title: RCW 50.65.020

text:
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 persons who have completed enrollment forms, completed a work agreement, and who have entered into the Washington service corps following the approval of the director of the supervising agency.
(4) "Corps" means the Washington service corps.
(5) "Work agreement" means the written agreement between the department, the enrollee and the supervising agency under this chapter for a period of up to eighteen months.
(6) "Supervising agencies" means those private or public agencies which develop and implement full-time service projects in which enrollees agree to participate.
(7) "Matching funds" means funding that is provided to the employment security department by agencies or individuals as financial support for a portion of the stipend or wage and benefits paid to the enrollee.
(8) "Financial support" means any thing of value contributed by agencies or individuals to the department for a youth employment project which is reasonably calculated to support directly the development and expansion of a particular program under this chapter and which represents an addition to any financial support previously or customarily provided by the individual or agency. "Financial support" includes, but is not limited to funds, equipment, facilities, and training.
(9) "Director" means the individual who shall serve as the director of the exchange.
[ 1987 c 167 s 2; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 2.]


doc_type: statute

jurisdiction: wa

title: RCW 50.65.030

text:
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 department's jurisdiction and cooperate with other agencies or departments providing youth services to ensure that funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter will not be expended to duplicate existing services, but will increase the services of youth to the state;
(3) The employment security department is authorized to place subgrants with other federal, state, and local governmental agencies and private agencies to provide youth employment projects and to increase the numbers of youth employed;
(4) Determine appropriate financial support levels by private business, community groups, foundations, public agencies, and individuals which will provide matching funds for enrollees in service projects under work agreements. The matching funds requirement may be waived for public agencies or reduced for private agencies;
(5) Recruit enrollees who are residents of the state unemployed at the time of application and are at least eighteen years of age but have not reached their twenty-sixth birthday;
(6) Recruit supervising agencies to host the enrollees in full-time service activities which shall not exceed eleven months' duration;
(7) Assist supervising agencies in the development of scholarships and matching funds from private and public agencies, individuals, and foundations in order to support a portion of the enrollee's stipend and benefits;
(8) Develop general employment guidelines for placement of enrollees in supervising agencies to establish appropriate authority for hiring, firing, grievance procedures, and employment standards which are consistent with state and federal law;
(9) Match enrollees with appropriate public agencies and available service projects;
(10) Monitor enrollee activities for compliance with this chapter and compliance with work agreements;
(11) Assist enrollees in transition to employment upon termination from the programs, including such activities as orientation to the labor market, on-the-job training, and placement in the private sector;
(12) Establish a program for providing incentives to encourage successful completion of terms of enrollment in the service corps and the continuation of educational pursuits. Such incentives shall be in the form of educational assistance equivalent to two years of community or technical college tuition for eleven months of service. Educational assistance funding shall only be used for tuition, fees, and course-related books and supplies. Enrollees who receive educational assistance funding shall start using it within one year of their service completion and shall finish using it within four years of their service completion;
(13) Enter into agreements with the state's community and technical college system and other educational institutions or independent nonprofit agencies to provide special education in basic skills, including reading, writing, and mathematics for those participants who may benefit by participation in such classes. Participation is not mandatory but shall be strongly encouraged.
[ 1993 c 302 s 1; 1987 c 167 s 3; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 3.]
Notes:
Effective date—1993 c 302: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993." [ 1993 c 302 s 9.]

license: public-domain-government-work

rule_set: Revised Code of Washington

catchline: Washington service corps established—Commissioner's duties.

code: rcw

unit: section

court: Washington State Legislature


title: RCW 50.65.040

text:
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 service. Efforts shall be made to enroll youths who are economically, socially, physically, or educationally disadvantaged. The commissioner may prescribe such additional standards and procedures in consultation with supervising agencies as may be necessary in conformance with this chapter. In addition, the commissioner may select and enroll youth fourteen to seventeen years of age on special projects during the summer and at other times during the school year that may complement and support their school curriculum or that link and support service with learning.
[ 1993 c 302 s 2; 1987 c 167 s 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—1993 c 302: See note following RCW 50.65.030.

catchline: Washington service corps—Criteria for enrollment.


title: RCW 50.65.050

text:
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 office shall maintain a list of available youth employment opportunities in the jurisdiction covered by the local office and the appropriate forms or work agreements to enable the youths to apply for employment in private or public supervising agencies.
[ 1987 c 167 s 5; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 5.]

catchline: Washington service corps—List of local youth employment opportunities.


title: RCW 50.65.060

text:
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 economic development efforts. Each work agreement shall:
(1) Demonstrate that the service project is appropriate for the enrollee's interests, skills, and abilities and that the project is designed to meet unmet community needs;
(2) Include a requirement of regular performance evaluation. This shall include clear work performance standards set by the supervising agency and procedures for identifying strengths, recommended improvement areas and conditions for probation or dismissal of the enrollee; and
(3) Include a commitment for partial financial support for the enrollee from private industry, public agencies, community groups, or foundations. The commissioner may establish additional standards for the development of placements for enrollees with supervising agencies and assure that the work agreements comply with those standards. This section shall not apply to conservation corps programs established by chapter 43.220 RCW.
Agencies of the state may use the Washington service corps for the purpose of employing youth qualifying under this chapter.
[ 1993 c 302 s 3; 1987 c 167 s 6; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 6.]
Notes:
Effective date—1993 c 302: See note following RCW 50.65.030.

