State of Washington
Department of Corrections

This Amendment

Contract No. K8262
Amendment No. 6

is made by the state of Washington, Department of Corrections,

hereinafter referred to as Department, for the purpose of unilaterally amending the abovereferenced Contract, heretofore entered into between the Department and The Transition
House, Inc.
WHEREAS the 65th Legislature passed, and the Governor signed SSB 5883, the 2017 -2019
Biennium Operating Budget on 6/30/2017;
WHEREAS, that Operating Budget in Section 220, directed the Department to revise its
agreements and contracts to include a provision that requires each Contractor to agree to
equality among its workers by ensuring similarly employed individuals are compensated
equally;
NOW THEREFORE, the following provision is added to the above referenced Contract;
EQUALITY IN COMPENSATION
The contractor must ensure that similarly employed individuals in its workforce are compensated as
equals, consistent with the following:
a. Employees are similarly employed if the individuals work for the same employer, the
performance of the job requires comparable skill, effort, and responsibility, and the jobs are
performed under similar working conditions. Job titles alone are not determinative of
whether employees are similarly employed;
b. Contractor may allow differentials in compensation for its workers based in good faith on any
of the following:
(I) A seniority system; a merit system; a system that measures earnings by quantity
or quality of production; a bona fide job-related factor or factors; or a bona fide
regional difference in compensation levels.
(II) A bona fide job-related factor or factors may include, but not be limited to,
education, training, or experience, that is: Consistent with business necessity; not
based on or derived from a gender-based differential; and accounts for the entire
differential.

State of Washington
Department of Corrections

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(III) A bona fide regional difference in compensation level must be: Consistent with
business necessity; not based on or derived from a gender-based differential; and
account for the entire differential.
This Contract may be terminated if the Department determines that the contractor is not in
compliance with this provision.
The effective date of this amendment is July 1, 2017. All other terms and conditions contained
in the Contract and any amendments thereto shall remain in full force and effect.
This Contract Amendment, consisting of two (2) page, is executed by the person signing below
who warrants that they have the authority to execute this Contract Amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

(Signature)

John R. Nispel
(Printed Name)

Contracts Administrator
(Title)

Approved as to Form:
This amendment format was approved
by the Office of the Attorney General.
Approval on file.

State of Washington
Department of Corrections

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