RCW 41.50.130 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 130
RCW 41.50.130: Correction of retirement systems' records—Adjustment in payment of benefits—Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may at any time correct errors appearing in the records of the retirement systems listed in RCW 41.50.030 . Should any error in such records result in any member, beneficiary, or other person or entity receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to had the records been correct, the director, subject to the conditions set forth in this section, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the benefit to which such member, beneficiary, or other person or entity was correctly entitled shall be paid in accordance with the following: (a) In the case of underpayments to a member or beneficiary, the retirement system shall correct all future payments from the point of error detection, and shall compute the additional payment due for the allowable prior period which shall be paid in a lump sum by the appropriate retirement system. (b) In the case of overpayments to a retiree or other beneficiary, the retirement system shall adjust the payment so that the retiree or beneficiary receives the benefit to which he or she is correctly entitled. The retiree or beneficiary shall either repay the overpayment in a lump sum within ninety days of notification or, if he or she is entitled to a continuing benefit, elect to have that benefit actuarially reduced by an amount equal to the overpayment. The retiree or beneficiary is not responsible for repaying the overpayment if the employer is liable under RCW 41.50.139 or 41.26.570 . (c) In the case of overpayments to a person or entity other than a member or beneficiary, the overpayment shall constitute a debt from the person or entity to the department, recovery of which shall not be barred by laches or statute of limitations. (2) Except in the case of actual fraud or overpayments under RCW 41.26.570 , in the case of overpayments to a member or beneficiary, the benefits shall be adjusted to reflect only the amount of overpayments made within three years of discovery of the error, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in chapter 4.16 RCW. (3) Except in the case of actual fraud, no monthly benefit shall be reduced by more than fifty percent of the member's or beneficiary's corrected benefit. Any overpayment not recovered due to the inability to actuarially reduce a member's benefit due to: (a) The provisions of this subsection; or (b) the fact that the retiree's monthly retirement allowance is less than the monthly payment required to effectuate an actuarial reduction, shall constitute a claim against the estate of a member, beneficiary, or other person or entity in receipt of an overpayment. (4) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, obligations of employers or members until paid to the department shall constitute a debt from the employer or member to the department, recovery of which shall not be barred by laches or statutes of limitation.
RCW 41.59.031 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 59 / Section 031
RCW 41.59.031: Application of chapter to charter schools.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW. Any bargaining unit or units established at the charter school must be limited to employees working in the charter school and must be separate from other bargaining units in school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education. Any charter school established under chapter 28A.710 RCW is a separate employer from any school district, including the school district in which it is located.
RCW 41.05.009 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 009
RCW 41.05.009: Determination of public employee eligibility for benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority, or an employing agency at the authority's direction, shall initially determine and periodically review whether a public employee is eligible for benefits pursuant to the criteria established under this chapter. (2) An employing agency shall inform a public employee in writing whether or not he or she is eligible for benefits when initially determined and upon any subsequent change, including notice of the public employee's right to an appeal.
RCW 41.35.235 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 235
RCW 41.35.235: Purchase of life annuity benefit.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time of retirement, a plan 2 or plan 3 member may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the school employees' retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund established in RCW 41.50.075 . A minimum payment of five thousand dollars is required. (2) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing an annuity under this section must pay all of the cost with an eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. (a) The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all eligible rollovers and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law. (b) For the purposes of this subsection (2), "eligible retirement plan" means a tax qualified plan offered by a governmental employer. (3) The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal this section in the future.
RCW 41.40.028 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 028
RCW 41.40.028: Nonelective position employees employed for at least nine months—Deemed in eligible position, when.
Status: in_force

Any person who has been employed in a nonelective position for at least nine months and who has made member contributions required under this chapter throughout such period, shall be deemed to have been in an eligible position during such period of employment.
RCW 41.37.155 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 37 / Section 155
RCW 41.37.155: Benefit calculation—Limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) The annual compensation taken into account in calculating retiree benefits under this system shall not exceed the limits imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the federal internal revenue code for qualified trusts. (2) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
RCW 41.58.005 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 58 / Section 005
RCW 41.58.005: Intent—Construction.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature by the adoption of chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. to provide, in the area of public employment, for the more uniform and impartial (a) adjustment and settlement of complaints, grievances, and disputes arising out of employer-employee relations and, (b) selection and certification of bargaining representatives by transferring jurisdiction of such matters to the public employment relations commission from other boards and commissions. It is further the intent of the legislature, by such transfer, to achieve more efficient and expert administration of public labor relations administration and to thereby ensure the public of quality public services. (2) Nothing contained in chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. shall be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing bargaining agreement. (3) Nothing contained in chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. shall be construed to alter any power or authority regarding the scope of collective bargaining in the employment areas affected by chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess., but chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. shall be construed as transferring existing jurisdiction and authority to the public employment relations commission. (4) Nothing contained in chapter 296, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. shall be construed to prohibit the consideration or adjustment of complaints or grievances by the public employer.
RCW 41.40.078 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 078
RCW 41.40.078: Judicial review in accordance with administrative procedure act.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of any final decision and order by the director is governed by the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 41.40.1041 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 1041
RCW 41.40.1041: Prior service for plan 2 or 3 members—One-half service credit.
Status: in_force

(1) By no later than December 31, 2010, the department shall recalculate service credit for periods of qualifying prior service by an eligible member, as provided for in this section. (2) An eligible member is a member of plan 2 or 3 who is active in the retirement system and who earns service credit after June 10, 2010, and before September 1, 2010. (3) A qualifying period of prior service is a school year prior to January 1, 1987, in which the member: (a) Was employed in an eligible position by a school district or districts, educational service district, the *state school for the deaf, the state school for the blind, an institution of higher education, or a community college; (b) Earned earnable compensation for at least six hundred thirty hours as determined by the department; (c) Received less than six months of service credit; and (d) Has not withdrawn service credit for the school year or has restored any withdrawn service credit for the school year. (4) The department shall recalculate service credit for qualifying periods of prior service for an eligible member as follows: (a) The member shall receive one-half service credit month for each month of the period from September through August of the following year if he or she earned earnable compensation during that period for at least six hundred thirty hours as determined by the department, and was employed nine months of that period; and (b) A member's service credit shall not be reduced under this section for a qualifying period of prior service.
RCW 41.37.020 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 37 / Section 020
RCW 41.37.020: Membership.
Status: in_force

Membership in the retirement system shall consist of all regularly compensated public safety employees who are members as defined in *RCW 41.37.010 (5), with the following exceptions: (1) Persons in ineligible positions; (2)(a) Persons holding elective offices or persons appointed directly by the governor to statewide elective offices: PROVIDED, That such persons shall have the option of continuing membership during such periods of employment: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That any persons holding or who have held elective offices or persons appointed by the governor who are members in the retirement system and who have, prior to becoming such members, previously held an elective office, and did not at the start of such initial or successive terms of office exercise their option to become members, may apply for membership to be effective during such term or terms of office, and shall be allowed to establish the service credit applicable to such term or terms of office upon payment of the employee contributions therefor by the employee with interest as determined by the director and employer contributions therefor by the employer or employee with interest as determined by the director: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That all contributions with interest submitted by the employee under this subsection shall be placed in the employee's individual account in the employee's savings fund and be treated as any other contribution made by the employee, with the exception that any contributions submitted by the employee in payment of the employer's obligation, together with the interest the director may apply to the employer's contribution, shall not be considered part of the member's annuity for any purpose except withdrawal of contributions; (b) A member holding elective office who has elected to apply for membership pursuant to (a) of this subsection and who later wishes to be eligible for a retirement allowance shall have the option of ending his or her membership in the retirement system. A member wishing to end his or her membership under this subsection must file on a form supplied by the department a statement indicating that the member agrees to irrevocably abandon any claim for service for future periods served as an elected official. A member who receives more than fifteen thousand dollars per year in compensation for his or her elective service, adjusted annually for inflation by the director, is not eligible for the option provided by this subsection (2)(b); (3) Retirement system retirees: PROVIDED, That following reemployment in an eligible position, a retiree may elect to prospectively become a member of the retirement system if otherwise eligible; (4) Persons enrolled in state-approved apprenticeship programs, authorized under chapter 49.04 RCW, and who are employed by employers to earn hours to complete such apprenticeship programs, if the employee is a member of a union-sponsored retirement plan and is making contributions to such a retirement plan or if the employee is a member of a Taft-Hartley retirement plan; (5) Persons rendering professional services to an employer on a fee, retainer, or contract basis or when the income from these services is less than fifty percent of the gross income received from the person's practice of a profession; and (6) Employees who (a) are not citizens of the United States, (b) are not covered by chapter 41.48 RCW, (c) are not excluded from membership under this chapter or chapter 41.04 RCW, (d) are residents of this state, and (e) make an irrevocable election to be excluded from membership, in writing, which is submitted to the director within thirty days after employment in an eligible position.
RCW 41.26.048 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 048
RCW 41.26.048: Special death benefit—Death in the course of employment—Death from disease or infection arising from employment—Annual adjustment.
Status: in_force

(1) A two hundred fourteen thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or domestic partner as if in fact such spouse or domestic partner had been nominated by written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse or domestic partner, then to such member's legal representatives. (2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only when death occurs: (a) As a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment; or (b) as a result of an occupational disease or infection that arises naturally and proximately out of employment covered under this chapter. The determination of eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW by the department of labor and industries. There is no statute of limitations for this benefit. The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050 . (3) The department of labor and industries shall determine eligibility under subsection (2) of this section for the special death benefit for any beneficiaries who were denied the special death benefit for failing to meet the statute of limitations under Title 51 RCW. If the department of labor and industries determines the beneficiary is eligible for the special death benefit the department must provide the beneficiary an option to reelect their pension benefit under RCW 41.26.510 (2) and if the member elects an ongoing pension benefit the department must pay the beneficiary retroactive to the date of the member's death. (4)(a) Beginning July 1, 2010, and every year thereafter, the department shall determine the following information: (i) The index for the 2008 calendar year, to be known as "index A;" (ii) The index for the calendar year prior to the date of determination, to be known as "index B;" and (iii) The ratio obtained when index B is divided by index A. (b) The value of the ratio obtained shall be the annual adjustment to the original death benefit and shall be applied beginning every July 1st. In no event, however, shall the annual adjustment: (i) Produce a benefit which is lower than two hundred fourteen thousand dollars; (ii) Exceed three percent in the initial annual adjustment; or (iii) Differ from the previous year's annual adjustment by more than three percent. (c) For the purposes of this section, "index" means, for any calendar year, that year's average consumer price index — Seattle, Washington area for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor.
RCW 41.76.025 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 76 / Section 025
RCW 41.76.025: Bargaining unit determination—Hearings.
Status: in_force

In any dispute concerning membership in the bargaining unit or the allocation of employees or positions to a bargaining unit, the commission, after a hearing or hearings, shall determine the dispute.
RCW 41.06.350 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 350
RCW 41.06.350: Acceptance of federal funds authorized.
Status: in_force

The director is authorized to receive federal funds now available or hereafter made available for the assistance and improvement of public personnel administration, which may be expended in addition to the personnel service fund established by RCW 41.06.280 .
RCW 41.28.080 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 28 / Section 080
RCW 41.28.080: Board of administration—Members—Duties—Fiscal affairs.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created and established a board of administration in each city coming under this chapter, which shall, under the provisions of this chapter and the direction of the city council or city commission, administer the retirement system and the retirement fund created by this chapter. Under and pursuant to the direction of the city council or city commission, the board shall provide for the proper investment of the moneys in the said retirement fund. (2) The board of administration shall consist of seven members, as follows: Three members appointed by the regular appointing authority of the city, and three employees who are eligible to membership in the retirement system, to be elected by the employees. The above six members shall appoint the seventh member. (3) The investment of all or any part of the retirement fund shall be subject to chapter 35.39 RCW. (4) Subject to such provisions as may be prescribed by law for the deposit of municipal funds in banks, cash belonging to the retirement fund may be deposited in any licensed national bank or in any bank, banks or corporations authorized or licensed to do a banking business and organized under the laws of the state of Washington. (5) The city treasurer shall be the custodian of the retirement fund. All payments from said fund shall be made by the city treasurer but only upon warrant duly executed by the city comptroller. (6) Except as herein provided, no member and no employee of the board of administration shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in the making of any investments from the retirement fund, or in the gains or profits accruing therefrom. And no member or employee of said board, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of its funds or deposits or in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by said board; nor shall any member or employee of said board become an endorser or surety or become in any manner an obligor for moneys invested by the board.
RCW 41.26.432 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 432
RCW 41.26.432: Additional service credit purchase—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.26.430 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit. (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit. (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
RCW 41.26.291 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 291
RCW 41.26.291: Lump sum defined benefit—Payable January 31, 2023.
Status: in_force

