Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 50.65 · 34 active provisions
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, and historical and cultural sites.(3)…
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,…
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 othe…
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 y…
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 yo…
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 agreem…
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.
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…
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.
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 establ…
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.
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 sh…
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.
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 c…
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;…
(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 administ…
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 serv…
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" m…
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 agre…
(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…
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.
(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 commission…
(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 pro…
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…
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…