catchline: Washington service corps—Placement under work agreements.


title: RCW 50.65.065

text:
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 program common to all participants.
[ 1993 c 302 s 4.]
Notes:
Effective date—1993 c 302: See note following RCW 50.65.030.

catchline: Work agreements—Requirements.


title: RCW 50.65.070

text:
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 terminate, lay-off, or reduce the working hours of any employee for the purpose of utilizing an enrollee with funds available. In circumstances where substantial efficiencies or a public purpose may result, supervising agencies may utilize enrollees to carry out essential agency work or contractual functions without displacing current employees.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 7.]

catchline: Enrollees not to displace current workers.


title: RCW 50.65.080

text:
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 chapter.
[ 1993 c 302 s 6; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 8.]
Notes:
Effective date—1993 c 302: See note following RCW 50.65.030.

catchline: Commissioner to seek assistance for Washington service corps.


title: RCW 50.65.090

text:
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 apply to conservation corps programs established by chapter 43.220 RCW.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 9.]

catchline: Authority for income-generating projects—Disposition of income.


title: RCW 50.65.100

text:
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.]

catchline: Work agreements—Nondiscrimination.


title: RCW 50.65.110

text:
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 provided for this chapter. The department shall give notice of coverage to the director of labor and industries after enrollment. The department shall not be deemed an employer of an enrollee for any other purpose.
Other provisions of law relating to civil service, hours of work, rate of compensation, sick leave, unemployment compensation, old age health and survivor's insurance, state retirement plans, and vacation leave do not apply to enrollees.
[ 1987 c 167 s 7; 1985 c 230 s 6; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 11.]

catchline: Enrollees—Training and subsistence allowance—Medical insurance and medical aid—Notice of coverage.


title: RCW 50.65.120

text:
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 50.44.040 was amended by 2007 c 386 s 1, changing subsection (5) to subsection (4).

catchline: Exemption of enrollees from unemployment compensation coverage.


title: RCW 50.65.130

text:
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 employment programs and may enter into contracts respecting such funds or grants. The department may also use funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter as matching funds for federal or private source funds to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The Washington service corps shall be the sole recipient of federal funds for youth employment and conservation corps programs.
[ 1987 c 167 s 8; 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 13.]

catchline: Federal and private sector funds and grants.


title: RCW 50.65.138

text:
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 for the immediately preceding three years;
(2) A community which has experienced sudden and severe loss of employment; or
(3) An area within a county which area:
(a) Is composed of contiguous census tracts;
(b) Has a minimum population of five thousand persons;
(c) The median household income is at least thirty-five percent below the county's median household income, as determined from data collected for the preceding United States ten-year census; and
(d) Has an unemployment rate which is at least forty percent higher than the county's unemployment rate. For purposes of this definition, "families and unrelated individuals" has the same meaning that is ascribed to that term by the federal department of housing and urban development in its regulations authorizing action grants for economic development and neighborhood revitalization projects.
[ 1987 c 167 s 10.]

catchline: Use of funds for enrollees and projects in distressed areas—Service corps.


title: RCW 50.65.143

text:
(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, personnel management, contract administration, administrative payroll, development of program reports, and administrative office space costs and utilities.
(2) The fifteen percent limitation does not include costs for any of the following: Program support activities such as direct supervision of enrollees and corpsmembers, counseling, education and job training, equipment, advisory board expenses, and extraordinary recruitment and placement procedures necessary to fill project positions.
(3) The total for all items included under subsection (1) of this section and excluded under subsection (2) of this section shall not: (a) Exceed thirty percent of the appropriated funds available during a fiscal biennium for the service and conservation corps programs; or (b) result in an average cost per enrollee or corpsmember from general funds exceeding seven thousand dollars in the 1987-89 biennium and in succeeding biennia as adjusted by inflation factors established by the office of financial management for state budgeting purposes. The test included in (a) and (b) of this subsection are in the alternative, and it is only required that one of the tests be satisfied.
[ 1987 c 167 s 11.]

catchline: Limitation on use of funds for administration—Service corps.


title: RCW 50.65.200

text:
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 expand opportunities for volunteers to serve their communities;
(2) The federal government is proposing expansion of national services programs. These programs may require significant matching resources from states. State funds supporting the Washington serves program can serve as a required matching source to leverage additional federal national service resources;
(3) Washington state has, through the Washington service corps, successfully offered service opportunities and meaningful work experience to young adults between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five years;
(4) The need exists to expand full-time volunteer opportunities to citizens age twenty-one and over, to encourage senior citizens, college graduates, professional and technically skilled persons, and other adult citizens, to contribute their critical expertise, experience, labor, and commitment to meeting the needs of their communities;
(5) It is appropriate and in the public's interest for Washington state to create opportunities for citizens to engage in full-time, meaningful volunteer service in governmental or private nonprofit agencies, institutions, programs, or activities that address the social, economic, educational, civic, cultural, or environmental needs of local communities;
(6) Through volunteer service, citizens apply their skills and knowledge to the resolution of critical problems or meeting unmet needs, gain valuable experience, refine or develop new skills, and instill a sense of civic pride and commitment to their community;
(7) There is a need to coordinate state and federally funded volunteer service programs that provide living allowances and other benefits to volunteers to maximize the benefits to volunteers and the organizations in which they serve.
It is therefore the legislature's desire to expand full-time volunteer opportunities for citizens age twenty-one and over and to provide appropriate incentives to those who serve. Such a program should be implemented statewide and coordinated across programs.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 1.]

