Section 296-19A-625 - What if an eligible worker elects Option 2 after starting the retraining plan?(1) If the worker's plan was approved on or after July 31, 2015, the worker can elect Option 2 at any point within the following time period: * Beginning with the date of plan approval or the department's determination that a disputed plan is valid; and
* Ending the fifteenth day after completion of the first academic quarter or three months' training.
(2) However, if the worker specified in subsection (1) of this section elects Option 2 after starting the Option 1 retraining plan the following will occur: (a)The training funds will be reduced by the amount of tuition and related charges expended during the Option 1 retraining plan; and(b)The nine-month vocational Option 2 award will be reduced by the amount the worker was paid for time-loss days starting with the first date of Option 1 retraining through the date the department received the worker's Option 2 election.Wash. Admin. Code § 296-19A-625
Adopted by WSR 16-03-060, Filed 1/19/2016, effective 2/19/2016