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(1) Law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 1 active members, term-vested members, retirees, and survivors eligible for benefits under the plan 1 provisions of this chapter on June 9, 2022, shall be eligible to receive the plan 1 lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month payable by January 31, 2023. (a) Members who retired for an in the line of duty disability under RCW 41.26.120 shall receive the greater of the lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month or a lump sum defined benefit of $20,000. (b) A member's beneficiary is eligible for an in the line of duty death benefit under RCW 41.26.048 . If there is more than one eligible beneficiary the lump sum defined benefit will be distributed in accordance with RCW 41.26.048 . (c) If the member is deceased the member's survivor beneficiary under RCW 41.26.160 is eligible for this lump sum defined benefit. (2) If a member is active or term-vested, interest on the lump sum defined benefit as determined by the director of retirement systems shall accumulate from January 1, 2023, until distribution to the participant upon retirement from service or for disability. For the purposes of this section, a "term-vested member" is a member who has rendered five years of service, has not withdrawn his or her member contributions, and who has not applied for retirement. (3) If a member dies after June 9, 2022, but before distribution of the lump sum defined benefit created in this section occurs, the distribution shall be made according to the member's beneficiary designation under this chapter. (4) The lump sum defined benefit created in this section is subject to RCW 41.26.053 .
RCW 41.80.300 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 80 / Section 300
RCW 41.80.300: Uniformed personnel—Higher education—Intent—Purpose.
Status: in_force

The intent and purpose of RCW 41.80.310 through 41.80.370 is to recognize that there exists a public policy in the state of Washington against strikes by uniformed personnel as a means of settling their labor disputes; that the uninterrupted and dedicated service of these classes of employees is vital to the welfare and public safety of the state of Washington; and that to promote such dedicated and uninterrupted public service there should exist an effective and adequate alternative means of settling disputes.
RCW 41.28.170 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 28 / Section 170
RCW 41.28.170: Optional allowances.
Status: in_force

A member may elect to receive, in lieu of the retirement allowance provided for in RCW 41.28.130 , its actuarial equivalent in the form of a lesser retirement allowance, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of one of the options set forth below in this section. Election of any option must be made by written application filed with the board of administration at least thirty days in advance of retirement as provided in RCW 41.28.120 , and shall not be effective unless approved by the board prior to retirement of the member. Option A. The lesser retirement allowance shall be payable to the member throughout his or her life: PROVIDED, That if he or she die before he or she receive in annuity payments referred to in RCW 41.28.130 (1)(a), a total amount equal to the amount of his or her accumulated contributions as it was at the date of his or her retirement, the balance of such accumulated contributions shall be paid in one sum to his or her estate or to such person having an insurable interest in his or her life as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board. Option B. The lesser retirement allowance shall be payable to a member throughout his or her life: PROVIDED, That if he or she die before he or she receive in annuity payments referred to in RCW 41.28.130 (1)(a), a total amount equal to the amount of his or her accumulated contributions as it was at the date of his or her retirement, the said annuity payments resulting from his or her accumulated contributions shall be continued and paid to his or her estate or such person, having an insurable interest in his or her life, as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board until the total amount of annuity payments shall equal the amount of his or her accumulated contributions as it was at the date of his or her retirement. Option C. The member shall elect a "guaranteed period" of any number of years. If he or she dies before the lesser retirement allowance has been paid to him or her for the number of years elected by him or her as the "guaranteed period", the lesser retirement allowance shall be continued to the end of the "guaranteed period", and during such continuation shall be paid to his or her estate or to such person having an insurable interest in his or her life as he or she shall nominate by written designation duly executed and filed with the board. Option D. The lesser retirement allowance shall be payable to the member throughout life, and after the death of the member, one-half of the lesser retirement allowance shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the wife or husband of the member. Option E. The lesser retirement allowance shall be payable to the member throughout life, and after death of the member it shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to the wife or husband of the member.
RCW 41.35.040 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 040
RCW 41.35.040: Nonelective position held for at least nine months—Deemed to be eligible position, when.
Status: in_force

Any person who has been employed in a nonelective position for at least nine months and who has made member contributions required under this chapter throughout such period, shall be deemed to have been in an eligible position during such period of employment.
RCW 41.60.160 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 60 / Section 160
RCW 41.60.160: Persons ineligible for awards.
Status: in_force

No award may be made under this chapter to any elected state official or state agency director.
RCW 41.18.100 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 18 / Section 100
RCW 41.18.100: Payment on death in line of duty or while retired on account of service-connected disability.
Status: in_force

In the event a firefighter is killed in the performance of duty, or in the event a firefighter retired on account of service-connected disability shall die from any cause, his widow or her widower shall receive a monthly pension under one of the following applicable provisions: (1) If a firefighter is killed in the line of duty his widow or her widower shall receive a monthly pension equal to fifty percent of his or her basic salary at the time of his or her death; (2) if a firefighter who has retired on account of a service-connected disability dies, his widow or her widower shall receive a monthly pension equal to the amount of the monthly pension such retired firefighter was receiving at the time of his or her death. If she or he at any time so elects in writing and the board after hearing finds it to be financially beneficial to the pension fund, he or she may receive in lieu of all future monthly pension and other benefits, including benefits to child or children, the sum of five thousand dollars in cash. If there be no widow or widower at the time of such firefighter's death or upon the widow's or widower's death the monthly pension benefits provided for under this section shall be paid to and divided among his or her child or children share and share alike, until they reach the age of eighteen or are married, whichever occurs first. A pension payable under the provisions of this section shall not be less than that specified under RCW 41.18.200 .
RCW 41.32.485 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 485
RCW 41.32.485: Minimum retirement allowance—Cost-of-living adjustment—Post-retirement adjustment—Computation.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1989, as a cost-of-living adjustment, no beneficiary receiving a retirement allowance pursuant to this chapter shall receive, as the pension portion of that retirement allowance, less than fourteen dollars and eighty-two cents per month for each year of service creditable to the person whose service is the basis of the pension. Portions of a year shall be treated as fractions of a year and the decimal equivalent shall be multiplied by fourteen dollars and eighty-two cents. Where the pension payable was adjusted at the time benefit payments to the beneficiary commenced, the minimum pension provided in this section shall be adjusted in a manner consistent with that adjustment. (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, effective July 1, 1979, the retirement allowance of each beneficiary who either is receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.32.520 or 41.32.550 as of December 31, 1978, or commenced receiving a monthly retirement allowance under this chapter as of a date no later than July 1, 1974, shall be permanently increased by a post-retirement adjustment. This adjustment shall be in lieu of any adjustments provided under *RCW 41.32.499 (6) as of July 1, 1979, or July 1, 1980, for the affected beneficiaries. Such adjustment shall be calculated as follows: (a) Retirement allowances to which this subsection and subsection (1) of this section are both applicable shall be determined by first applying subsection (1) and then applying this subsection. The department shall determine the total years of creditable service and the total dollar benefit base accrued as of December 31, 1978, except that this determination shall take into account only those beneficiaries to whom this subsection applies; (b) The department shall multiply the total benefits determined in (a) of this subsection by six percent and divide the dollar value thus determined by the total service determined in (a) of this subsection. The resultant figure shall then be a post-retirement increase factor which shall be applied as specified in (c) of this subsection; (c) Each beneficiary to whom this subsection applies shall receive an increase which is the product of the factor determined in (b) of this subsection multiplied by the years of creditable service. (3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not be applicable to those receiving benefits pursuant to RCW 41.32.540 or 41.32.760 through 41.32.825 .
RCW 41.56.090 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 56 / Section 090
RCW 41.56.090: Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate, revise or rescind such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or appropriate to administer the provisions of this chapter in conformity with the intent and purpose of this chapter and consistent with the best standards of labor-management relations.
RCW 41.37.305 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 37 / Section 305
RCW 41.37.305: Public safety telecommunicators—Transfer from public employees' retirement system—Election period.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of an employer as defined in RCW 41.37.010 who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 before June 1, 2024, and on June 1, 2024, meets the eligibility requirements as set forth in RCW 41.37.010 (19)(f) has the following options during the election period defined in subsection (2) of this section: (a) To remain in the public employees' retirement system in their current plan; or (b) To become a member of the public safety employees' retirement system plan 2 and be a dual member as provided in chapter 41.54 RCW. Any service credit the employee accrued in the public employees' retirement system service credit may not be transferred to the public safety employees' retirement system. (2) The "election period" is the period between January 1, 2024, and March 1, 2024. (3) During the election period, employees who are employed by an employer as defined in RCW 41.37.010 remain members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 until they affirmatively elect to join the public safety employees' retirement system. Members who elect to join the public safety employees' retirement system as described in this section will have their membership begin prospectively from the date of their election. (4) If, after September 1, 2024, the member has not made an election to join the public safety employees' retirement system, he or she will remain in his or her current plan in the public employees' retirement system. (5) An employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on or before June 1, 2019, and on or after June 1, 2024, is employed by an employer as defined in RCW 41.37.010 as an employee who meets the eligibility requirements included in RCW 41.37.010 (19)(f), shall remain a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 1. (6) All new employees hired on or after June 1, 2024, who become employed by an employer as defined in RCW 41.37.010 as an employee who meets the eligibility requirements included in RCW 41.37.010 (19)(f) will become members of the public safety employees' retirement system.
RCW 41.40.082 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 082
RCW 41.40.082: Appeal—No bond required.
Status: in_force

No bond of any kind shall be required of a claimant appealing to the superior court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court from a finding of the department affecting the claimant's right to retirement or disability benefits.
RCW 41.50.050 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 050
RCW 41.50.050: Powers, duties, and functions of director.
Status: in_force

The director shall: (1) Have the authority to organize the department into not more than four divisions, each headed by an assistant director; (2) Have free access to all files and records of various funds assigned to the department and inspect and audit the files and records as deemed necessary; (3) Employ personnel to carry out the general administration of the department; (4) Submit an annual written report of the activities of the department to the governor and the chairs of the appropriate legislative committees with one copy to the staff of each of the committees, including recommendations for statutory changes the director believes to be desirable; (5) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the powers, duties, and functions of the department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 41.14.200 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 200
RCW 41.14.200: Cooperation and aid by other county officers and employees.
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of each county shall aid in all proper ways in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and such rules and regulations as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the commission and afford the commission, its members, and employees, all reasonable facilities and assistance in the inspection of books, papers, documents, and accounts applying or in any way appertaining to any and all offices, places, positions, and employments, subject to civil service, and also shall produce such books, papers, documents, and accounts, and attend and testify, whenever required so to do by the commission or any commissioner.
RCW 41.50.740 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 740
RCW 41.50.740: Retirement or termination agreement payments—Opportunity to change payment options.
Status: in_force

Members of the teachers' retirement system who retired prior to January 1, 1993, from service with a community college district whose reported earnable compensation included payments made pursuant to an agreement to terminate or retire, or to provide notice of intent to retire, and whose retirement allowance has been reduced under RCW 41.50.150 or is reduced after July 25, 1993, under RCW 41.50.730 , shall have an opportunity to change the retirement allowance payment option selected by the member under RCW 41.32.530 . Any request for a change shall be made in writing to the department no later than October 31, 1993, and shall apply prospectively only.
RCW 41.35.100 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 100
RCW 41.35.100: Exemption from taxation and judicial process—Exceptions—Assignability—Deductions authorized.
Status: in_force

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(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or retirement allowance, any optional benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this chapter, the various funds created by this chapter, and all moneys and investments and income thereof, are hereby exempt from any state, county, municipal, or other local tax, and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or other process of law whatsoever, whether the same be in actual possession of the person or be deposited or loaned and shall be unassignable. (2) This section does not prohibit a beneficiary of a retirement allowance from authorizing deductions therefrom for payment of premiums due on any group insurance policy or plan issued for the benefit of a group comprised of public employees of the state of Washington or its political subdivisions and which has been approved for deduction in accordance with rules that may be adopted by the state health care authority and/or the department. This section also does not prohibit a beneficiary of a retirement allowance from authorizing deductions therefrom for payment of dues and other membership fees to any retirement association or organization the membership of which is composed of retired public employees, if a total of three hundred or more of such retired employees have authorized such deduction for payment to the same retirement association or organization. (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit the department from complying with (a) a wage assignment order for child support issued pursuant to chapter 26.18 RCW, (b) an order to withhold and deliver issued pursuant to chapter 74.20A RCW, (c) a notice of payroll deduction issued pursuant to *RCW 26.23.060 , (d) a mandatory benefits assignment order issued by the department, (e) a court order directing the department of retirement systems to pay benefits directly to an obligee under a dissolution order as defined in RCW 41.50.500 (3) which fully complies with RCW 41.50.670 and 41.50.700 , or (f) any administrative or court order expressly authorized by federal law.
RCW 41.33.010 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 33 / Section 010
RCW 41.33.010: Plan for covering members under OASI approved.
Status: in_force