catchline: Washington serves—Findings—Declaration.


title: RCW 50.65.210

text:
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 by chapter 43.150 RCW.
(3) "Department" means the employment security department.
(4) "Volunteer" means a person at least twenty-one years of age who, upon application and acceptance into the program, is placed in a governmental or private, nonprofit organization to perform full-time service for the benefit of the community, and who receives a living allowance and other benefits as authorized under this chapter.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 2.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 43.150.060, which created the Washington state council on volunteerism and citizen service, was repealed by 1995 c 269 s 2302, effective July 1, 1995.

catchline: Washington serves—Definitions.


title: RCW 50.65.220

text:
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 accept applications and enter into agreements or contracts with any governmental or private nonprofit organization appropriate for placement of volunteers under this program. The commissioner, after consultation with the council, may adopt rules as needed to carry out the intent and purposes of this program. It is the intent of the legislature that the commissioner coordinate this program with all volunteer service programs, whether funded with state or federal dollars, in order to maximize the benefits to volunteers and the communities served under the program. It is also the legislature's intent that to the extent that state funds are paid directly to persons that participate in the program, whether to reimburse, support, assist, or provide other direct payment, no volunteer may have such reimbursement, support, assistance, or other payment reduced or withheld for having served in the program.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 3.]


title: RCW 50.65.230

text:
(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 is determined by the commissioner, on an individual basis, that a period of service of less than one year is necessary to meet a critical scarce skill or necessary to enable a person or organization to participate in the program.
(3) Volunteers may reapply for periods of service totaling not more than two additional years.
(4) Applicants to the program shall be committed to providing full-time service to the community.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 4.]


title: RCW 50.65.240

text:
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 c 302: See note following RCW 50.65.030.

catchline: Washington serves—Disqualification for Washington service corps participation.


title: RCW 50.65.250

text:
(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 placements. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall review the application of each individual who applies in conformance with selection criteria established by the commissioner after consultation with the council, and who, on the basis of the information provided in the application, is determined to be suitable to serve as a volunteer under the Washington serves program.
(2) Within available funds, volunteers may be placed with any public or private nonprofit organization, program, or project that qualifies to accept program volunteers according to the rules and application procedures established by the commissioner. Work shall benefit the community or state at large and may include but is not limited to programs, projects, or activities that:
(a) Address the problems of jobless, homeless, hungry, illiterate, or functionally illiterate persons, and low-income youths;
(b) Provide support and a special focus on those project activities that address the needs of the unemployed and those in need of job training or retraining;
(c) Address significant health care problems, including services to homeless individuals and other low-income persons, especially children, through prevention and treatment;
(d) Meet the health, education, welfare, or related needs of low-income persons, particularly children and low-income minority communities;
(e) Provide care or rehabilitation services to the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or other persons with disabilities;
(f) Address the educational and education-related needs of children, youth, families, and young adults within public educational institutions or related programs;
(g) Address alcohol and drug abuse prevention, education, and related activities; and
(h) Seek to enhance, improve, or restore the environment or that educate or advocate for a sustainable environment.
(3) Every reasonable effort shall be made to place participants in programs, projects, or activities of their choice if the agencies, programs, or activities are consistent with the intent and purposes of the Washington serves program, if there is mutual agreement between the agency, program, or activity and the volunteer, and if the volunteer's service is consistent with the intent and purpose of the program and would benefit the community or the state as a whole.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 5.]


title: RCW 50.65.260

text:
(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 service corps, and other similar service programs. For those persons who qualify and are granted a deferment of federal student loan payments while serving in the program, the rate of compensation shall be equal to but not greater than the monthly subsistence allowance granted Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) serving in this state, as determined by the national ACTION agency or its successor, in accordance with section 105(b)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, P.L. 93-113, as amended.
(2) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall, within available funds, ensure that each volunteer has available support to enable the volunteer to perform the work to which the volunteer is assigned. Such support may include, but is not limited to, reimbursement for travel expenses, payment for education and training expenses, including preservice and on-the-job training necessary for the performance of duties, technical assistance, and other support deemed necessary and appropriate.
(3) At the end of each volunteer's period of service of not less than one year, each volunteer may receive a postservice stipend for each month of completed service in an amount determined by the commissioner. The postservice stipend for those persons who qualify and are granted a deferment of federal student loan payments while serving in this program shall be an amount equal to but not greater than the amount or rate determined by the national ACTION agency or its successor, in accordance with section 105(b)(2) of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, P.L. 93-113 as amended, for Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA), who are providing services in this state. Volunteers under the Washington serves program may accrue the stipend for each month of their service period of not less than one year, including any month during which they were in training. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may, on an individual basis, make an exception to provide a stipend to a volunteer who has served less than one year.
(4) Stipends shall be payable to the volunteer only upon completion of the period of service. Under circumstances determined by the commissioner, the stipend may be paid on behalf of the volunteer to members of the volunteer's family or others designated by the volunteer.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 6.]

catchline: Washington serves—Volunteers—Support.


title: RCW 50.65.270

text:
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 into the program. The department shall not be deemed an employer of any volunteer under the Washington serves program for any other purpose. Other provisions of law relating to civil service, hours of work, rate of compensation, sick leave, unemployment compensation, old age, health and survivor's insurance, state retirement plans, and vacation leave do not apply to volunteers under this program.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 7.]

