WAC 192-210-005   Definitions -- Educational employees.  (1) Contract. An agreement that is binding on an educational institution to provide work and on an individual to perform services.

     (2) Faculty. A teacher, counselor, librarian, or other position with similar training, experience and level of responsibility.

     (3) Full-time employment. Employment designated as full time for or at the educational institution under a collective bargaining agreement, individual hiring contract, or other agreement (including institutional policies), as provided in RCW 50.04.310(2). For faculty at public institutions, the hiring contract, agreement or institutional policy must be consistent with the provisions of RCW 28A.405.210 (kindergarten through twelfth grade), RCW 28B.50.851 (community and technical colleges), RCW 28B.35.120 (regional universities), or RCW 28B.20.130 (other colleges and universities).

     (4) Under the same terms and conditions of employment. This includes economic conditions of employment such as wages, duration of contract, hours of work, and general nature of the work. It does not include other conditions and details such as the specific work location, duties, or assignment. The position need not be identical to the previous position to meet this test. A position would be considered to be under the same terms and conditions of employment if it is of similar type or classification, with similar pay, fringe benefits, hours of work, general type of work, and duration of employment.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010 and 50.12.040. 07-22-055, § 192-210-005, filed 11/1/07, effective 12/2/07; 02-19-009, § 192-210-005, filed 9/5/02, effective 10/6/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 50.12.010, 50.12.040 and 50.20.010. 99-18-066, § 192-210-005, filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99.]