Section 357-43-001 - What definitions apply to this chapter of the civil service rules?The following definitions apply to chapter 357-43 WAC:
(1)Appointing authority: An individual lawfully authorized to appoint, transfer, layoff, reduce, dismiss, suspend, or demote employees.(2)Contract: A formal and binding agreement or an amendment to an agreement between an employer and an employee business unit for performing services as defined in the competitive contracting solicitation.(3)Employee business unit: A group of employees who perform services for which an employer proposes to competitively contract and who: (a) Notify the agency of their intent to submit a bid for the performance of those services through competitive contracting; or(b) Receive award of a contract from the employer as a result of being a successful bidder.(4)Employee business unit member: A classified employee working under the provisions of chapter 357-43 WAC.(5)Employer: A state agency, an institution of higher education, or a related higher education board.Wash. Admin. Code § 357-43-001
Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. 07-11-092, § 357-43-001, filed 5/16/07, effective 7/1/07; 05-01-193, § 357-43-001, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.