catchline: Washington serves—Volunteers—Medical benefits—Benefit limits.


title: RCW 50.65.280

text:
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. Participating agencies, programs, or activities may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of any employee for the purpose of using volunteers under the Washington serves program. In circumstances where substantial efficiencies or a public purpose may result, participating agencies may use volunteers to carry out essential agency work or contractual functions without displacing current employees.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 8.]

catchline: Washington serves—Displacement of current workers prohibited.


title: RCW 50.65.290

text:
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.]

catchline: Washington serves—Volunteers—Unemployment compensation coverage limited.


title: RCW 50.65.300

text:
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.]

catchline: Washington serves—Volunteers—Assistance to defer student loan payments.


title: RCW 50.65.310

text:
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 training and service, and (2) promote the development of appropriate opportunities for the use of such skills and experience, and the placement therein of such volunteers. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may also assist volunteers in developing a plan for gainful employment.
The commissioner shall provide for an appropriate means of recognition or certification of volunteer service.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 11.]

catchline: Washington serves—Volunteers—Subsequent development of skills and experience—Recognition.


title: RCW 50.65.320

text:
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 for participating agencies which rules may include, but are not limited to: Supervision of volunteers, reasonable work space or other working environment conditions, ongoing training, the handling of grievances or disputes, performance evaluations, frequency of agency contacts, and liability insurance coverage. The commissioner shall determine financial support levels for organizations receiving volunteer placements that will provide matching funds for enrollees in service projects under work agreements.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 12.]

catchline: Washington serves—Service placement—Work agreements—Contracts—Rules for agencies—Financial support for organizations.


title: RCW 50.65.330

text:
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 the gifts, grants, or endowments.
The department may also use funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter as matching funds for federal or private source funds to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 13.]

catchline: Washington serves—Gifts, grants, endowments—Matching funds.


title: RCW 50.65.901

text:
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 determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 1983 1st ex.s. c 50 s 16.]

catchline: Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 50.


title: RCW 50.65.903

text:
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 finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter. The rules under this chapter shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 1987 c 167 s 12.]

catchline: Conflict with federal requirements—1987 c 167.


title: RCW 50.65.906

text:
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 conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of the act. Rules adopted pursuant to this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 14.]

catchline: Conflict with federal requirements—1993 sp.s. c 7.


title: RCW 50.65.907

text:
Sections 1 through 13 of this act may be known and cited as the Washington serves act.
[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 s 15.]

catchline: Short title—1993 sp.s. c 7.


title: RCW 50.70.030

text:
(1) Employment opportunities under the program shall consist of activities that improve the value of state lands and waters. These activities may include, but are not limited to, thinning and precommercial thinning, pruning, slash removal, reforestation, fire suppression, trail maintenance, maintenance of recreational facilities, dike repair, development and maintenance of tourist facilities, and stream enhancement.
(2) Enrollees in the program shall receive medical and dental benefits as provided under chapter 41.05 RCW, but are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. Each week, enrollees shall not work more than thirty-two hours in this program and must participate in eight hours of career orientation as established in RCW 50.70.040. Participation in the program is limited to six months.
[ 1991 c 315 s 7.]
Notes:
Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.

catchline: Employment opportunities—Benefits.


title: RCW 50.70.040

text:
(1) The department shall recruit program applicants and provide employment opportunities by:
(a) Notifying dislocated forest products workers who are receiving unemployment benefits, or dislocated forest products workers who have exhausted unemployment benefits, of their eligibility for the program.
(b) Establishing procedures for dislocated forest products workers to apply to the program.
(c) Developing a pool of workers eligible to enroll in the program.
(d) Contracting with the department of natural resources to provide employment opportunities for not less than two hundred eligible enrollees.
(2) The department shall provide career orientation services to enrollees in the program. The career orientation services shall include, but are not limited to, counseling on employment options and assistance in accessing retraining programs, and assistance in accessing social service programs.
(3) The department shall provide at least eight hours of career counseling each week for program enrollees.
[ 1991 c 315 s 8.]
Notes:
Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.

catchline: Recruitment—Career orientation services—Career counseling.


title: RCW 50.70.050

text:
(1) The department of natural resources shall enroll candidates in the program from a pool of eligible workers developed by the department.
(2) The department of natural resources shall provide compensation for enrollees.
[ 1991 c 315 s 9.]
Notes:
Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.

catchline: Department of natural resources duties.


title: RCW 50.70.901

text:
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 or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and such finding or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements which are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state.
[ 1991 c 315 s 32.]

catchline: Conflict with federal requirements—1991 c 315.


title: RCW 50.72.010

text:
(1) The legislature finds that there is a need to:
(a) Expand the supply of permanent affordable housing for homeless individuals, low and very low-income persons, and special need populations by utilizing the energies and talents of economically disadvantaged youth;
(b) Provide economically disadvantaged youth with opportunities for meaningful work and service to their communities in helping to meet the housing needs of homeless individuals, low and very low-income persons, and special need populations;
(c) Enable economically disadvantaged youth to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency; and
(d) Foster the development of leadership skills and commitment to community development among youth in designated community empowerment zones.
(2) The legislature declares that the purpose of the Washington youthbuild program is to:
(a) Help disadvantaged youth who have dropped out of school to obtain the education and employment skills necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency and develop leadership skills and a commitment to community development in designated community empowerment zones; and
(b) Provide funding assistance to entities implementing programs that provide comprehensive education and skills training programs designed to lead to self-sufficiency for economically disadvantaged youth.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 1.]

