RCW 43.43.340
Eligible list, and promotions therefrom—Affirmative action.
(1) The names of all officers who have passed examinations satisfactorily shall be placed on an eligible list in the order of the grade attained in the examinations. The chief, or the committee mentioned in RCW 43.43.330 at the chief's request, may determine the lowest examination grade which will qualify an officer for inclusion of his or her name on an eligible list. Examination papers shall be graded promptly and an eligible list shall be made up immediately thereafter. All officers taking an examination shall be informed of the grade earned.
(2) After an eligible list is made up all promotions shall be made from the five top names on the applicable list, and if needed to comply with affirmative action goals three additional names referred under subsection (3) of this section. Not all three additional names need be promoted at the time they are referred and they may be referred more than once. Each officer shall be informed in writing as his or her name is included in the top five on an eligible list or referred under subsection (3) of this section. No officer whose name appears within the top five on any eligible list shall be passed over for promotion more than three times.
(3) If the vacancy to be filled is identified as part of the state patrol's affirmative action goals as established under its affirmative action plan, the chief may refer for consideration up to three additional names per vacancy of individuals who are on the eligible list and who are members of one or more of the protected groups under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and chapter 49.60 RCW, or for federal contract compliance purposes, veterans and disabled veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, Title 41 C.F.R., chapter 60, part 60-250.
The three additional names referred for each vacancy shall be the top three members of the protected groups designated by the chief for referral for that vacancy in accordance with the state patrol's affirmative action goals. These names shall be drawn in rank order from the remaining names of protected group members on the eligible list, after ranking by examination grade. For each vacancy, a total of three supplementary names may be referred.
(4) After having qualified for promotion hereunder an officer must pass a medical examination and must be certified as to physical fitness to perform the duties of the advanced position by one of three doctors designated by the chief of the Washington state patrol.
(5) The state patrol shall consult with the human rights commission in the development of rules pertaining to affirmative action. The state patrol shall transmit a report annually to the human rights commission which states the progress the state patrol has made in meeting affirmative action goals and timetables.
[ 1985 c 365 § 6; 1965 c 8 § 43.43.340. Prior: 1949 c 192 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6362-61b.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - State Government—Executive
Chapter 43.43 - Washington State Patrol.
43.43.005 - Comprehensive outreach and marketing strategic plan.
43.43.012 - Chief for a day program.
43.43.013 - Donations, gifts, conveyances, devises, and grants.
43.43.015 - Affirmative action.
43.43.020 - Appointment of personnel.
43.43.030 - Powers and duties—Peace officers.
43.43.037 - Legislature—Security and protection—Duty to provide.
43.43.040 - Disability of patrol officers.
43.43.050 - Tenure of patrol officers.
43.43.060 - Suspension or demotion of probationary officers.
43.43.080 - Criminal complaint—Authority to suspend officer—Hearing.
43.43.090 - Procedure at hearing.
43.43.110 - Reinstatement on acquittal.
43.43.111 - Patrol officer vehicle accidents.
43.43.112 - Private law enforcement off-duty employment—Guidelines.
43.43.115 - Real property—Sale or disposal of surplus—Distribution of proceeds.
43.43.120 - Patrol retirement system—Definitions.
43.43.130 - Retirement fund created—Membership.
43.43.135 - Membership in more than one retirement system.
43.43.138 - Establishing, restoring service credit.
43.43.139 - Membership while serving as state legislator—Conditions.
43.43.142 - Retirement board abolished—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
43.43.165 - Board may receive contributions from any source.
43.43.220 - Retirement fund—Expenses.
43.43.230 - Total service credit.
43.43.233 - Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
43.43.235 - Service credit for paid leave of absence.
43.43.250 - Retirement of members.
43.43.260 - Benefits—Military service credit.
43.43.263 - Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.
43.43.264 - Benefit calculation—Limitation.
43.43.274 - Minimum retirement allowance—Annual adjustment.
43.43.278 - Retirement option.
43.43.286 - Rights reserved to the legislature—No future contractual rights.
43.43.290 - Status in case of disablement.
43.43.295 - Accumulated contributions—Payment upon death of member.
43.43.315 - Optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit.
43.43.320 - Penalty for falsification.
43.43.330 - Examinations for promotion.
43.43.340 - Eligible list, and promotions therefrom—Affirmative action.
43.43.350 - Determination of eligibility for examination for promotion.
43.43.360 - Probationary period.
43.43.370 - Staff or technical officers.
43.43.380 - Minimum salaries—Report.
43.43.390 - Bicycle awareness program—Generally.
43.43.395 - Ignition interlock devices—Standards—Compliance.
43.43.3952 - Ignition interlock devices—Officer required to report violations—Liability.
43.43.396 - Ignition interlock devices—Fee schedule and fee collection—Report—Fee deposit.
