Interns — Effect of employment experience — Rights of reversion — Fringe benefits — Sick and vacation leave.

The director of personnel shall adopt rules to provide that:

(1) Successful completion of an internship under RCW 43.06.420 shall be considered as employment experience at the level at which the intern was placed;

(2) Persons leaving classified or exempt positions in state government in order to take an internship under RCW 43.06.420: (a) Have the right of reversion to the previous position at any time during the internship or upon completion of the internship; and (b) shall continue to receive all fringe benefits as if they had never left their classified or exempt positions;

(3) Participants in the undergraduate internship program who were not public employees prior to accepting a position in the program receive sick leave allowances commensurate with other state employees;

(4) Participants in the executive fellows program who were not public employees prior to accepting a position in the program receive sick and vacation leave allowances commensurate with other state employees.

[2002 c 354 § 229; 1993 c 281 § 48; 1985 c 442 § 4.]

Notes: Short title -- Headings, captions not law -- Severability -- Effective dates -- 2002 c 354: See RCW 41.80.907 through 41.80.910.

Effective date -- 1993 c 281: See note following RCW 41.06.022.

Construction -- Severability -- 1985 c 442: See notes following RCW 43.06.410.

State internship program -- Positions exempt from chapter 41.06 RCW: RCW 41.06.088.