catchline: Legislative findings.


title: RCW 50.72.020

text:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Applicant" means a public or private nonprofit organization agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or state employment training programs.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment security.
(3) "Department" means the employment security department.
(4) "Low income" has the same meaning as in RCW 43.185A.010.
(5) "Participant" means an individual that:
(a) Is sixteen to twenty-four years of age, inclusive;
(b) Is or is a member of a very low-income household; and
(c) Is neither attending any school nor subject to a compulsory attendance law and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate of equivalency for such diploma.
(6) "Very low income" means a person or household whose income is at or below fifty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is located.
(7) "Youthbuild" means any program that provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, entrepreneurial skills development, and training in the construction or rehabilitation of housing for special need populations, very low-income households, or low-income households.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 2.]

catchline: Definitions.


title: RCW 50.72.030

text:
The Washington youthbuild program is established within the department. The commissioner, in cooperation and consultation with the director of the department of commerce, shall:
(1) Make grants, up to the lesser of three hundred thousand dollars or twenty-five percent of the total costs of the youthbuild activities, to applicants eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or state employment training programs, for the purpose of carrying out a wide range of multidisciplinary activities and services to assist economically disadvantaged youth under the federal opportunities for youth: Youthbuild program (106 Stat. 3723; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 8011), or locally developed youthbuild-type programs for economically disadvantaged youth; and
(2) Coordinate youth employment and training efforts under the department's jurisdiction and cooperate with other agencies and departments providing youth services to ensure that funds appropriated for the purposes of this chapter will be used to supplement funding from federal, state, local, or private sources.
[ 2023 c 470 s 2093; 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 3.]
Notes:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.

catchline: Commissioner's duties—Education and employment training grants.


title: RCW 50.72.040

text:
(1) Grants made under this chapter shall be used to fund an applicant's activities to implement a comprehensive education and employment skills training program.
(2) Activities eligible for assistance under this chapter include:
(a) Education and job skills training services and activities that include:
(i) Work experience and skills training, coordinated to the maximum extent feasible, with preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs in construction and rehabilitation trades;
(ii) Services and activities designed to meet the educational needs of participants, including basic skills instruction and remedial education, bilingual education for participants with limited English proficiency, secondary education services and activities designed to lead to the attainment of a high school diploma or its equivalent, and counseling and assistance in attaining postsecondary education and required financial aid;
(b) Counseling services and related activities;
(c) Activities designed to develop employment and leadership skills;
(d) Support services and need-based stipends necessary to enable the participant to participate in the program and to assist participants through support services in retaining employment;
(e) Wage stipends and benefits provided to participants; and
(f) Administrative costs of the applicant, not to exceed five percent of the amount of assistance provided under this chapter.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 4.]

catchline: Education and employment training grants—Eligible activities.


title: RCW 50.72.050

text:
(1) An individual selected as a participant in the youthbuild program under this chapter may be offered full-time participation for a period of not less than six months and not more than twenty-four months.
(2) An applicant's program that is selected for funding under this chapter shall be structured so that fifty percent of the time spent by the participants in the youthbuild program is devoted to educational services and activities, such as those outlined in RCW 50.72.040.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 5.]

catchline: Participation time limits—Educational services and activities requirement.


title: RCW 50.72.060

text:
(1) An application for a grant under this chapter shall be submitted by the applicant in such form and in accordance with the requirements as determined by the commissioner.
(2) The application for a grant under this chapter shall contain at a minimum:
(a) The amount of the grant request and its proposed use;
(b) A description of the applicant and a statement of its qualifications, including a description of the applicant's past experience with housing rehabilitation or construction with youth and youth education and employment training programs, and its relationship with local unions and apprenticeship programs and other community groups;
(c) A description of the proposed site for the program;
(d) A description of the educational and job training activities, work opportunities, and other services that will be provided to participants;
(e) A description of the proposed construction or rehabilitation activities to be undertaken and the anticipated schedule for carrying out such activities;
(f) A description of the manner in which eligible participants will be recruited and selected, including a description of arrangements which will be made with federal or state agencies, community-based organizations, local school districts, the courts of jurisdiction for status and youth offenders, shelters for homeless individuals and other agencies that serve homeless youth, foster care agencies, and other appropriate public and private agencies;
(g) A description of the special outreach efforts that will be undertaken to recruit eligible young women, including young women with dependent children;
(h) A description of how the proposed program will be coordinated with other federal, state, local, and private resources and programs, including vocational, adult, and bilingual education programs, and job training programs;
(i) Assurances that there will be a sufficient number of adequately trained supervisory personnel in the program who have attained journey level status or have served an apprenticeship through the Washington state apprenticeship training council;
(j) A description of the applicant's relationship with building contractor groups and trade unions regarding their involvement in training, and the relationship of the youthbuild program with established apprenticeship and training programs;
(k) A description of activities that will be undertaken to develop the leadership skills of the participants;
(l) A description of the commitments for any additional resources to be made available to the local program from the applicant, from recipients of other federal, state, local, or private sources; and
(m) Other factors the commissioner deems necessary.
[ 2010 c 8 s 13045; 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 6.]

catchline: Grant applications—Requirements.


