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WA Rev Code § 50.65.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.320 - Washington serves—Service placement—Work agreements—Contracts—Rules for agencies—Financial support for organizations.

RCW 50.65.320 Washington serves—Service placement—Work agreements—Contracts—Rules for agencies—Financial support for organizations.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 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 50.65.330 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.330 - Washington serves—Gifts, grants, endowments—Matching funds.

RCW 50.65.330 Washington serves—Gifts, grants, endowments—Matching funds.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 § 13.]
WA Rev Code § 50.65.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.901 - Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 50.

RCW 50.65.901 Conflict with federal requirements—1983 1st ex.s. c 50.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 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 50.65.903 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.903 - Conflict with federal requirements—1987 c 167.

RCW 50.65.903 Conflict with federal requirements—1987 c 167.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 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 50.65.906 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.906 - Conflict with federal requirements—1993 sp.s. c 7.

RCW 50.65.906 Conflict with federal requirements—1993 sp.s. c 7.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 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 50.65.907 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.65 - Washington Service Corps.|50.65.907 - Short title—1993 sp.s. c 7.

RCW 50.65.907 Short title—1993 sp.s. c 7.Sections 1 through 13 of this act may be known and cited as the Washington serves act.[ 1993 sp.s. c 7 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 50.70.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.70 - Programs for Dislocated Forest Products Workers.|50.70.030 - Employment opportunities—Benefits.

RCW 50.70.030 Employment opportunities—Benefits.(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 § 7.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.
WA Rev Code § 50.70.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.70 - Programs for Dislocated Forest Products Workers.|50.70.040 - Recruitment—Career orientation services—Career counseling.

RCW 50.70.040 Recruitment—Career orientation services—Career counseling.(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 § 8.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.
WA Rev Code § 50.70.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.70 - Programs for Dislocated Forest Products Workers.|50.70.050 - Department of natural resources duties.

RCW 50.70.050 Department of natural resources duties.(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 § 9.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.
WA Rev Code § 50.70.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.70 - Programs for Dislocated Forest Products Workers.|50.70.901 - Conflict with federal requirements—1991 c 315.

RCW 50.70.901 Conflict with federal requirements—1991 c 315.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 § 32.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.010 - Legislative findings.

RCW 50.72.010 Legislative findings.(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 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.020 - Definitions.

RCW 50.72.020 Definitions.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 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.030 - Commissioner's duties—Education and employment training grants.

RCW 50.72.030 Commissioner's duties—Education and employment training grants.The Washington youthbuild program is established within the department. The commissioner, in cooperation and consultation with the director of the *department of community, trade, and economic development, 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.[ 1994 sp.s. c 3 § 3.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
WA Rev Code § 50.72.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.040 - Education and employment training grants—Eligible activities.

RCW 50.72.040 Education and employment training grants—Eligible activities.(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 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.050 - Participation time limits—Educational services and activities requirement.

RCW 50.72.050 Participation time limits—Educational services and activities requirement.(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 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.060 - Grant applications—Requirements.

RCW 50.72.060 Grant applications—Requirements.(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 § 13045; 1994 sp.s. c 3 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 50.72.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.72 - Youthbuild Program.|50.72.070 - Grant applicants—Information required—Evaluation reports.

RCW 50.72.070 Grant applicants—Information required—Evaluation reports.(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 § 103; 1994 sp.s. c 3 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 50.75.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.75 - H-2a Temporary Agriculture Program.|50.75.005 - Intent.

RCW 50.75.005 Intent.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 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 50.75.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.75 - H-2a Temporary Agriculture Program.|50.75.010 - Definitions.

RCW 50.75.010 Definitions.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 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 50.75.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50 - Unemployment Compensation|Chapter 50.75 - H-2a Temporary Agriculture Program.|50.75.020 - Office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services—Creation—Duties.

RCW 50.75.020 Office of agricultural and seasonal workforce services—Creation—Duties.(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 § 3.]