The plan for covering the members of the teachers' retirement system under the old age and survivor insurance provisions of Title II of the federal social security act as amended, required by RCW 41.48.050 as amended by section 5, chapter 4, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1955, approved by the board of trustees of the teachers' retirement system on October 8, 1956, and by the governor of the state of Washington on November 19, 1956, is hereby approved.
RCW 41.08.020 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 08 / Section 020
RCW 41.08.020: Excluded cities—Repeal of local law—Effect.
Status: in_force

If any of the cities or towns referred to in RCW 41.08.010 shall at any time repeal the charter provisions or other local acts of said cities or towns providing for civil service for firefighters as referred to in RCW 41.08.010 , in that event this chapter shall apply to all of such cities and towns which have at any time abolished civil service for members of the fire department.
RCW 41.04.655 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 655
RCW 41.04.655: Leave sharing program—Definitions.
Status: in_force

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 41.04.650 through 41.04.670 , 28A.400.380 , and section 7, chapter 93, Laws of 1989. (1) "Domestic violence" means any of the following acts committed by one family or household member against another or by one intimate partner against another, as those terms are defined in RCW 10.99.020 : (a) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault; (b) Sexual assault; or (c) Stalking as defined in RCW 9A.46.110 . (2) "Employee" means any employee of the state, including employees of school districts and educational service districts, who are entitled to accrue sick leave or annual leave and for whom accurate leave records are maintained. (3) "Parental leave" means leave to bond and care for a newborn child after birth or to bond and care for a child after placement for adoption or foster care. (4) "Pregnancy disability" means a pregnancy-related medical condition or miscarriage. (5) "Program" means the leave sharing program established in RCW 41.04.660 . (6) "Service in the uniformed services" means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service under competent authority and includes active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty including state-ordered active duty, and a period for which a person is absent from a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine the fitness of the person to perform any such duty. (7) "Sexual assault" has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 70.125.030 . (8) "Stalking" has the same meaning as set forth in RCW 9A.46.110 . (9) "State agency" or "agency" means departments, offices, agencies, or institutions of state government, the legislature, institutions of higher education, school districts, and educational service districts. (10) "Uniformed services" means the armed forces, the army national guard, and the air national guard of any state, territory, commonwealth, possession, or district when engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty training, full-time national guard duty, or state active duty, the commissioned corps of the public health service, the coast guard, and any other category of persons designated by the president of the United States in time of war or national emergency. (11) "Victim" means a person against whom domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking has been committed as defined in this section.
RCW 41.35.660 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 660
RCW 41.35.660: Purchased service credit—Allocation.
Status: in_force

(1) Contributions on behalf of the employer paid by the employee to purchase plan 3 service credit shall be allocated to the defined benefit portion of plan 3 and shall not be refundable when paid to the fund described in RCW 41.50.075 (4). Contributions on behalf of the employee shall be allocated to the member account. If the member fails to meet the statutory time limitations to purchase plan 3 service credit, it may be purchased under the provisions of RCW 41.50.165 (2). One-half of the purchase payments under RCW 41.50.165 (2), plus interest, shall be allocated to the member's account. (2) No purchased plan 3 membership service will be credited until all payments required of the member are made, with interest. Upon receipt of all payments owed by the member, the department shall bill the employer for any contributions, plus interest, required to purchase membership service.
RCW 41.18.090 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 18 / Section 090
RCW 41.18.090: Examination of disability pensioners—Restoration to active duty.
Status: in_force

The board shall require all firefighters receiving disability pensions to be examined every six months: PROVIDED, That no such examinations shall be required if upon certification by physicians the board shall formally enter upon its records a finding of fact that the disability is and will continue to be of such a nature that return to active duty can never reasonably be expected. All examinations shall be made by physicians duly appointed by the board. If a firefighter shall willfully fail to present himself or herself for examination, within thirty days after being ordered so to do, he or she shall forfeit all rights under this chapter. If such firefighter, upon examination as aforesaid, shall be found fit for service, he or she shall be restored to duty in the same rank held at the time of his or her retirement, or if unable to perform the duties of said rank then, at his or her request, in such other like or lesser rank as may be or become open and available, the duties of which he or she is then able to perform. The board shall thereupon so notify the firefighter and shall require him or her to resume his or her duties as a member of the fire department. If, upon being so notified, such member shall willfully fail to report for employment within ten days, he or she shall forfeit all rights to any benefit under this chapter.
RCW 41.50.005 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 005
RCW 41.50.005: Policy and intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature sets forth as retirement policy and intent: (1) The retirement systems of the state shall provide similar benefits wherever possible. (2) Persons hired into eligible positions shall accrue service credit for all service rendered. (3) The calculation of benefits shall be done in such a manner as to prevent the arithmetic lowering of benefits. (4) Liberalization of the granting of service credit shall not jeopardize part-time employment of retirees in ineligible positions.
RCW 41.40.770 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 770
RCW 41.40.770: District or municipal court judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.620.
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of the retirement allowance provided under RCW 41.40.620 , the retirement allowance payable for service as a district court judge or municipal court judge for those judges who elected to participate under RCW 41.40.127 (1) shall be equal to three and one-half percent of the average final compensation for each year of such service earned after the election. The total retirement benefit accrued or purchased under chapter 189, Laws of 2006 in combination with benefits accrued during periods served prior to the election shall not exceed seventy-five percent of average final compensation. (2) In lieu of the retirement allowance provided under RCW 41.40.620 , the retirement allowance payable for service as a district court judge, or municipal court judge, for those judges newly elected or appointed after January 1, 2007, and who are not eligible for membership under chapter 41.28 RCW, shall be equal to three and one-half percent of average final compensation for each year of service after January 1, 2007. The total retirement benefits accrued under chapter 189, Laws of 2006 in combination with benefits accrued during periods served prior to January 1, 2007, shall not exceed seventy-five percent of average final compensation.
RCW 41.24.1701 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 1701
RCW 41.24.1701: Purchasing retirement pension coverage—Criteria.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time prior to or upon retiring and prior to receiving any pension disbursements, a participant is allowed to: (a) Purchase retirement pension coverage as provided in subsection (2) of this section for years of service credited prior to their enrollment in the pension system, and for which reinstatement of years of service is not available under RCW 41.24.040 ; or (b) Purchase retirement pension coverage as provided in subsection (2) of this section for years of service that were lost due to the withdrawal of pension fees. (2) The participant and/or the municipality must make payment for the purchase of retirement pension coverage by paying the actuarial value of the resulting benefit increase in a manner defined by the state board. (3) Retirement pension coverage may only be purchased for the period in which service was performed as defined in RCW 41.24.010 (9) and in a manner consistent with this section.
RCW 41.04.036 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 036
RCW 41.04.036: Salary and wage deductions for contributions to charitable agencies—Deduction and payment to United Fund or Washington state combined fund drive—Rules, procedures.
Status: in_force

Any official of the state or of any of its political subdivisions authorized to disburse funds in payment of salaries or wages of public officers or employees is authorized, upon written request of the officer or employee, to deduct from the salary or wages of the officer or employee the amount of money designated by the officer or employee for payment to the United Fund or the Washington state combined fund drive. The moneys so deducted shall be paid over promptly to the United Fund or the Washington state combined fund drive designated by the officer or employee. Subject to any rules adopted by the office of financial management, the official authorized to disburse the funds in payment of salaries or wages may prescribe any procedures necessary to carry out RCW 41.04.035 and 41.04.036 .
RCW 41.45.062 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 45 / Section 062
RCW 41.45.062: Annual contribution rate increases—Employer, state, and plan 2 members.
Status: in_force

The basic employer and state contribution rates and required plan 2 member contribution rates are changed to reflect the 2003 actuarial valuation and actuarial projections of the 2005 actuarial valuation, both of which incorporate the 2002 actuarial experience study conducted by the office of the state actuary for 1995-2000. This contribution rate schedule departs from the normal biennial process for setting contribution rates by requiring annual increases in rates during the 2005-2007 biennium, and by requiring annual rates to be adopted by the pension funding council for the 2007-2009 biennium. The rates are lower in the 2005-2007 biennium than required by the 2003 actuarial valuation and will be higher in the 2007-2009 biennium than required by the projected 2005 actuarial valuation. Upon completion of the 2005 actuarial valuation, the pension funding council and the state actuary shall review the appropriateness of the contribution rates for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and by September 30, 2006, the pension funding council shall adopt contribution rates to complete the four-year phase-in schedule, adjusted for any material changes in benefits or actuarial assumptions, methods, or experience. This contribution rate schedule also requires a departure from the allocation formula for contributions in RCW 41.45.050 , suspension of payments on the unfunded liability in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system during the 2005-2007 biennium, and a delay in the recognition of the cost of future gain-sharing benefits until the 2007-2009 biennium. (1) Beginning July 1, 2005, the following employer contribution rate shall be charged: 2.25 percent for the public employees' retirement system. (2) Beginning September 1, 2005, the following employer contribution rates shall be charged: (a) 2.75 percent for the school employees' retirement system; and (b) 2.73 percent for the teachers' retirement system. (3) Beginning July 1, 2005, the following member contribution rate shall be charged: 2.25 percent for the public employees' retirement system plan 2. (4) Beginning September 1, 2005, the following member contribution rates shall be charged: (a) 2.75 percent for the school employees' retirement system plan 2; and (b) 2.48 percent for the teachers' retirement system plan 2. (5) The contribution rates in subsections (1) through (4) of this section shall be collected through June 30, 2006, for the public employees' retirement system, and August 31, 2006, for the school employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system. (6) Beginning July 1, 2006, the following employer contribution rate shall be charged: 3.50 percent for the public employees' retirement system. (7) Beginning September 1, 2006, the following employer contribution rates shall be charged: (a) 3.75 percent for the school employees' retirement system; and (b) 3.25 percent for the teachers' retirement system. (8) Beginning July 1, 2006, the following member contribution rate shall be charged: 3.50 percent for the public employees' retirement system plan 2. (9) Beginning September 1, 2006, the following member contribution rates shall be charged: (a) 3.75 percent for the school employees' retirement system plan 2; and (b) 3.00 percent for the teachers' retirement system plan 2. (10) During the 2005 interim, the select committee on pension policy shall study the options available to the legislature for addressing the liability associated with future gain-sharing benefits. These options may include, but shall not be limited to, repealing, delaying, or suspending the gain-sharing provisions in law; making gain-sharing discretionary; or replacing gain-sharing benefits with other benefits such as plan choice, employer defined contributions, retirement eligibility enhancements, and postretirement adjustments. The select committee on pension policy shall report the findings and recommendations of its study to the legislative fiscal committees by no later than December 15, 2005.
RCW 41.26.555 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 555
RCW 41.26.555: Lump sum defined benefit—Payable January 31, 2023.
Status: in_force

(1) Members who are retired on or before February 1, 2021, will receive a one-time lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month payable by January 31, 2023. (a) Members who retired for an in the line of duty disability under RCW 41.26.470 shall receive the greater of the lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month or a lump sum defined benefit of $20,000. (b) A member's beneficiary is eligible for an in the line of duty death benefit under RCW 41.26.048 . If there is more than one eligible beneficiary the lump sum defined benefit will be distributed in accordance with RCW 41.26.048 . (c) If the member is deceased the member's survivor beneficiary under RCW 41.26.460 is eligible for this lump sum defined benefit. (2) Members who are active in the plan on or before February 1, 2021, must make an irrevocable choice at retirement between the tiered multiplier benefit defined in RCW 41.26.420 (3) or a one-time lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month to be paid at retirement. (a) Members who retire for an in the line of duty disability under RCW 41.26.470 and who elect to receive this lump sum defined benefit shall receive the greater of the lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month or a lump sum defined benefit of $20,000. (b) A member's beneficiary eligible for an in the line of duty death benefit under RCW 41.26.048 and who elects to receive this lump sum defined benefit shall receive the greater of the lump sum defined benefit of $100 per service credit month or a lump sum defined benefit of $20,000. If there is more than one eligible beneficiary the lump sum defined benefit will be distributed in accordance with RCW 41.26.048 . (c) For a beneficiary of a member who dies in service but not in an in the line of duty death, the distribution shall be made according to the member's beneficiary designation under this chapter. (3) Members who are inactive on or before February 1, 2021, but who later return to membership must make an irrevocable choice at retirement between the tiered multiplier benefit in RCW 41.26.420 and this lump sum defined benefit. (4) Members who receive a refund of contributions under RCW 41.26.540 are not eligible for this lump sum defined benefit. (5) This lump sum defined benefit is exempt from judicial process and taxes under RCW 41.26.053 . (6) Any member who receives this lump sum defined benefit is not eligible for the tiered multiplier benefit in RCW 41.26.420 .
RCW 41.50.240 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 240
RCW 41.50.240: Duties of payroll officer.
Status: in_force

