WAC
356-48-010 State internship program--Purpose.
356-48-020 State internship program--Application of rules.
356-48-030 State internship program--General provisions.
356-48-040 State internship program--Eligibility--Duration of internship.
356-48-050 State internship program--Return rights--Benefits.
356-48-060 State internship program--Completion of internship.
WAC 356-48-010 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. The program shall be administered by the office of the governor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-010, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 356-48-020 State internship program--Application of rules. With the exceptions noted in chapter 356-48 WAC, the remainder of the merit system rules do not apply to positions in the state internship program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-020, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 356-48-030 State internship program--General provisions. (1) No agency shall be deemed to exceed any limitation or full-time equivalent staff positions on the basis of intern positions established under the state internship program.
(2) The provisions of chapter 356-48 WAC shall not limit the authority of state agencies to continue or establish other internship programs or positions.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-030, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 356-48-040 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. In addition, 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 agency. 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. In addition, any state employee, whether working toward an advanced degree or not, shall be eligible to participate in the program upon the written recommendation of the head of the employee's agency. 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 for one to two years.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-040, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 356-48-050 State internship program--Return rights--Benefits. (1) Employees leaving classified or exempt positions in state government to participate in the state internship program shall:
(a) Continue to receive all fringe benefits as if they had never left their classified or exempt position. In addition, employees leaving classified positions shall continue to accrue seniority while in the state internship program.
(b) Have the right to return to their previous position at any time during the internship 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:
(a) Accrue sick leave and vacation leave credits commensurate with other state employees; and
(b) Receive insurance and retirement credit commensurate with other employees of the employing agency.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-050, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]
WAC 356-48-060 State internship program--Completion of internship. (1) Successful completion of an internship in the undergraduate internship program or the executive fellows program shall be considered as employment experience at the level at which the intern was placed.
(2) Persons who successfully complete an internship under the executive fellows program shall be eligible for positions in the career executive program.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 86-13-049 (Order 252), § 356-48-060, filed 6/13/86, effective 8/1/86.]