title: RCW 50.72.070

text:
(1) An applicant selected for funding under this chapter shall provide the department information on program and participant accomplishments. The information shall be provided in progress and final reports as requested by the department.
(2) A final evaluation report shall be prepared on individual programs at the time of their completion. The final evaluation report shall include, but is not limited to, information on the effectiveness of the program, the status of program participants, and recommendations on program administration at the state and local level.
[ 1998 c 245 s 103; 1994 sp.s. c 3 s 7.]

catchline: Grant applicants—Information required—Evaluation reports.


title: RCW 50.75.005

text:
The legislature finds that the agricultural industry in the state of Washington employs more than one hundred thousand workers per year and brings more than seven billion dollars of economic activity to our state. This industry and its workers are a vital part of Washington's role in the global economy. The legislature further finds the number of the H-2A temporary agricultural workers coming into the state of Washington to harvest crops has grown by more than one thousand percent since 2007 and the funding provided by the federal government is insufficient to adequately ensure the protection of workers and growers. The legislature also finds the need to ensure this growth does not have an adverse impact on the domestic agricultural labor force.
The legislature declares it to be in the public interest to clarify the state's role in the H-2A temporary agricultural program to provide adequate protections for foreign and domestic workers and provide education and outreach opportunities to help growers maintain the stable workforce they need.
[ 2019 c 441 s 1.]

catchline: Intent.


title: RCW 50.75.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department.
(2) "Department" means the employment security department.
(3) "Employer" has the same meaning as in 20 C.F.R. Sec. 655.103. "Employer" also includes a "fixed-site employer," as defined in 20 C.F.R. Sec. 655.103, and an employer in a "joint employment" relationship, as defined in 20 C.F.R. Sec. 655.103.
(4) "Field check" means an unannounced inspection and audit of an employer to determine and document whether the employer is providing wages, hours, and working and housing conditions as specified in the employer's approved H-2A application, as required by the United States department of labor.
(5) "Field visit" means a scheduled visit to an employer's premises where H-2A workers work, live, and gather to discuss employment services and other employment-related programs with workers, as required by the United States department of labor.
(6) "H-2A application" means an agricultural food processing clearance order form ETA 790 that describes the material terms and conditions of employment and is submitted in connection with a future application for temporary employment certification for H-2A workers to the United States department of labor under 20 C.F.R. Part 655, as amended.
(7) "H-2A worker" means any temporary foreign worker who is lawfully present in the United States to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature pursuant to Title 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the immigration and nationality act, as amended.
(8) "Office" means the office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services established in RCW 50.75.020.
[ 2019 c 441 s 2.]


title: RCW 50.75.020

text:
(1) The office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services is established within the department.
(2) The duties of the office are:
(a) Processing and adjudicating foreign labor certification applications from employers;
(b) Processing complaints consistent with 20 C.F.R. Part 658, Subpart E;
(c) Conducting field checks and field visits, as required by the United States department of labor. When conducting a field check, the office shall coordinate, to the extent possible, with the department of labor and industries, department of health, and department of agriculture in order to limit disruption to agricultural employers and efficiently use government resources;
(d) Administering the discontinuation and reinstatement of services process pursuant to 20 C.F.R. Part 658, Subpart F; and
(e) Conducting training and outreach activities to employers who are using agricultural and seasonal workforce services and programs within the employment security department.
[ 2019 c 441 s 3.]

catchline: Office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services—Creation—Duties.


title: RCW 50.75.030

text:
(1) An employer must submit an H-2A application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the department. The H-2A application is not subject to chapter 50.13 RCW.
(2) The department may not process an H-2A application if the:
(a) Employer refuses to agree to be subject to field checks and field visits; or
(b) Department discontinued services to the employer pursuant to 20 C.F.R. Part 658, Subpart F and that discontinuation remains in effect.
[ 2019 c 441 s 4.]

catchline: Application—Requirements—Procedure.


title: RCW 50.75.040

text:
(1) The commissioner shall appoint an advisory committee to review issues and topics of interest related to this chapter.
(2)(a) The committee is composed of eight voting members:
(i) Four voting members representing agricultural workers' interests: One of whom shall be a farmworker; and all of whom shall be appointed from a list of at least four names submitted by a recognized statewide organization of workers;
(ii) Four voting members representing agricultural employers: One of whom shall be an agricultural employer; and all of whom shall be appointed from a list of at least four names submitted by a recognized statewide organization of agricultural employers; and
(iii) One ex officio member, without a vote, shall represent the department and serve as the chair.
(b) The department of labor and industries, department of health, and department of agriculture shall each have one nonvoting ex officio member serve on the advisory committee.
(3) On issues and topics of interest related to this chapter, the committee shall provide comment on department rule making, policies, implementation of this chapter, and initiatives, and study issues the committee determines require consideration.
(4) In even years, the committee shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature by October 31st that:
(a) Identifies and recommends approaches to increase the effectiveness of the employment security department's recruitment process as part of the H-2A application. If deemed advisable by the committee, the report may include recommended changes to state law that would lead to increased recruitment and hiring of domestic workers in agricultural employment in Washington; and
(b) Analyzes the costs incurred by the office to administer the H-2A program, the funds to administer other department programs for farmworkers, and the amount of funds allocated by the federal government to administer the H-2A program and all other agricultural programs within the department.
(5) The committee members shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The committee may utilize department personnel and facilities as it needs, without charge.
[ 2019 c 441 s 5.]

catchline: Advisory committee—Composition—Report to governor and legislature.


