Washington Revised Code Title 43. State Government--Executive § 43.06.425. Interns--Effect of employment experience--Rights of reversion--Fringe benefits--Sick and vacation leave

(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.