The person responsible for making up the payroll shall transmit promptly to the department at the end of each and every payroll period a copy of the original payroll voucher or such other payroll report as the department may require showing thereon all deductions for contributions for the teachers' retirement system made from the earnable compensation of a member of the teachers' retirement system together with warrants or checks covering the total of such deductions. The department shall place such moneys into the proper funds established in this chapter.
RCW 41.05.520 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 520
RCW 41.05.520: Pharmacy connection program—Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall establish and advertise a pharmacy connection program through which health care providers and members of the public can obtain information about manufacturer-sponsored prescription drug assistance programs. The director shall ensure that the program has staff available who can assist persons in procuring free or discounted medications from manufacturer-sponsored prescription drug assistance programs by: (a) Determining whether an assistance program is offered for the needed drug or drugs; (b) Evaluating the likelihood of a person obtaining drugs from an assistance program under the guidelines formulated; (c) Assisting persons with the application and enrollment in an assistance program; (d) Coordinating and assisting physicians and others authorized to prescribe medications with communications, including applications, made on behalf of a person to a participating manufacturer to obtain approval of the person in an assistance program; and (e) Working with participating manufacturers to simplify the system whereby eligible persons access drug assistance programs, including development of a single application form and uniform enrollment process. (2) Notice regarding the pharmacy connection program shall initially target senior citizens, but the program shall be available to anyone, and shall include a toll-free telephone number, available during regular business hours, that may be used to obtain information. (3) The director may apply for and accept grants or gifts and may enter into interagency agreements or contracts with other state agencies or private organizations to assist with the implementation of this program including, but not limited to, contracts, gifts, or grants from pharmaceutical manufacturers to assist with the direct costs of the program. (4) The director shall notify pharmaceutical companies doing business in Washington of the pharmacy connection program. Any pharmaceutical company that does business in this state and that offers a pharmaceutical assistance program shall notify the director of the existence of the program, the drugs covered by the program, and all information necessary to apply for assistance under the program. (5) For purposes of this section, "manufacturer-sponsored prescription drug assistance program" means a program offered by a pharmaceutical company through which the company provides a drug or drugs to eligible persons at no charge or at a reduced cost. The term does not include the provision of a drug as part of a clinical trial.
RCW 41.04.0331 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 0331
RCW 41.04.0331: State combined fund drive program—Powers and duties of secretary of state.
Status: in_force

To operate the Washington state combined fund drive program, the secretary of state or the secretary's designee may, but is not limited to the following: (1) Raise money for charity, and reducing [reduce] the disruption to government caused by multiple fund drives; (2) Establish criteria by which a public or private nonprofit organization may participate in the combined fund drive; (3) Engage in or encouraging [encourage] fund-raising activities including the solicitation and acceptance of charitable gifts, grants, and donations from state employees, retired public employees, corporations, foundations, and other individuals for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive; (4) Request the appointment of employees from state agencies and institutions of higher education to lead and manage workplace charitable giving campaigns within state government; (5) Engage in educational activities, including classes, exhibits, seminars, workshops, and conferences, related to the basic purpose of the combined fund drive; (6) Engage in appropriate fund-raising and advertising activities for the support of the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive; and (7) Charge an administrative fee to the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive to fund the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive. Activities of the Washington state combined fund drive shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees, or a benefit or advantage that would violate one or more provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW. This section does not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.
RCW 41.05A.010 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05A / Section 010
RCW 41.05A.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Assistance" means all programs administered by the authority. (2) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority. (3) "Director" means the director of the Washington state health care authority. (4) "Overpayment" means any payment or benefit to a recipient or to a vendor in excess of that to which is entitled by law, rule, or contract, including amounts in dispute. (5) "Vendor" means a person or entity that provides goods or services to or for clientele of the authority and that controls operational decisions.
RCW 41.24.176 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 176
RCW 41.24.176: Disability or retirement payments—Construction.
Status: in_force

The provisions of *this act are intended to be remedial and procedural and any benefits heretofore paid to recipients hereunder pursuant to any previous act are retroactively included and authorized as part of *this act.
RCW 41.16.110 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 110
RCW 41.16.110: Payment on death of eligible pensioner before retirement.
Status: in_force

Whenever any firefighter shall die while eligible to retirement on account of years of service, and shall not have been retired, benefits shall be paid in accordance with RCW 41.16.100 .
RCW 41.08.183 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 08 / Section 183
RCW 41.08.183: Time limit for creation of commission—Penalty.
Status: in_force

In ninety days after the taking effect of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the duly constituted authorities in each such city, subject to the provisions of this chapter, to appoint and create a civil service commission as provided for in RCW 41.08.010 , and the failure upon the part of said duly constituted authorities, or any of them, so to do, shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, and shall be punishable as such.
RCW 41.48.180 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 48 / Section 180
RCW 41.48.180: Sick leave payments—Inclusion in reports to retirement system—Compensation for unused sick leave.
Status: in_force

Payments to employees pursuant to RCW 41.48.120 or 41.48.160 shall be included in compensation reported to the appropriate retirement system. Any compensation for unused sick leave shall not be considered payment on account of sickness and shall not be paid from the sick leave account.
RCW 41.44.140 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 44 / Section 140
RCW 41.44.140: Retirement for service.
Status: in_force

Retirement of a member for service shall be made by the board as follows: (1) Each member included in the miscellaneous personnel in service on the effective date, who, on or before such effective date, has attained the age of sixty-five years or over shall be compulsorily retired forthwith: PROVIDED, That there shall be no compulsory retirements for a period of two years immediately following the effective date, but any member having attained the age of sixty-five may voluntarily retire at any time after attaining such age. Members included in the miscellaneous personnel attaining age sixty-five after effective date shall be retired on the first day of the calendar month next succeeding the month in which the member shall have attained sixty-five, but none of such members shall be subject to compulsory retirement until two years after the effective date. The legislative authority of the city shall have the privilege at all times of extending time for retirement of any such member to his or her attainment of any age not exceeding age seventy: PROVIDED, That any such extension shall not increase the retirement age of such member in excess of one year at a time. (2) Any member included in the miscellaneous personnel may retire by filing with the board a written application duly attested, setting forth on what date he or she desires to be retired, such application to be made at least thirty days prior to date of retirement: PROVIDED, That said member, at the time specified for his or her retirement, shall have attained the age of sixty years, or shall have thirty years of creditable service regardless of attained age: PROVIDED FURTHER, That during the two years immediately following the effective date voluntary service retirement of such members under sixty-two years of age shall not be granted. (3) Each member included in the uniformed personnel in service on the effective date who on or before such effective date has attained the minimum age for social security benefits shall be compulsorily retired forthwith: PROVIDED, That there shall be no compulsory service retirements for a period of two years immediately following the effective date, but any such member having attained the minimum age for social security benefits may voluntarily retire at any time after attaining such age. Members included in the uniformed personnel attaining the minimum age for social security benefits after the effective date shall be retired on the first day of the calendar month next succeeding the month in which the members shall have attained the minimum age for social security benefits, but none of such members shall be subject to compulsory retirement until two years after the effective date. The legislative authority shall have the privilege at all times of extending time for retirement of any such member: PROVIDED, That any such extension shall not increase the retirement age of such member in excess of one year at a time. (4) Any member included in the uniformed personnel may retire by filing with the board a written application duly attested, setting forth on what date he or she desires to be retired, such application to be made at least thirty days prior to date of retirement: PROVIDED, That said members, at the time specified for retirement, shall have twenty-five years of creditable service regardless of age, or shall have attained the age of fifty-five years regardless of years of creditable service: PROVIDED FURTHER, That during the two years immediately following the effective date voluntary service retirement of such members under the minimum age for social security benefits shall not be granted. (5) After the retirement of any employee, any member city, by unanimous vote of its legislative body and with the consent of the board, may reemploy or retain such employee in its service to fill a supervisory or key position.
RCW 41.06.460 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 460
RCW 41.06.460: Application of RCW 41.06.450 and 41.06.455 to classified and exempt employees.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding RCW 41.06.040 , 41.06.450 and 41.06.455 apply to all classified and exempt employees of the state, including employees of the institutions of higher education.
RCW 41.50.670 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 670
RCW 41.50.670: Property division obligations—Direct payments pursuant to court order.
Status: in_force

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(1) Nothing in this chapter regarding mandatory assignment of benefits to enforce a spousal maintenance obligation shall abridge the right of an obligee to direct payments of retirement benefits to satisfy a property division obligation ordered pursuant to a court decree of dissolution or legal separation or any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of dissolution or legal separation as provided in RCW 2.10.180 , 2.12.090 , 41.26.053 , 41.26.162 , 41.32.052 , 41.35.100 , 41.34.070 (4), 41.40.052 , 43.43.310 , 41.37.090 , or 26.09.138 , as those statutes existed before July 1, 1987, and as those statutes exist on and after July 28, 1991. The department shall pay benefits under this chapter in a lump sum or as a portion of periodic retirement payments as expressly provided by the dissolution order. A dissolution order may not order the department to pay a periodic retirement payment or lump sum unless that payment is specifically authorized under the provisions of chapter 2.10 , 2.12, 41.26, 41.32, 41.35, 41.34, 41.40, 41.37, or 43.43 RCW, as applicable. (2) The department shall pay directly to an obligee the amount of periodic retirement payments or lump sum payment, as appropriate, specified in the dissolution order if the dissolution order filed with the department pursuant to subsection (1) of this section includes a provision that states in the following form: If . . . . . . (the obligor) receives periodic retirement payments as defined in RCW 41.50.500 , the department of retirement systems shall pay to . . . . . . (the obligee) . . . . . . dollars from such payments or . . . percent of such payments. If the obligor's debt is expressed as a percentage of his or her periodic retirement payment and the obligee does not have a survivorship interest in the obligor's benefit, the amount received by the obligee shall be the percentage of the periodic retirement payment that the obligor would have received had he or she selected a standard allowance. If . . . . . . (the obligor) requests or has requested a withdrawal of accumulated contributions as defined in RCW 41.50.500 , or becomes eligible for a lump sum death benefit, the department of retirement systems shall pay to . . . . . . (the obligee) . . . . . . dollars plus interest at the rate paid by the department of retirement systems on member contributions. Such interest to accrue from the date of this order's entry with the court of record. (3) This section does not require a member to select a standard allowance upon retirement nor does it require the department to recalculate the amount of a retiree's periodic retirement payment based on a change in survivor option. (4) A court order under this section may not order the department to pay more than seventy-five percent of an obligor's periodic retirement payment to an obligee. (5) Persons whose court decrees were entered between July 1, 1987, and July 28, 1991, shall also be entitled to receive direct payments of retirement benefits to satisfy court-ordered property divisions if the dissolution orders comply or are modified to comply with this section and RCW 41.50.680 through 41.50.720 and, as applicable, RCW 2.10.180 , 2.12.090 , 41.26.053 , 41.32.052 , 41.35.100 , 41.34.070 , 41.40.052 , 43.43.310 , 41.37.090 , and 26.09.138 . (6) The obligee must file a copy of the dissolution order with the department within ninety days of that order's entry with the court of record. (7) A division of benefits pursuant to a dissolution order under this section shall be based upon the obligor's gross benefit prior to any deductions. If the department is required to withhold a portion of the member's benefit pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sec. 3402 and the sum of that amount plus the amount owed to the obligee exceeds the total benefit, the department shall satisfy the withholding requirements under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 3402 and then pay the remainder to the obligee. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to amounts withheld pursuant to 26 U.S.C. Sec. 3402(i).
RCW 41.26.057 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 057
RCW 41.26.057: Benefit calculation—Limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) The annual compensation taken into account in calculating retiree benefits under this system shall not exceed the limits imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the federal internal revenue code for qualified trusts. (2) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
RCW 41.08.200 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 08 / Section 200
RCW 41.08.200: Appropriation for expenses.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, such city, town or municipality is hereby authorized to appropriate from the general fund not to exceed four-tenths of one percent of the total payroll of those included under the jurisdiction and scope of the chapter: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That if the city council or other proper legislative body shall make an appropriation for the support of said commission equal to or more than the said continuing appropriation in any year, this section shall not be operative for said year but otherwise shall be in full force and effect.
RCW 41.16.180 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 180
RCW 41.16.180: Funeral expense.
Status: in_force

Upon the death of any active firefighter, firefighter who is disabled, or retired firefighter, the board shall pay from the fund the sum of two hundred dollars to assist in defraying the funeral expenses of such firefighter.
RCW 41.32.013 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 013
RCW 41.32.013: Substitute teachers—Application for service credit—Procedures.
Status: in_force

