WAC
356-49-010 Inter-system employment—Purpose.
356-49-020 Application of rules.
356-49-030 Eligibility—Definition.
356-49-040 Inter-system movement.
WAC 356-49-010 Inter-system employment—Purpose. The general purpose of this chapter is to permit permanent classified employees of higher education institutions to promote, transfer, or voluntarily demote to permanent classified positions in agencies via the inter-system employment register.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-034, § 356-49-010, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 84-11-091 (Order 204), § 356-49-010, filed 5/23/84, effective 9/1/84.]
WAC 356-49-020 Application of rules. Insofar as they do not conflict with the provisions of chapter 356-49 WAC, upon movement into the classified service under Title 356 WAC, the remainder of the merit system rules will apply.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-034, § 356-49-020, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 84-11-091 (Order 204), § 356-49-020, filed 5/23/84, effective 9/1/84.]
WAC 356-49-030 Eligibility—Definition. An employee who is currently employed and who has gained permanent classified status at a higher education institution.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-034, § 356-49-030, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 84-11-091 (Order 204), § 356-49-030, filed 5/23/84, effective 9/1/84.]
WAC 356-49-040 Inter-system movement.
(1) Permanent classified employees of higher education institutions desiring to promote, transfer, or voluntarily demote to agency classified positions must:
(a) Submit a Washington state application for employment in accordance with a current examination announcement.
(b) Successfully complete the designated examination.
(c) Have their name placed on the appropriate register as provided in WAC 356-26-070.
(d) Be certified to vacancy(ies) as provided in WAC 356-26-070.
(e) Serve a trial service period of six months. If the trial service period is not satisfactorily completed, the employee shall be placed on the appropriate eligible list as provided by the higher education personnel rules (Title 251 WAC).
(2) Permanent classified employees desiring to promote, transfer, or voluntarily demote to agency classified positions will:
(a) Be unable to bump if laid off during such trial service period even though layoff seniority will move with employees to the new position.
(b) Bring their accumulated vacation leave, sick leave and seniority with them; however, continued accumulation will be governed by the appropriate merit system rules.
(c) Retain their former periodic increment date.
(3) Classified employees of higher education institutions who have been or are going to be separated because of reduction in force action shall be certified to any agency vacant classified positions, provided:
(a) The employees are qualified as determined by the director of personnel, or designee; and
(b) No other agency employees are eligible to be certified from the reduction in force registers, or transferred, or promoted into vacancies; and
(c) The employees have greater seniority than other such qualified employees involved in reduction in force action; and
(d) The employees are being offered the opportunity according to the department of personnel procedure established for that purpose.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 01-07-057, § 356-49-040, filed 3/19/01, effective 5/1/01; 98-19-034, § 356-49-040, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 85-21-113 (Order 237), § 356-49-040, filed 10/23/85, effective 12/1/85; 84-11-091 (Order 204), § 356-49-040, filed 5/23/84, effective 9/1/84.]