At a minimum, a school district or private school must agree to all of the following:

1. (1) Maintain the recordkeeping system required by the department.
2. (2) Designate a school official at each school who is authorized to evaluate and approve/disapprove variance requests.
3. (3) Use the uniform criteria discussed in WAC 296-125-0750 to evaluate variance requests.
4. (4) Within thirty days of the school's action, forward a copy of each variance approved or denied to the department.
5. (5) Give department agents immediate access to all variance files during normal school office hours.
6. (6) Be responsible for ensuring that the employer completes all appropriate sections of the special variance request form.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.12.121. WSR 99-02-041, § 296-125-0722, filed 12/31/98, effective 1/31/99.]