title: RCW 50.75.050

text:
If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state.
[ 2019 c 441 s 6.]

catchline: Conflict with federal requirements—2019 c 441.


title: RCW 50.75.060

text:
(1) Whenever the department conducts a field check or field visit of an employer, the department must collect the following information:
(a) The number of H-2A workers the employer has at each work site; and
(b) The actual geographic location of where the H-2A workers are living during their employment with the employer.
(2) The department must compile the information and compare the number of workers sought by an employer on the employer's H-2A application with the number of H-2A workers actually working for the employer.
(3) The department must make the information available to the advisory committee appointed under RCW 50.75.040 on a quarterly basis.
[ 2024 c 233 s 1.]
Notes:
Conflict with federal requirements—2024 c 233: "If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state." [ 2024 c 233 s 3.]

catchline: Data collection.


title: RCW 50.76.010

text:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Call center" means a facility or other operation in which the primary activity is workers making or receiving phone calls or other electronic communication for the purpose of providing customer assistance or other service.
(2) "Employer" means any employer as defined in RCW 50.04.080 that employs, for purposes of a call center: (a) 50 or more workers, excluding part-time workers; or (b) 50 or more workers who in the aggregate work at least 1,500 hours per week, excluding overtime.
(3) "Part-time worker" means an individual who works for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has worked for fewer than six of the 12 months preceding the date on which notice is required under RCW 50.76.020.
(4) "State agency" means any state department, office, division, board, commission, or higher education institution.
(5) "Work" means personal service performed by an employee or contractor for a wage or under any contract calling for the performance of written or oral personal services, express or implied.
[ 2025 c 114 s 1.]


title: RCW 50.76.020

text:
(1)(a) An employer that intends to relocate a call center, or one or more facilities or operating units within a call center comprising at least 25 percent of the call center's or operating unit's total volume when measured against the previous 12-month average call volume of operations or substantially similar operations from the state to a foreign country must notify the commissioner at least 120 days before such relocation.
(b) For state agencies, the requirements in this subsection only apply to relocations to a foreign country, not to another state.
(c) For state agencies, the requirements in this subsection do not apply to any facilities or other operations in which the primary activity or work is providing language interpretation services.
(2) An employer that violates subsection (1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day of such violation, except that the commissioner may reduce such amount if the governor or the president has declared a state of emergency for the location of the call center.
(3) The commissioner must compile a semiannual list of all employers that have notified the commissioner under subsection (1) of this section and post the list on the employment security department's website. The commissioner must also distribute the list to all state agencies.
[ 2025 c 114 s 2.]

catchline: Relocation to foreign country—Requirements—Penalties.


title: RCW 50.76.030

text:
(1) A call center employer that appears on the list specified in RCW 50.76.020 is ineligible for any direct or indirect grants or loans awarded by a state agency for five years after the employer appears on the list. The employment security department, in consultation with the appropriate state agency, may waive the ineligibility if the employer applying for a grant or loan demonstrates that the lack of the grant or loan would result in substantial job loss in the state or would harm the environment.
(2) If a state agency finds that a call center employer was ineligible under this section for a grant or loan that was awarded after July 27, 2025, the employer must immediately remit the value of the grant or loan.
[ 2025 c 114 s 3.]

catchline: Relocation—Grant eligibility.


title: RCW 50.76.040

text:
State agency contracts made after July 27, 2025, for purchases of call center services, with the exception of interpreter services, must provide that the work performed by the contractor or its agents or subcontractors be performed entirely within the United States of America.
[ 2025 c 114 s 4.]

catchline: State agency contracts—Domestic location requirement.


title: RCW 50.76.050

text:
This chapter does not permit withholding or denial of any payments or benefits under any other law to workers that relocate to a foreign country.
[ 2025 c 114 s 5.]

catchline: Relocation—Denial of payments or benefits.


title: RCW 50.76.900

text:
This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington call center jobs act.
[ 2025 c 114 s 6.]

catchline: Short title.


title: RCW 50.98.010

text:
If any provisions of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
[ 1945 c 35 s 184; no RRS.]

catchline: Saving clause—1945 c 35.


title: RCW 50.98.020

text:
The repeal of any acts or parts of acts by this act shall not affect the appointment or employment of any individual or salary, wages, compensation, powers or duties relating to such individual which would continue in effect except for such repeal. Rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of any acts or parts of acts repealed by this act consistent with the provisions of this act are not affected by such repeal and are hereby continued in full force and effect.
[ 1945 c 35 s 185; no RRS.]

catchline: Appointments and regulations continued.


title: RCW 50.98.030

text:
Any action or proceeding had or commenced in any civil or criminal cause prior to the effective date of this act may be prosecuted and continued with the same effect and under the same provisions of the law in effect at the time the action or proceeding was had or commenced: PROVIDED, That no appeal taken subsequent to the effective date of this act will be effective or valid unless there is compliance with the requirements of this act relating to appeals.
[ 1945 c 35 s 186; no RRS.]

catchline: Actions commenced under prior laws.


title: RCW 50.98.040

text:
The following acts and parts of acts relating to unemployment compensation are hereby repealed: Chapter 162, Session Laws of 1937; chapter 12, Session Laws of 1939; chapter 214, Session Laws of 1939; section 6 of chapter 201, Session Laws of 1941; chapter 253, Session Laws of 1941; chapter 65, Session Laws of 1943; chapter 127, Session Laws of 1943; chapter 226, Session Laws of 1943.
[ 1945 c 35 s 188; no RRS.]

