1. (1) When an employer uses a competitive process to make a nonpermanent appointment to fill a position in the absence of a permanent employee or fill a position nonpermanently due to the impending or actual layoff of a permanent employee(s), the employer may change the status of the appointment to probationary or to trial service if:

   1. (a) The permanent employee does not return to the position or the layoff action has been implemented; and
   2. (b) The employer needs to fill the position permanently.
2. (2) When an employer uses a veterans placement program to fill a nonpermanent position for any reason listed in WAC 357-19-360, the employer may change the status of the appointment to probationary or to trial service.
3. (3) At the discretion of the appointing authority, time spent in the nonpermanent appointment may count towards the probationary or trial service period for the permanent position.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 22-12-074, § 357-19-400, filed 5/27/22, effective 7/1/22. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW and RCW 41.06.070. WSR 21-14-042 and 22-01-153, § 357-19-400, filed 6/30/21 and 12/15/21, effective 7/1/22. Statutory Authority: Chapter 41.06 RCW. WSR 06-15-066, § 357-19-400, filed 7/13/06, effective 8/14/06; WSR 05-01-206, § 357-19-400, filed 12/21/04, effective 7/1/05.]