Substitute teachers may apply to the department to receive service credit or credit for earnable compensation or both after the end of the last day of instruction of the school year during which the service was performed. (1) The application must: (a) Include a list of the employers the substitute teacher has worked for; (b) Include proof of hours worked and compensation earned; and (c) Be made prior to retirement. (2) If the department accepts the substitute teacher's application for service credit, the substitute teacher may obtain service credit by paying the required contribution to the retirement system. The employer must pay the required employer contribution upon notice from the department that the substitute teacher has made contributions under this section. (3) The department shall charge interest prospectively on employee contributions that are submitted under this section more than six months after the end of the school year, as defined in *RCW 28A.150.040 , for which the substitute teacher is seeking service credit. The interest rate charged to the employee shall take into account interest lost on employer contributions delayed for more than six months after the end of the school year. (4) Each employer shall quarterly notify each substitute teacher it has employed during the school year of the number of hours worked by, and the compensation paid to, the substitute teacher. (5) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section. (6) If a substitute teacher as defined in **RCW 41.32.010 (36)(b)(ii) applies to the department under this section for credit for earnable compensation earned from an employer the substitute teacher must make contributions for all periods of service for that employer.
RCW 41.04.450 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 450
RCW 41.04.450: Members' retirement contributions—Pick up by employer—Optional implementation and withdrawal.
Status: in_force

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(1) Employers of those members under chapters 41.26 , 41.34, 41.35, 41.37, and 41.40 RCW who are not specified in RCW 41.04.445 may choose to implement the employer pick up of all member contributions without exception under RCW 41.26.080 (1)(a), 41.26.450 , 41.40.330 (1), 41.45.060 , 41.45.061 , and 41.45.067 and chapter 41.34 RCW. If the employer does so choose, the employer and members shall be subject to the conditions and limitations of RCW 41.04.445 (3), (4), and (5) and 41.04.455 . (2) An employer exercising the option under this section may later choose to withdraw from and/or reestablish the employer pick up of member contributions only once in a calendar year following forty-five days prior notice to the director of the department of retirement systems.
RCW 41.05.890 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 890
RCW 41.05.890: Certain health care and financial related data provided to authority—Exempt from disclosure.
Status: in_force

(1) All health care and financial related data as required by section 4, chapter 3, Laws of 2012 2nd sp. sess. that was sent by school districts and their benefits providers to the office of the insurance commissioner for plan years ending in 2012 through 2016 for the purposes of studying health benefits provided to school employees must be provided to the authority by March 15, 2018. (2) All claims data, including health care and financial related data received by the authority under subsection (1) of this section, is the property of the state and is exempt from disclosure and not subject to chapter 42.56 RCW.
RCW 41.04.545 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 545
RCW 41.04.545: Disability leave supplement for law enforcement officers and firefighters—Vested right not created.
Status: in_force

Chapter 462, Laws of 1985 neither grants employees a vested right to receive a disability leave supplement nor creates a contractual obligation on behalf of the state or its political subdivisions to provide a disability leave supplement.
RCW 41.35.230 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 230
RCW 41.35.230: Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Exceptions—Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

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(1) Except as provided in RCW 41.35.060 , no retiree under the provisions of plan 2 shall be eligible to receive such retiree's monthly retirement allowance if he or she is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 41.35.010 , 41.40.010 , 41.37.010 , or 41.32.010 , or as a law enforcement officer or firefighter as defined in RCW 41.26.030 , or in a position covered by annuity and retirement income plans offered by institutions of higher education pursuant to RCW 28B.10.400 , except that a retiree who ends his or her membership in the retirement system pursuant to RCW 41.40.023 (3)(b) is not subject to this section if the retiree's only employment is as an elective official. (2) If a retiree's benefits have been suspended under this section, his or her benefits shall be reinstated when the retiree terminates the employment that caused his or her benefits to be suspended. Upon reinstatement, the retiree's benefits shall be actuarially recomputed pursuant to the rules adopted by the department. (3) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section.
RCW 41.06.530 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 530
RCW 41.06.530: Personnel resource and management policy—Implementation.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature recognizes that: (a) The labor market and the state government workforce are diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, age, and the presence of disabilities. (b) The state's personnel resource and management practices must be responsive to the diverse nature of its workforce composition. (c) Managers in all agencies play a key role in the implementation of all critical personnel policies. It is therefore the policy of the state to create an organizational culture in state government that respects and values individual differences and encourages the productive potential of every employee. (2) To implement this policy: (a) The office of financial management shall, in consultation with agencies, employee organizations, employees, institutions of higher education, and related boards, review civil service rules and related policies to ensure that they support the state's policy of valuing and managing diversity in the workplace; and (b) The department of enterprise services, in consultation with agencies, employee organizations, and employees, institutions of higher education, and related boards, develop training programs for all managers to enhance their ability to implement diversity policies and to provide a thorough grounding in all aspects of the state civil service law and merit system rules, and how the proper implementation and application thereof can facilitate and further the mission of the agency. (3) The department of enterprise services and the office of financial management shall coordinate implementation of this section with the institutions of higher education and related boards to reduce duplication of effort.
RCW 41.04.430 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 430
RCW 41.04.430: Consolidation of local governmental unit and first-class city retirement system—Compliance with laws and rules—Application of sections.
Status: in_force

(1) Consolidated employers that employ persons governed by RCW 41.04.410 , 41.04.415 , or 41.04.420 shall comply with all laws and rules governing the retirement system in which the persons participate as members, including but not limited to the obligations to make employer contributions, to deduct and transmit employee contributions, and to submit required reports. (2) RCW 41.04.410 , 41.04.415 , 41.04.420 , and 41.04.425 govern any consolidation occurring on or after December 31, 1981.
RCW 41.26.100 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 100
RCW 41.26.100: Allowance on retirement for service.
Status: in_force

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A member upon retirement for service shall receive a monthly retirement allowance computed according to his or her completed creditable service credit years of service as follows: Five years but under ten years, one-twelfth of one percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service; ten years but under twenty years, one-twelfth of one and one-half percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service; and twenty years and over one-twelfth of two percent of his or her final average salary for each month of service: PROVIDED, That the recipient of a retirement allowance who shall return to service as a law enforcement officer or firefighter shall be considered to have terminated his or her retirement status and he or she shall immediately become a member of the retirement system with the status of membership he or she had as of the date of retirement. Retirement benefits shall be suspended during the period of his or her return to service and he or she shall make contributions and receive service credit. Such a member shall have the right to again retire at any time and his or her retirement allowance shall be recomputed, and paid, based upon additional service rendered and any change in final average salary.
RCW 41.18.200 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 18 / Section 200
RCW 41.18.200: Minimum pension.
Status: in_force

All retirees and survivors receiving a pension under the provisions of this chapter shall from and after April 25, 1973 receive a minimum pension of three hundred dollars per month.
RCW 41.56.071 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 56 / Section 071
RCW 41.56.071: Right of employee representing bargaining unit to be absent from employment during legislative session—Replacement.
Status: in_force

Any public employee who represents fifty percent or more of a bargaining unit or who represents on a statewide basis a group of five or more bargaining units shall have the right to absent himself or herself from his or her employment without pay and without suffering any discrimination in his or her future employment and without losing benefits incident to his or her employment while representing his or her bargaining unit at the legislature of the state of Washington during any regular or special session thereof: PROVIDED, That such employee is replaced by his or her bargaining unit with an employee who shall be paid by the employer and who shall be qualified to perform the duties and obligations of the absent member in accordance with the rules of the civil service or other standards established by his or her employer for such absent employee.
RCW 41.06.110 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 110
RCW 41.06.110: Washington personnel resources board—Created—Term—Qualifications, conditions—Compensation, travel expenses—Officers, quorum, records.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a Washington personnel resources board composed of three members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The members of the personnel board serving June 30, 1993, shall be the members of the Washington personnel resources board, and they shall complete their terms as under the personnel board. Each odd-numbered year thereafter the governor shall appoint a member for a six-year term. Each member shall continue to hold office after the expiration of the member's term until a successor has been appointed. Persons so appointed shall have clearly demonstrated an interest and belief in the merit principle, shall not hold any other employment with the state, shall not have been an officer of a political party for a period of one year immediately prior to such appointment, and shall not be or become a candidate for partisan elective public office during the term to which they are appointed; (2) Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 . The members of the board may receive any number of daily payments for official meetings of the board actually attended. Members of the board shall also be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (3) At its first meeting following the appointment of all of its members, and annually thereafter, the board shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members to serve one year. The presence of at least two members of the board shall constitute a quorum to transact business. A written public record shall be kept by the board of all actions of the board. The director shall serve as secretary. (4) The board may appoint and compensate hearing officers to hear and conduct appeals. Such compensation shall be paid on a contractual basis for each hearing, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW and rules adopted pursuant thereto, as they relate to personal service contracts.
RCW 41.59.190 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 59 / Section 190
RCW 41.59.190: Certain communications—Privilege from examination and disclosure.
Status: in_force

The privilege established by RCW 5.60.060 (11) shall apply to all employee organizations covered by this chapter and in all proceedings authorized by this chapter.
RCW 41.26.199 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 199
RCW 41.26.199: Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
Status: in_force

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(1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.26.090 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit. (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit. (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law. (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service and shall be used exclusively to provide the member with a monthly annuity that is paid in addition to the member's retirement allowance.
RCW 41.44.150 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 44 / Section 150
RCW 41.44.150: Allowance on retirement for service.
Status: in_force

(1) A member upon retirement for service, shall receive a retirement allowance subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, which shall consist of: (a) An annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of his or her accumulated normal contributions at the time of his or her retirement; and (b) A pension provided by the contributions of the city, equal to the annuity purchased by the accumulated normal contributions of the member; (c) For any member having credit for prior service an additional pension, provided by the contributions of the city, as set forth in RCW 41.44.120 at the rate selected by the city employing the member; (d) Any member, excepting a part time employee, who has ten or more years of creditable service and who is retired by reason of attaining the age of sixty-five or over if included in the miscellaneous personnel or the age of fifty-five or over if included in the uniformed personnel, and whose retirement allowance is calculated to be less than sixty dollars per month, shall receive such additional pension, provided by the contributions of the city, as will make his or her total retirement allowance equal to sixty dollars per month. An annuity purchased by accumulated additional contributions in such case shall be paid in addition to the minimum guaranteed as herein provided. A part time employee having ten or more years of creditable service, retired by reason of attaining the ages in this subdivision specified and whose retirement allowance is calculated to be less than forty dollars per month, shall receive such additional pension, provided by the contributions of the city, as will make the total retirement allowance equal to forty dollars per month, together with an annuity purchased by his or her accumulated additional contributions, if any, in addition to the minimum guaranteed. Nothing herein contained shall be construed in a manner to increase or to decrease any pension being paid or to be paid to a member retired prior to June 11, 1953. (e) Any member, excepting a part time employee, who has been or is retired by reason of attaining the age of sixty-five or over if included in the miscellaneous personnel or the age of fifty-five or over if included in the uniformed personnel, and whose retirement allowance is calculated to be less than sixty dollars per month, shall receive such additional pension, provided by the contributions of the city, as will make his or her total retirement allowance equal to six dollars per month for each year of his or her creditable service: PROVIDED, That the total additional retirement allowance shall be limited to an amount equal to such amount as will make his or her total retirement allowance not more than sixty dollars per month. An annuity purchased by accumulated additional contributions, if any, in such case shall be paid in addition to the minimum guaranteed, as herein provided. Nothing herein contained shall be construed in a manner to increase or to decrease any pension being paid or to be paid to a member retired prior to June 11, 1953. (f) The normal retirement age for uniformed personnel shall be age fifty-five with twenty-five years of creditable service, or shall be at an age greater than age fifty-five upon the completion of twenty-five years or more of creditable service. Upon retirement at the normal age, the retirement allowance shall be equal to fifty percent of final compensation. If retirement occurs at an age other than the normal age, the retirement allowance shall be the same proportion of fifty percent of final compensation as the member's actual years of service bears to the years of service that were or would have been served up to the normal retirement age: PROVIDED, That if retirement occurs prior to the normal age of retirement, said allowance shall be the actuarial equivalent of said allowance at the normal age of retirement. Nothing herein contained shall be construed in a manner to increase or to decrease any pension being paid or to be paid to a member retired prior to August 6, 1965. (2) If the retirement allowance of the member as provided in this section, is in excess of three-fourths of his or her final compensation, the pension of the member, purchased by the contributions of the city, shall be reduced to such an amount as shall make the member's retirement allowance equal to three-fourths of his or her final compensation, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this section. (3) A member, upon retirement from service, shall receive in addition to the retirement allowance provided in this section, an additional annuity which shall be the actuarial equivalent of any accumulated additional contributions which he or she has to his or her credit at the time of his or her retirement.
RCW 41.20.005 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 005
RCW 41.20.005: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in chapter 41.20 RCW: (1) "Rank" means civil service rank. (2) "Position" means the particular employment held at any particular time, which may or may not be the same as civil service rank. (3) Words importing masculine gender shall extend to females also. (4) "Salary" means the basic monthly rate of salary or wages, including longevity pay but not including overtime earnings or special salary or wages.
RCW 41.50.690 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 690
RCW 41.50.690: Property division obligations—Obligee entitled to statement of obligor's retirement benefits—When.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, following both the initial and final postretirement audit of an obligor's retirement benefit, the department shall provide an obligee entitled to direct payment of retirement benefits pursuant to a dissolution order under RCW 41.50.670 with a statement of monthly retirement benefit allowance to be paid to the obligor, and other retirement benefit information available to the obligor including the average final compensation, total years of service, retirement date, the amount of the employee contributions made prior to implementation of employer pickup under RCW 41.04.445 and 41.04.450 , and savings and interest.
RCW 41.05.120 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 120
RCW 41.05.120: Public employees' and retirees' insurance account—School employees' insurance account.
Status: in_force