43.43.400 - Aquatic invasive species inspection and training.
43.43.480 - Routine traffic enforcement information.
43.43.500 - Crime information center—Established—Purpose—Functions.
43.43.530 - Crime information center—Cost of terminal facilities.
43.43.540 - Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Central registry—Reimbursement to counties.
43.43.545 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
43.43.550 - Traffic safety education officers—Powers—Pay and reimbursement.
43.43.560 - Automatic fingerprint information system—Report.
43.43.580 - Firearms background check unit—Automated firearms background check system—Fee.
43.43.585 - Washington background check advisory board.
43.43.590 - State firearms background check system account.
43.43.600 - Drug control assistance unit—Created.
43.43.610 - Drug control assistance unit—Duties.
43.43.630 - Drug control assistance unit—Use of existing facilities and systems.
43.43.640 - Drug control assistance unit—Certain investigators exempt from state civil service act.
43.43.650 - Drug control assistance unit—Employment of necessary personnel.
43.43.655 - Drug control assistance unit—Special narcotics enforcement unit.
43.43.670 - Bureau of forensic laboratory services—Powers—Priorities.
43.43.680 - Controlled substance, simulator solution analysis—Prima facie evidence.
43.43.690 - Crime laboratory analysis fee—Court imposition—Collection.
43.43.700 - Identification and criminal history section.
43.43.705 - Identification data—Processing procedure—Definitions.
43.43.710 - Availability of information.
43.43.715 - Identification—Cooperation with other criminal justice agencies.
43.43.720 - Local identification and records systems—Assistance.
43.43.725 - Records as evidence.
43.43.730 - Records—Inspection—Copying—Requests for purge or modification—Appeals.
43.43.740 - Photographing and fingerprinting—Transmittal of data.
43.43.742 - Submission of fingerprints taken from persons for noncriminal purposes—Fees.
43.43.750 - Use of force to obtain identification information—Liability.
43.43.751 - Biological samples for missing persons investigations.
43.43.752 - DNA identification system—Plan—Report.
43.43.753 - Findings—DNA identification system—DNA database—DNA data bank.
43.43.7532 - DNA identification system—DNA database account.
43.43.7541 - DNA identification system—Collection of biological samples—Fee.
43.43.756 - DNA identification system—Analysis, assistance, and testimony services.
43.43.758 - DNA identification system—Local law enforcement systems—Limitations.
43.43.759 - DNA identification system—Rule-making requirements.
43.43.760 - Personal identification—Requests—Purpose—Applicants—Fee.
43.43.762 - Criminal street gang database—Information exempt from public disclosure.
43.43.765 - Reports of transfer, release or changes as to committed or imprisoned persons—Records.
43.43.770 - Unidentified deceased persons.
43.43.775 - Interagency contracts.
43.43.780 - Transfer of records, data, equipment to section.
43.43.785 - Criminal justice services—Consolidation—Establishment of program.
43.43.800 - Criminal justice services programs—Duties of executive committee.
43.43.830 - Background checks—Access to children or vulnerable persons—Definitions.
43.43.8321 - Background checks—Dissemination of conviction record information.
43.43.833 - Background checks—State immunity.
43.43.836 - Disclosure to individual of own record—Fee.
43.43.838 - Record checks—Transcript of conviction record—Fees—Immunity—Rules.
43.43.839 - Fingerprint identification account.
43.43.850 - Organized crime intelligence unit—Created.
43.43.852 - "Organized crime" defined.
43.43.854 - Powers and duties of organized crime intelligence unit.
43.43.870 - Missing children clearinghouse and hotline, duties of state patrol.
43.43.874 - Missing and murdered indigenous women, other indigenous persons—Liaison positions.
43.43.876 - Missing and murdered indigenous women, other indigenous persons—Protocol—Training.
43.43.885 - Scrap metal no-buy list database program.
43.43.912 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
43.43.930 - State fire protection services—Intent.
43.43.934 - Director of fire protection—Duties.
43.43.938 - Director of fire protection—Appointment—Duties.
43.43.940 - Fire service training program—Grants and bequests.
43.43.942 - Fire service training—Fees and fee schedules.
43.43.944 - Fire service training account.
43.43.946 - Fire services trust fund.
43.43.948 - Fire services trust fund—Expenditures.
43.43.950 - Fire service training center bond retirement account of 1977.
43.43.952 - Arson investigation information system—Findings—Intent.
43.43.960 - State fire service mobilization—Definitions.
43.43.961 - State fire service mobilization—Legislative declaration and intent.
43.43.964 - State fire service mobilization—Development of reimbursement procedures.
43.43.970 - Law enforcement mobilization—Definitions.
43.43.973 - State law enforcement mobilization—State law enforcement coordinator—Duties.