Each agency subject to the provisions of this chapter shall:

Terms Used In Washington Code 41.06.410

  • Agency: means an office, department, board, commission, or other separate unit or division, however designated, of the state government and all personnel thereof; it includes any unit of state government established by law, the executive officer or members of which are either elected or appointed, upon which the statutes confer powers and impose duties in connection with operations of either a governmental or proprietary nature. See Washington Code 41.06.020
  • Career development: means the progressive development of employee capabilities to facilitate productivity, job satisfaction, and upward mobility through work assignments as well as education and training that are both state-sponsored and are achieved by individual employee efforts, all of which shall be consistent with the needs and obligations of the state and its agencies. See Washington Code 41.06.020
  • Department: means an agency of government that has as its governing officer a person, or combination of persons such as a commission, board, or council, by law empowered to operate the agency responsible either to (a) no other public officer or (b) the governor. See Washington Code 41.06.020
  • Training: means activities designed to develop job-related knowledge and skills of employees. See Washington Code 41.06.020
(1) Prepare an employee training and career development plan which shall at least meet minimum standards established by the department of enterprise services;
(2) Provide for training and career development for its employees in accordance with the agency plan;
(3) Budget for training and career development in accordance with procedures of the office of financial management.

NOTES:

Effective datePurpose2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.
Short titleHeadings, captions not lawSeverabilityEffective dates2002 c 354: See RCW 41.80.907 through 41.80.910.
Severability1980 c 118: See note following RCW 41.06.010.