(1) The public employees' and retirees' insurance account is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer, to be used by the director for the deposit of contributions, the remittance paid by school districts and educational service districts under RCW 28A.400.410 , reserves, dividends, and refunds, for payment of premiums and claims for employee and retiree insurance benefit contracts and subsidy amounts provided under RCW 41.05.085 , and transfers from the flexible spending administrative account as authorized in RCW 41.05.123 . Moneys from the account shall be disbursed by the state treasurer by warrants on vouchers duly authorized by the director. Moneys from the account may be transferred to the flexible spending administrative account to provide reserves and start-up costs for the operation of the flexible spending administrative account program. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account to the state general fund. (2) The state treasurer and the state investment board may invest moneys in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account. All such investments shall be in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 or 43.84.150 , whichever is applicable. The director shall determine whether the state treasurer or the state investment board or both shall invest moneys in the public employees' and retirees' insurance account. (3) The school employees' insurance account is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer, to be used by the director for the deposit of contributions, reserves, dividends, and refunds, for payment of premiums and claims for school employee insurance benefit contracts, and for transfers from the school employees' benefits board flexible spending and dependent care administrative account as authorized in this subsection. Moneys from the account shall be disbursed by the state treasurer by warrants on vouchers duly authorized by the director. Moneys from the account may be transferred to the school employees' benefits board flexible spending and dependent care administrative account to provide reserves and start-up costs for the operation of the school employees' benefits board flexible spending arrangement and dependent care assistance program. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the school employees' insurance account to the state general fund. (4) The state treasurer and the state investment board may invest moneys in the school employees' insurance account. These investments must be in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 or 43.84.150 , whichever is applicable. The director shall determine whether the state treasurer or the state investment board or both shall invest moneys in the school employees' insurance account. (5) Moneys may be transferred between the public employees' and retirees' insurance account and the school employees' insurance account for short-term cash management and cash balance purposes.
RCW 41.05A.170 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05A / Section 170
RCW 41.05A.170: Overpayment to vendor.
Status: in_force

(1) When the authority determines that a vendor was overpaid by the authority for either goods or services, or both, provided to authority clients, except nursing homes under chapter 74.46 RCW, the authority shall give written notice to the vendor. The notice must include the amount of the overpayment, the basis for the claim, and the rights of the vendor under this section. (2) The notice may be served upon the vendor in the manner prescribed for the service of a summons in civil action or be mailed to the vendor at the last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested, demanding payment within twenty days of the date of receipt. (3) The vendor has the right to an adjudicative proceeding governed by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and the rules of the authority. The vendor's application for an adjudicative proceeding must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the overpayment notice, and include a copy of the authority's notice. The application must be served on and received by the authority within twenty-eight days of the vendor's receipt of the notice of overpayment. The vendor must serve the authority in a manner providing proof of receipt. (4) Where an adjudicative proceeding has been requested, the presiding or reviewing officer shall determine the amount, if any, of the overpayment received by the vendor. (5) If the vendor fails to attend or participate in the adjudicative proceeding, upon a showing of valid service, the presiding or reviewing officer may enter an administrative order declaring the amount claimed in the notice to be assessed against the vendor and subject to collection action by the authority. (6) Failure to make an application for an adjudicative proceeding within twenty-eight days of the date of notice results in the establishment of a final debt against the vendor in the amount asserted by the authority and that amount is subject to collection action. The authority may also charge the vendor with any costs associated with the collection of any final overpayment or debt established against the vendor. (7) The authority may enforce a final overpayment or debt through lien and foreclosure, distraint, seizure and sale, order to withhold and deliver, or other collection action available to the authority to satisfy the debt due. (8) Debts determined under this chapter are subject to collection action without further necessity of action by a presiding or reviewing officer. The authority may collect the debt in accordance with RCW 41.05A.120 , 41.05A.130 , and 41.05A.180 . In addition, a vendor lien may be subject to distraint and seizure and sale in the same manner as prescribed for support liens in RCW 74.20A.130 . (9) Chapter 66, Laws of 1998 applies to overpayments for goods or services provided on or after July 1, 1998. (10) The authority may adopt rules consistent with this section.
RCW 41.80.070 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 80 / Section 070
RCW 41.80.070: Bargaining units—Certification.
Status: in_force

(1) A bargaining unit of employees covered by this chapter existing on June 13, 2002, shall be considered an appropriate unit, unless the unit does not meet the requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection. The commission, after hearing upon reasonable notice to all interested parties, shall decide, in each application for certification as an exclusive bargaining representative, the unit appropriate for certification. In determining the new units or modifications of existing units, the commission shall consider: The duties, skills, and working conditions of the employees; the history of collective bargaining; the extent of organization among the employees; the desires of the employees; and the avoidance of excessive fragmentation. However, a unit is not appropriate if it includes: (a) Both supervisors and nonsupervisory employees. A unit that includes only supervisors may be considered appropriate if a majority of the supervisory employees indicates by vote that they desire to be included in such a unit; or (b) More than one institution of higher education. For the purposes of this section, any branch or regional campus of an institution of higher education is part of that institution of higher education. (2) The exclusive bargaining representatives certified to represent the bargaining units existing on June 13, 2002, shall continue as the exclusive bargaining representative without the necessity of an election. (3) If a single employee organization is the exclusive bargaining representative for two or more units, upon petition by the employee organization, the units may be consolidated into a single larger unit if the commission considers the larger unit to be appropriate. If consolidation is appropriate, the commission shall certify the employee organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of the new unit.
RCW 41.26.161 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 161
RCW 41.26.161: Death benefits—Nonduty connected.
Status: in_force

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(1) In the event of the nonduty connected death of any member who is in active service, or who has vested under the provisions of RCW 41.26.090 with twenty or more service credit years of service, or who is on disability leave or retired, whether for nonduty connected disability or service, the surviving spouse shall become entitled, subject to RCW 41.26.162 , to receive a monthly allowance equal to fifty percent of the final average salary at the date of death if active, or the amount of retirement allowance the vested member would have received at age fifty, or the amount of the retirement allowance such retired member was receiving at the time of death if retired for service or nonduty connected disability. The amount of this allowance will be increased five percent of final average salary for each child as defined in *RCW 41.26.030 (7), subject to a maximum combined allowance of sixty percent of final average salary: PROVIDED, That if the child or children is or are in the care of a legal guardian, payment of the increase attributable to each child will be made to the child's legal guardian or, in the absence of a legal guardian and if the member has created a trust for the benefit of the child or children, payment of the increase attributable to each child will be made to the trust. (2) If at the time of the death of a vested member with twenty or more service credit years of service as provided in subsection (1) of this section or a member retired for service or disability, the surviving spouse has not been lawfully married to such member for one year prior to retirement or separation from service if a vested member, the surviving spouse shall not be eligible to receive the benefits under this section. (3) If there be no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits at the time of such member's death, then the child or children of such member shall receive a monthly allowance equal to thirty percent of final average salary for one child and an additional ten percent for each additional child subject to a maximum combined payment, under this subsection, of sixty percent of final average salary. When there cease to be any eligible children as defined in *RCW 41.26.030 (7), there shall be paid to the legal heirs of the member the excess, if any, of accumulated contributions of the member at the time of death over all payments made to survivors on his or her behalf under this chapter: PROVIDED, That payments under this subsection to children shall be prorated equally among the children, if more than one. If the member has created a trust for the benefit of the child or children, the payment shall be made to the trust. (4) In the event that there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits under this section, and that there be no child or children eligible to receive benefits under this section, then the accumulated contributions shall be paid to the estate of said member. (5) If a surviving spouse receiving benefits under this section remarries after June 13, 2002, the surviving spouse shall continue to receive the benefits under this section. (6) If a surviving spouse receiving benefits under the provisions of this section thereafter dies and there are children as defined in *RCW 41.26.030 (7), payment to the spouse shall cease and the child or children shall receive the benefits as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (7) The payment provided by this section shall become due the day following the date of death and payments shall be retroactive to that date.
RCW 41.26.440 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 440
RCW 41.26.440: Post-retirement cost-of-living.
Status: in_force

Beginning July 1, 1979, and every year thereafter, the department shall determine the following information for each retired member or beneficiary whose retirement allowance has been in effect for at least one year: (1) The original dollar amount of the retirement allowance; (2) The index for the calendar year prior to the effective date of the retirement allowance, to be known as "index A"; (3) The index for the calendar year prior to the date of determination, to be known as "index B"; and (4) The ratio obtained when index B is divided by index A. The value of the ratio obtained shall be the annual adjustment to the original retirement allowance and shall be applied beginning with the July payment. In no event, however, shall the annual adjustment: (a) Produce a retirement allowance which is lower than the original retirement allowance; (b) Exceed three percent in the initial annual adjustment; or (c) Differ from the previous year's annual adjustment by more than three percent. For the purposes of this section, "index" means, for any calendar year, that year's average consumer price index — Seattle, Washington area for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor.
RCW 41.04.015 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 015
RCW 41.04.015: Public employment—Evidence of educational competence.
Status: in_force

A Washington high school equivalency certificate as awarded by the Washington state superintendent of public instruction or a high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536 shall be accepted in lieu of a high school diploma by the state and any local political subdivision when considering applicants for employment or promotion.
RCW 41.32.831 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 831
RCW 41.32.831: Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.
Status: in_force

