Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 50 Unemployment Compensation - Chapter 50.65 Washington Service Corps

50.65.010 Legislative findings
The legislature finds that: (1) The unemployment rate in the state of Washington is the highest since the great depression, with a significantly higher rate ...

50.65.020 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department. ...

50.65.030 Washington service corps established -- Commissioner's duties
The Washington service corps is established within the employment security department. The commissioner shall: (1) Appoint a director and other personnel as necessary to carry ...

50.65.040 Washington service corps -- Criteria for enrollment
The commissioner may select and enroll in the Washington service corps program any person who is at least eighteen years of age but has not ...

50.65.050 Washington service corps -- List of local youth employment opportunities
The commissioner shall use existing local offices of the employment security department or contract with independent, private nonprofit agencies in a local community to establish ...

50.65.060 Washington service corps -- Placement under work agreements
Placements in the Washington service corps shall be made in supervising agencies under work agreements as provided under this chapter and shall include those assignments ...

50.65.065 Work agreements -- Requirements
For each enrollee, the work agreements, or combination of work agreements, developed under RCW 50.65.060 shall: (1) Include a variety of experiences consisting of: Indoor ...

50.65.070 Enrollees not to displace current workers
The assignment of enrollees shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, ...

50.65.080 Commissioner to seek assistance for Washington service corps
The commissioner shall seek and may accept, on behalf of the Washington service corps, charitable donations of cash and other assistance including, but not limited ...

50.65.090 Authority for income-generating projects -- Disposition of income
The commissioner may enter into income-generating projects with public or private organizations to further the purposes of this chapter. Moneys received from contractual projects qualifying ...

50.65.100 Work agreements -- Nondiscrimination
All parties entering into work agreements under this chapter shall agree that they will not discriminate in the providing of any service on the basis ...

50.65.110 Enrollees -- Training and subsistence allowance -- Medical insurance and medical aid -- Notice of coverage
The compensation received shall be considered a training and subsistence allowance. Comprehensive medical insurance, and medical aid shall be paid for the enrollees in the ...

50.65.120 Exemption of enrollees from unemployment compensation coverage
The services of enrollees placed with supervising agencies described in chapter 50.44 RCW are exempt from unemployment compensation coverage under *RCW 50.44.040(5) and the enrollees ...

50.65.130 Federal and private sector funds and grants
In addition to any other power, duty, or function described by law or rule, the employment security department, through the program established under this chapter, ...

50.65.138 Use of funds for enrollees and projects in distressed areas -- Service corps
Sixty percent of the general funds available to the service corps program shall be for enrollees from distressed areas and for projects in distressed areas. ...

50.65.143 Limitation on use of funds for administration -- Service corps
(1) Not more than fifteen percent of the funds available for the service corps shall be expended for administrative costs. For the purposes of this ...

50.65.150 Washington service corps scholarship account -- Created -- Use
The Washington service corps scholarship account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall consist of a portion of Washington service ...

50.65.200 Washington serves -- Findings -- Declaration
The legislature finds that: (1) Budget constraints are causing severe gaps and reductions in vital services to local communities and citizens. Some of these gaps ...

50.65.210 Washington serves -- Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the employment security department. ...

50.65.220 Washington serves -- Program -- Created -- Procedure -- Intent
There is hereby created within the employment security department a program for full-time community service that shall be known and referred to as the Washington ...

50.65.230 Washington serves -- Applicants -- Eligibility
(1) Applicants to the Washington serves program shall be at least twenty-one years of age and a resident of Washington state. (2) Applicants may apply ...

50.65.240 Washington serves -- Disqualification for Washington service corps participation
No individual may participate in the Washington serves program created by chapter 7, Laws of 1993 sp. sess., if the person has previously participated for ...

50.65.250 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Selection -- Placement
(1) Program volunteers shall be selected from among qualified individuals submitting applications for full-time service at such time, in such form, and containing such information ...

50.65.260 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Support
(1) Volunteers accepted into the Washington serves program and placed in an approved agency, program, or activity, shall be provided a monthly subsistence allowance in ...

50.65.270 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Medical benefits -- Benefit limits
Within available funds, medical aid coverage under chapter 51.36 RCW and medical insurance shall be provided to all volunteers under this program. The department shall ...

50.65.280 Washington serves -- Displacement of current workers prohibited
The assignment of volunteers under the Washington serves program shall not result in the displacement of currently employed workers, including partial displacement such as would ...

50.65.290 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Unemployment compensation coverage limited
The services of volunteers placed with participating agencies described in chapter 50.44 RCW are not eligible for unemployment compensation coverage. Each volunteer shall be so ...

50.65.300 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Assistance to defer student loan payments
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may assist any volunteer serving full-time under the Washington serves program in obtaining a service deferment of federally funded ...

50.65.310 Washington serves -- Volunteers -- Subsequent development of skills and experience -- Recognition
The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may provide or arrange for educational, vocational, or job counseling for program volunteers at the end of their period ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

50.65.902 Severability -- 1983 1st ex.s. c 50
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

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 ...

50.65.904 Severability -- 1987 c 167
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

50.65.905 Effective date -- 1987 c 167
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public ...

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 ...

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.] ...

50.65.908 Severability -- 1993 sp.s. c 7
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...