catchline: Acts repealed.


title: RCW 50.98.050

text:
All acts or parts of acts in conflict with or in derogation of this act or any part of this act are hereby repealed insofar as the same are in conflict with or in derogation of this act or any part thereof.
[ 1945 c 35 s 189; no RRS.]

catchline: Conflicting acts repealed.


title: RCW 50.98.060

text:
The repeal of any acts or parts of acts hereby shall not be construed to reenact or revive any act or parts of acts repealed or superseded by the acts or parts of acts hereby repealed.
[ 1945 c 35 s 190; no RRS.]

catchline: Repealed acts not reenacted.


title: RCW 50.98.070

text:
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this act should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional the invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this act.
[ 1945 c 35 s 191; no RRS.]
Notes:
Severability—1951 c 265: "If any section, sentence, clause or word of this act shall be held unconstitutional, the invalidity of such section, sentence, clause or word shall not affect the validity of any other portion of this act, it being the intent of this legislative assembly to enact the remainder of this act notwithstanding such part so declared unconstitutional should or may be so declared." [ 1951 c 265 s 14.]

catchline: Separability of provisions—1945 c 35.


title: RCW 50.98.100

text:
(1) Effective with benefit years beginning on and after January 1, 1978, base year wages shall include remuneration paid for previously uncovered services: PROVIDED, That the maximum benefits payable to an individual as computed for the benefit year will be reduced to the extent that benefits were paid on the basis of identical calendar quarters of the previously uncovered services with respect to a claim filed by the individual under Title II of the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act of 1974. Benefits will be paid, subject to the provisions of this title, based upon the previously uncovered services to the extent that the unemployment compensation trust fund will be reimbursed for the cost thereof by the federal government under section 121 of PL 94-566 and regulations published by the secretary of labor relating thereto.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "previously uncovered services" means services performed before January 1, 1978, which are not employment as defined in Title 50 RCW at any time during the one year period ending December 31, 1975, and which:
(a) Is agricultural labor as defined in RCW 50.04.150 and covered by RCW 50.04.155 or domestic services as defined in and covered by RCW 50.04.160; or
(b) Is service performed by an employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state newly covered by chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. or by an employee of a nonprofit educational institution which is not an institution of higher education as provided in *RCW 50.44.040(3).
(3) Any nonprofit organization or governmental entity electing to make payments in lieu of contributions shall not be liable to make payments with respect to benefits paid any individual whose base year wages include wages for previously uncovered services as defined in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this section to the extent that the unemployment compensation fund is reimbursed for the benefits under section 121 of PL 94-566.
(4) Benefits paid any individual whose base year wages include wages for previously uncovered services as defined in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of this section shall not be charged to the experience rating account of any contribution paying employer to the extent that the unemployment compensation fund is reimbursed for the benefits under section 121 of PL 94-566.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 292 s 20.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: RCW 50.44.040 was amended by 2007 c 386 s 1, deleting subsection (3).
Effective dates—1977 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 50.04.116.

catchline: Base year wages to include remuneration paid for previously uncovered services.


title: RCW 50.98.110

text:
Chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. has been enacted to meet the requirements imposed by the federal unemployment tax act as amended by PL 94-566. Internal references in any section of chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. to the provisions of that act are intended only to apply to those provisions as they existed as of *the effective date of chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess.
In view of the importance of compliance of chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. with the federal unemployment tax act, any ambiguities contained herein should be resolved in a manner consistent with the provisions of that act. Considerable weight has been given to the commentary contained in that document entitled "Draft Language and Commentary to Implement the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 PL 94-566", published by the United States department of labor, employment and training administration, and that commentary should be referred to when interpreting the provisions of chapter 292, Laws of 1977 ex. sess.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 292 s 21.]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: For the effective dates of 1977 ex.s. c 292, see note following RCW 50.04.116.

catchline: Compliance with federal unemployment tax act—Internal references—Interpretation.


title: RCW 50A.05.005

text:
The legislature finds that the demands of the workplace and of families need to be balanced to promote family stability and economic security. The legislature also finds that families across the state own and operate businesses. Workplace leave policies are desirable to accommodate changes in the workforce such as rising numbers of dual-career couples, working single parents, and an aging population. In addition the impact of significant new requirements should be reasonably balanced to help small businesses thrive.
The legislature also finds that access to paid leave is associated with many important health benefits. Research confirms that paid leave results in decreased infant mortality and more well-baby visits and reductions in maternal postpartum depression and stress. The legislature further finds that paid leave increases the duration of breastfeeding, which supports bonding, stimulates positive neurological and psychological development, strengthens a child's immune system, and reduces the risks of serious or costly health problems such as asthma, acute ear infections, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome. The legislature also finds that when fathers have access to paid leave they are more directly engaged during the child's first few months, thereby increasing father infant bonding and reducing overall stress on the family.
The legislature declares it to be in the public interest to create a family and medical leave insurance program to provide reasonable paid family leave for the birth or placement of a child with the employee, for the care of a family member who has a serious health condition, and for a qualifying exigency under the federal family and medical leave act, and reasonable paid medical leave for an employee's own serious health condition and to reasonably assist businesses in implementing and maintaining a program to support their employees and family.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 s 1. Formerly RCW 50A.04.005.]

catchline: Intent.