(1) RCW 41.32.831 through 41.32.895 shall apply only to plan 3 members. (2) Plan 3 shall consist of two separate elements: (a) A defined benefit portion covered under this subchapter; and (b) a defined contribution portion covered under chapter 41.34 RCW. (3) Unless otherwise specified, all references to "plan 3" in this subchapter refer to the defined benefit portion of plan 3.
RCW 41.06.152 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 152
RCW 41.06.152: Job classification revisions, class studies, salary adjustments—Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall adopt only those job classification revisions, class studies, and salary adjustments under RCW 41.06.157 that: (a) As defined by the director, are due to documented recruitment or retention difficulties, salary compression or inversion, classification plan maintenance, higher level duties and responsibilities, or inequities; and (b) Are such that the office of financial management has reviewed the affected agency's fiscal impact statement and has concurred that the affected agency can absorb the biennialized cost of the reclassification, class study, or salary adjustment within the agency's current authorized level of funding for the current fiscal biennium and subsequent fiscal biennia. (2) This section does not apply to the higher education hospital special pay plan or to any adjustments to the classification plan under RCW 41.06.157 that are due to emergent conditions. Emergent conditions are defined as emergency conditions requiring the establishment of positions necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare.
RCW 41.40.845 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 845
RCW 41.40.845: Options for payment of retirement allowances—Court-approved property settlement.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon retirement for service as prescribed in RCW 41.40.820 or retirement for disability under RCW 41.40.825 , a member shall elect to have the retirement allowance paid pursuant to one of the following options, calculated so as to be actuarially equivalent to each other. (a) Standard allowance. A member electing this option shall receive a retirement allowance payable throughout such member's life. Upon the death of the member, the member's benefits shall cease. (b) The department shall adopt rules that allow a member to select a retirement option that pays the member a reduced retirement allowance and upon death, such portion of the member's reduced retirement allowance as the department by rule designates shall be continued throughout the life of and paid to a person nominated by the member by written designation duly executed and filed with the department at the time of retirement. The options adopted by the department shall include, but are not limited to, a joint and one hundred percent survivor option and a joint and fifty percent survivor option. (2)(a) A member, if married, must provide the written consent of his or her spouse to the option selected under this section, except as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection. If a member is married and both the member and the member's spouse do not give written consent to an option under this section, the department shall pay a joint and fifty percent survivor benefit calculated to be actuarially equivalent to the benefit options available under subsection (1) of this section unless spousal consent is not required as provided in (b) and (c) of this subsection. (b) Written consent from a spouse or domestic partner is not required if a member who is married or a domestic partner selects a joint and survivor option under subsection (1)(b) of this section and names the member's spouse or domestic partner as the survivor beneficiary. (c) If a copy of a dissolution order designating a survivor beneficiary under RCW 41.50.790 has been filed with the department at least thirty days prior to a member's retirement: (i) The department shall honor the designation as if made by the member under subsection (1) of this section; and (ii) The spousal consent provisions of (a) of this subsection do not apply. (3) No later than July 1, 2002, the department shall adopt rules that allow a member additional actuarially equivalent survivor benefit options, and shall include, but are not limited to: (a)(i) A retired member who retired without designating a survivor beneficiary shall have the opportunity to designate their spouse from a postretirement marriage as a survivor during a one-year period beginning one year after the date of the postretirement marriage provided the retirement allowance payable to the retiree is not subject to periodic payments pursuant to a property division obligation as provided for in RCW 41.50.670 . (ii) A member who entered into a postretirement marriage prior to the effective date of the rules adopted under this section and satisfies the conditions of (a)(i) of this subsection shall have one year to designate their spouse as a survivor beneficiary following the adoption of the rules. (b) A retired member who elected to receive a reduced retirement allowance under this section and designated a nonspouse as survivor beneficiary shall have the opportunity to remove the survivor designation and have their future benefit adjusted. (c) The department may make an additional charge, if necessary, to ensure that the benefits provided under this subsection remain actuarially equivalent. (4) No later than July 1, 2003, the department shall adopt rules to permit: (a) A court-approved property settlement incident to a court decree of dissolution made before retirement to provide that benefits payable to a member who meets the length of service requirements of RCW 41.40.820 (1) and the member's divorcing spouse be divided into two separate benefits payable over the life of each spouse. The member shall have available the benefit options of subsection (1) of this section upon retirement, and if remarried at the time of retirement remains subject to the spousal consent requirements of subsection (2) of this section. Any reductions of the member's benefit subsequent to the division into two separate benefits shall be made solely to the separate benefit of the member. The nonmember ex spouse shall be eligible to commence receiving their separate benefit upon reaching the age provided in RCW 41.40.820 (1) and after filing a written application with the department. (b) A court-approved property settlement incident to a court decree of dissolution made after retirement may only divide the benefit into two separate benefits payable over the life of each spouse if the nonmember ex spouse was selected as a survivor beneficiary at retirement. The retired member may later choose the survivor benefit options available in subsection (3) of this section. Any actuarial reductions subsequent to the division into two separate benefits shall be made solely to the separate benefit of the member. Both the retired member and the nonmember divorced spouse shall be eligible to commence receiving their separate benefits upon filing a copy of the dissolution order with the department in accordance with RCW 41.50.670 . (c) The department may make an additional charge or adjustment if necessary to ensure that the separate benefits provided under this subsection are actuarially equivalent to the benefits payable prior to the decree of dissolution. (5) Beginning on the date that the state receives a determination from the federal internal revenue service that this subsection (5) conforms with federal law, retirees have up to ninety calendar days after the receipt of their first retirement allowance to change their survivor election under subsections (1) and (2) of this section. If a member changes the member's survivor election under this subsection the change is effective the first of the following month and is prospective only.
RCW 41.08.130 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 08 / Section 130
RCW 41.08.130: Leaves of absence—Notice—Filling vacancy.
Status: in_force

Leave of absence, without pay, may be granted by any appointing power to any person under civil service: PROVIDED, That such appointing power shall give notice of such leave to the commission. All temporary employment caused by leaves of absence shall be made from the eligible list of the classified civil service.
RCW 41.05A.160 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05A / Section 160
RCW 41.05A.160: Lien against real property.
Status: in_force

When the authority provides assistance to persons who possess excess real property under *RCW 74.04.005 (13)(g), the authority may file a lien against or otherwise perfect its interest in such real property as a condition of granting such assistance, and the authority has the status of a secured creditor.
RCW 41.48.090 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 48 / Section 090
RCW 41.48.090: Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The governor shall make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as he or she finds necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which he or she is charged under this chapter.
RCW 41.18.102 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 18 / Section 102
RCW 41.18.102: Applicability of RCW 41.18.040 and 41.18.100.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RCW 41.18.040 and 41.18.100 shall be applicable to all firefighters employed prior to March 1, 1970, but shall not apply to any former firefighter who has terminated his or her employment prior to July 1, 1969.
RCW 41.44.080 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 44 / Section 080
RCW 41.44.080: Powers and duties of board—Compensation—Liability.
Status: in_force

The administration of the system is hereby vested in the board of trustees created in RCW 41.44.070 of this chapter and the board shall: (1) Keep in convenient form such data as shall be deemed necessary for actuarial valuation purposes; (2) From time to time, through its actuary, make an actuarial investigation into the mortality and service experience of the beneficiaries under this chapter and the various accounts created for the purpose of showing the financial status of the retirement fund; (3) Adopt for the retirement system the mortality tables and such other tables as shall be deemed necessary; (4) Certify annually the amount of appropriation which each city shall pay into the retirement fund in the next fiscal year, at such a time that the local authorities shall have ample opportunity for including such expense in the budget; (5) Keep a record of all its proceedings, which shall be open to inspection by the public; (6) From time to time adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter, for the administration of the provisions of this chapter, for the administration of the fund created by this chapter and the several accounts thereof, and for the transaction of the business of the board; (7) Provide for investment, reinvestment, deposit, and withdrawal of funds; (8) Prepare and publish annually a financial statement showing the condition of the fund and the various accounts thereof, and setting forth such other facts, recommendations, and data as may be of use in the advancement of knowledge concerning the statewide city employees retirement system, and furnish a copy thereof to each city which has joined the retirement system, and to such members as may request copies thereof; (9) Serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expense incident to service as individual members thereof; (10) Determine equitable amount of administrative expense and death-in-line-of-duty benefit expense to be borne by each city; (11) Make available to any city considering participation in the system, the services of the actuary employed by the board for the purpose of ascertaining the probable cost of such participation. The cost of any such calculation or valuation shall be paid by the city requesting same to the retirement system; (12) Perform such other functions as are required for the execution of the provisions of this chapter; (13) No member of the board shall be liable for the negligence, default, or failure of any employee or of any other member of the board to perform the duties of his or her office and no member of the board shall be considered or held to be an insurer of the funds or assets of the retirement system but shall be liable only for his or her own personal default or individual failure to perform his or her duties as such member and to exercise reasonable diligence to provide for the safeguarding of the funds and assets of the system; (14) Fix the amount of interest to be credited at a rate which shall be based upon the net annual earnings of the fund for the preceding twelve-month period and from time to time make any necessary changes in such rate; (15) Distribute excess interest income to retired members on a cost of living index basis, as published by the United States department of health, education, and welfare, applied only to the annuity and current service portion of the retired members' retirement allowance: PROVIDED, That such distribution shall not exceed the income earned and received on open end investments.
RCW 41.04.674 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 674
RCW 41.04.674: Foster parent shared leave pool.
Status: in_force

(1) The foster parent shared leave pool is created to allow employees to donate leave to be used as shared leave for any employee who is a foster parent needing to care for or preparing to accept a foster child in their home. Participation in the pool shall, at all times, be voluntary on the part of the employee. The department of children, youth, and families, in consultation with the office of financial management, shall administer the foster parent shared leave pool. (2) Employees, as defined in RCW 41.04.655 , may donate leave to the foster parent shared leave pool. (3) An employee, as defined in RCW 41.04.655 , who is also a foster parent licensed pursuant to RCW 74.15.040 may request shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool. (4) Shared leave under this section may not be granted unless the pool has a sufficient balance to fund the requested shared leave. (5) Shared leave paid under this section must not exceed the level of the employee's state monthly salary. (6) Any leave donated must be removed from the personally accumulated leave balance of the employee donating the leave. (7) An employee who receives shared leave from the pool is not required to recontribute such leave to the pool, except as otherwise provided in this section. (8) Leave that may be donated or received by any one employee shall be calculated as in RCW 41.04.665 . (9) As used in this section, "monthly salary" includes monthly salary and special pay and shift differential, or the monthly equivalent for hourly employees. "Monthly salary" does not include: (a) Overtime pay; (b) Call back pay; (c) Standby pay; or (d) Performance bonuses. (10) The office of financial management, in consultation with the department of children, youth, and families, shall adopt rules and policies governing the donation and use of shared leave from the foster parent shared leave pool, including definitions of pay and allowances and guidelines for agencies to use in recordkeeping concerning shared leave. (11) Agencies must investigate any alleged abuse of the foster parent shared leave pool and on a finding of wrongdoing, the employee may be required to repay all of the shared leave received from the foster parent shared leave pool. (12) Higher education institutions shall adopt policies consistent with the needs of the employees under their respective jurisdictions.
RCW 41.32.820 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 820
RCW 41.32.820: Refund of contributions on termination.
Status: in_force

A member who ceases to be an employee of an employer except by service or disability retirement may request a refund of the member's accumulated contributions. The refund shall be made within ninety days following the receipt of the request and notification of termination through the contribution reporting system by the employer; except that in the case of death, an initial payment shall be made within thirty days of receipt of request for such payment and notification of termination through the contribution reporting system by the employer. A member who files a request for refund and subsequently enters into employment with another employer prior to the refund being made shall not be eligible for a refund. The refund of accumulated contributions shall terminate membership and all benefits under the provisions of RCW 41.32.755 through 41.32.825 .
RCW 41.26.570 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 570
RCW 41.26.570: Overpayments of benefits caused by employer error.
Status: in_force

(1) If an overpayment for a law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 retiree was due to an employer erroneously reporting law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 member information to the department, and the erroneous reporting was not the result of the member's nondisclosure, fraud, misrepresentation, or other fault, the employer is liable for the resulting overpayment. (2) Upon receipt of a billing from the department, the employer shall pay into the Washington law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 retirement fund the amount of the overpayment plus interest as determined by the director. The employer's liability under this section shall not exceed the amount of overpayments plus interest received by the retiree within one year of the date of discovery, except in the case of fraud committed by the employer. In the case of fraud committed by the employer, the employer is liable for the entire overpayment plus interest.
RCW 41.04.780 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 780
RCW 41.04.780: Supported employment—Impact on other employment positions.
Status: in_force

The creation of supported employment positions under RCW 41.04.760 and 41.04.770 shall not count against an agency's allotted full-time equivalent employee positions. Supported employment programs are not intended to displace employees or abrogate any reduction-in-force rights.
RCW 41.26.717 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 717
RCW 41.26.717: Additional duties and powers of board.
Status: in_force

The law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirement board established in section 4, chapter 2, Laws of 2003 has the following duties and powers in addition to any other duties or powers authorized or required by law. The board: (1) Shall hire an executive director, and shall fix the salary of the executive director subject to periodic review by the board and in consultation with the director of the office of financial management and shall provide notice to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate fiscal committees of changes; (2) Shall employ a deputy director and research and policy analysts who shall be exempt from civil service under chapter 41.06 RCW. Compensation levels for the deputy director and research and policy analysts employed by the board shall be established and fixed by the board in consultation with the director of the office of financial management. When setting salaries for these positions, the board must consider comparable public sector positions using market-driven data. Once compensation levels are determined, the board shall provide notice to the chairs of the fiscal committees of the house of representatives and the senate of proposed changes to the compensation levels for the positions; (3) Shall employ other staff as necessary to implement the purposes of chapter 2, Laws of 2003. Staff must be state employees under this title; (4) Shall adopt an annual budget as provided in section 5, chapter 2, Laws of 2003. Expenses of the board are paid from the expense fund created in RCW 41.26.732 ; (5) May make, execute, and deliver contracts, conveyances, and other instruments necessary to exercise and discharge its powers and duties; (6) May contract for all or part of the services necessary for the management and operation of the board with other state or nonstate entities authorized to do business in the state; and (7) May contract with actuaries, auditors, and other consultants as necessary to carry out its responsibilities.
RCW 41.05A.060 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05A / Section 060
RCW 41.05A.060: Authorization to discharge or compromise lien.
Status: in_force

