251-25-050, filed 6/26/86, effective 8/1/86.]