(1) No settlement made by and between a recipient and either the tort feasor or insurer, or both, discharges or otherwise compromises the lien created in RCW 41.05A.070 without the express written consent of the director or the director's designee. Discretion to compromise such liens rests solely with the director or the director's designee. (2) No settlement or judgment may be entered purporting to compromise the lien created by RCW 41.05A.070 without the express written consent of the director or the director's designee.
RCW 41.06.020 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 020
RCW 41.06.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words used in this chapter have the meaning given in this section. (1) "Affirmative action" means a procedure by which racial minorities, women, persons in the protected age category, persons with disabilities, Vietnam-era veterans, and disabled veterans are provided with increased employment opportunities. It shall not mean any sort of quota system. (2) "Agency" means an office, department, board, commission, or other separate unit or division, however designated, of the state government and all personnel thereof; it includes any unit of state government established by law, the executive officer or members of which are either elected or appointed, upon which the statutes confer powers and impose duties in connection with operations of either a governmental or proprietary nature. "Agency" does not include a comprehensive cancer center participating in a collaborative arrangement as defined in RCW 28B.10.930 that is operated in conformance with RCW 28B.10.930 . (3) "Board" means the Washington personnel resources board established under the provisions of RCW 41.06.110 , except that this definition does not apply to the words "board" or "boards" when used in RCW 41.06.070 . (4) "Career development" means the progressive development of employee capabilities to facilitate productivity, job satisfaction, and upward mobility through work assignments as well as education and training that are both state-sponsored and are achieved by individual employee efforts, all of which shall be consistent with the needs and obligations of the state and its agencies. (5) "Classified service" means all positions in the state service subject to the provisions of this chapter. (6) "Comparable worth" means the provision of similar salaries for positions that require or impose similar responsibilities, judgments, knowledge, skills, and working conditions. (7) "Competitive service" means all positions in the classified service for which a competitive examination is required as a condition precedent to appointment. (8) "Department" means an agency of government that has as its governing officer a person, or combination of persons such as a commission, board, or council, by law empowered to operate the agency responsible either to (a) no other public officer or (b) the governor. (9) "Director" means the director of financial management or the director's designee. (10) "Institutions of higher education" means the University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, The Evergreen State College, and the various state community colleges. (11) "Noncompetitive service" means all positions in the classified service for which a competitive examination is not required. (12) "Related boards" means the state board for community and technical colleges; and such other boards, councils, and commissions related to higher education as may be established. (13) "Training" means activities designed to develop job-related knowledge and skills of employees.
RCW 41.05.195 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 195
RCW 41.05.195: Medicare supplemental insurance policies.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or rules or procedures adopted by the authority, the authority shall make available to retired or disabled employees who are enrolled in parts A and B of medicare one or more medicare supplemental insurance policies that conform to the requirements of chapter 48.66 RCW. The policies shall be chosen in consultation with the public employees' benefits board. These policies shall be made available to retired or disabled state employees; retired or disabled school district employees; retired employees of employer groups eligible for coverage available under the authority; or surviving spouses or surviving state registered domestic partners of emergency service personnel killed in the line of duty.
RCW 41.35.183 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 183
RCW 41.35.183: Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.35.420 or 41.35.680 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit. (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit. (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law. (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service and shall be used exclusively to provide the member with a monthly annuity that is paid in addition to the member's retirement allowance.
RCW 41.35.690 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 690
RCW 41.35.690: Earned disability allowance—Disposition upon death of recipient.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of the retirement system who becomes totally incapacitated for continued employment by an employer as determined by the department shall be eligible to receive an allowance under the provisions of plan 3. The member shall receive a monthly disability allowance computed as provided for in RCW 41.35.620 and shall have this allowance actuarially reduced to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at disability and the attainment of age sixty-five. Any member who receives an allowance under the provisions of this section shall be subject to comprehensive medical examinations as required by the department. If these medical examinations reveal that a member has recovered from the incapacitating disability and the member is offered reemployment by an employer at a comparable compensation, the member shall cease to be eligible for the allowance. (2) If the recipient of a monthly retirement allowance under this section dies, any further benefit payments shall be conditioned by the payment option selected by the retiree as provided in RCW 41.35.220 .
RCW 41.28.070 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 28 / Section 070
RCW 41.28.070: Employees' retirement fund created—Composition.
Status: in_force

A fund is hereby created and established in all cities of the first class as under this chapter provided to be known as the "employees' retirement fund" and shall consist of all the moneys paid into it in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, whether such moneys shall take the form of cash, securities, or other assets.
RCW 41.32.067 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 067
RCW 41.32.067: Purchase of additional benefits—Conditions.
Status: in_force

A member may purchase additional benefits subject to the following: (1) The member shall pay all reasonable administrative and clerical costs; and (2) The member shall make a member reserve contribution to be actuarially converted to a monthly benefit at the time of retirement.
RCW 41.54.010 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 54 / Section 010
RCW 41.54.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Base salary" means salaries or wages earned by a member of a system during a payroll period for personal services and includes wages and salaries deferred under provisions of the United States internal revenue code, but shall exclude overtime payments, nonmoney maintenance compensation, and lump sum payments for deferred annual sick leave, unused accumulated vacation, unused accumulated annual leave, any form of severance pay, any bonus for voluntary retirement, any other form of leave, or any similar lump sum payment; except that forms of payment which are excluded under this subsection shall be included in base salary when reportable to the department in all of a dual member's retirement systems, and when none of the dual member's retirement systems are the Washington state patrol retirement system. (2) "Department" means the department of retirement systems. (3) "Director" means the director of the department of retirement systems. (4) "Dual member" means a person who (a) is or becomes a member of a system on or after July 1, 1988, (b) has been a member of one or more other systems, and (c) has never been retired for service from a retirement system and is not receiving a disability retirement or disability leave benefit from any retirement system listed in RCW 41.50.030 or subsection (6) of this section. (5) "Service" means the same as it may be defined in each respective system. For the purposes of RCW 41.54.030 , military service granted under RCW 41.40.170 (3) or 43.43.260 may only be based on service accrued under chapter 41.40 or 43.43 RCW, respectively. (6) "System" means the retirement systems established under chapters 41.32 , 41.40, 41.44, 41.35, 41.37, and 43.43 RCW; plan 2 of the system established under chapter 41.26 RCW; and the city employee retirement systems for Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane.
RCW 41.06.510 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 510
RCW 41.06.510: Institutions of higher education—Designation of personnel officer.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education and each related board shall designate an officer who shall perform duties as personnel officer. The personnel officer at each institution or related board shall direct, supervise, and manage administrative and technical personnel activities for the classified service at the institution or related board consistent with policies established by the institution or related board and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. Institutions may undertake jointly with one or more other institutions to appoint a person qualified to perform the duties of personnel officer, provide staff and financial support and may engage consultants to assist in the performance of specific projects. The services of the department of enterprise services and the office of financial management may also be used by the institutions or related boards pursuant to RCW 41.06.080 . The state board for community and technical colleges shall have general supervision and control over activities undertaken by the various community colleges pursuant to this section.
RCW 41.16.050 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 050
RCW 41.16.050: Firefighters' pension fund—How constituted.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established in the treasury of each municipality a fund which shall be known and designated as the firefighters' pension fund, which shall consist of: (1) All bequests, fees, gifts, emoluments, or donations given or paid thereto; (2) twenty-five percent of all moneys received by the state from taxes on fire insurance premiums; (3) taxes paid pursuant to the provisions of RCW 41.16.060 ; (4) interest on the investments of the fund; and (5) contributions by firefighters as provided for herein. The moneys received from the tax on fire insurance premiums under the provisions of this chapter shall be distributed in the proportion that the number of paid firefighters in the city, town, or fire protection district bears to the total number of paid firefighters throughout the state to be ascertained in the following manner: The secretary of the firefighters' pension board of each city, town, and fire protection district now or hereafter coming under the provisions of this chapter shall within thirty days after June 7, 1961, and on or before the fifteenth day of January thereafter, certify to the state treasurer the number of paid firefighters in the fire department in such city, town, or fire protection district. For any city or town annexed by a fire protection district at any time before, on, or after June 9, 1994, the city or town shall continue to certify to the state treasurer the number of paid firefighters in the city or town fire department immediately before annexation until all obligations against the firefighters' pension fund in the city or town have been satisfied. For the purposes of the calculation in this section, the state treasurer shall subtract the number certified by the annexed city or town from the number of paid firefighters certified by an annexing fire protection district. The state treasurer shall on or before the first day of June of each year deliver to the treasurer of each city, town, and fire protection district coming under the provisions of this chapter his or her warrant, payable to each city, town, or fire protection district for the amount due such city, town or fire protection district ascertained as herein provided and the treasurer of each such city, town, or fire protection district shall place the amount thereof to the credit of the firefighters' pension fund of such city, town, or fire protection district.
RCW 41.24.900 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 900
RCW 41.24.900: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 41.56.093 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 56 / Section 093
RCW 41.56.093: Applicability of administrative procedure act to commission action.
Status: in_force

Actions taken by or on behalf of the commission shall be pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, or rules adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, and the right of judicial review provided by chapter 34.05 RCW shall be applicable to all such actions and rules.
RCW 41.32.875 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 32 / Section 875
RCW 41.32.875: Retirement eligibility.
Status: in_force

(1) NORMAL RETIREMENT. Any member who is at least age sixty-five and who has: (a) Completed ten service credit years; or (b) Completed five service credit years, including twelve service credit months after attaining age forty-four; or (c) Completed five service credit years by July 1, 1996, under plan 2 and who transferred to plan 3 under RCW 41.32.817 ; shall be eligible to retire and to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the provisions of RCW 41.32.840 . (2) EARLY RETIREMENT. Any member who has attained at least age fifty-five and has completed at least ten years of service shall be eligible to retire and to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the provisions of RCW 41.32.840 , except that a member retiring pursuant to this subsection shall have the retirement allowance actuarially reduced to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at retirement and the attainment of age sixty-five. (3) ALTERNATE EARLY RETIREMENT. (a) Any member who has completed at least thirty service credit years and has attained age fifty-five shall be eligible to retire and to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the provisions of RCW 41.32.840 , except that a member retiring pursuant to this subsection shall have the retirement allowance reduced by three percent per year to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at retirement and the attainment of age sixty-five. (b)(i) On or after September 1, 2008, any member who has completed at least thirty service credit years and has attained age fifty-five shall be eligible to retire and to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the provisions of RCW 41.32.840 , except that a member retiring pursuant to this subsection shall have the retirement allowance reduced as follows: Retirement Age Percent Reduction 55 20% 56 17% 57 14% 58 11% 59 8% 60 5% 61 2% 62 0% 63 0% 64 0% (ii) Any member who retired on or after September 1, 2008, and chose the three percent per year reduction provided under (a) of this subsection shall have a retirement allowance recalculated under the reductions of (b)(i) of this subsection for benefit payments made on or after January 1, 2024. (c) Members who first become employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after May 1, 2013, are not eligible for the alternate early retirement provisions of (a) or (b) of this subsection. Any member who first becomes employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after May 1, 2013, and has completed at least thirty service credit years and has attained age fifty-five shall be eligible to retire and to receive a retirement allowance computed according to the provisions of RCW 41.32.840 , except that a member retiring pursuant to this subsection shall have the retirement allowance reduced by five percent per year to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at retirement and the attainment of age sixty-five.
RCW 41.40.873 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 873
RCW 41.40.873: Additional benefit for district or municipal court judges—One-time irrevocable election.
Status: in_force

(1) Between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2007, a member of plan 3 employed as a district court judge or municipal court judge may make a one-time irrevocable election, filed in writing with the member's employer and the department, to accrue an additional plan 3 defined benefit equal to six-tenths percent of average final compensation for each year of future service credit from the date of the election. (2) A member who made the election under subsection (1) of this section may apply, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, to the department to increase the member's benefit multiplier by six-tenths percent per year of service for the period in which the member served as a judge prior to the election. The member may purchase, beginning with the most recent judicial service, the higher benefit multiplier for that portion of the member's prior judicial service for which the higher benefit multiplier was not previously purchased, and that would ensure that the member has no more than a thirty-seven and one-half percent of average final compensation benefit. The member shall pay two and one-half percent of the salary earned for each month of service for which the higher benefit multiplier is being purchased, plus five and one-half percent interest applied from the dates that the service was earned. The purchase price shall not exceed the actuarially equivalent value of the increase in the member's benefit resulting from the increase in the benefit multiplier. This payment must be made prior to retirement, subject to rules adopted by the department. (3) From January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009, the following members may apply to the department to increase their benefit multiplier by an additional six-tenths percent per year of service for the period in which they served as a justice or judge: (a) Active members of plan 3 who are not currently employed as a district court judge or municipal court judge, and who have past service as a district court judge or municipal court judge; and (b) Inactive vested members of plan 3 who have separated, have not yet retired, and who have past service as a district court judge or municipal court judge. A member eligible under this subsection may purchase the higher benefit multiplier for all or part of the member's prior judicial service beginning with the most recent judicial service. The member shall pay, for the applicable period of service, the actuarially equivalent value of the increase in the member's benefit resulting from the increase in the benefit multiplier as determined by the director. (4) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member applying to increase the member's benefit multiplier under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law. (5) A member who chooses to make the election under subsection (1) of this section shall contribute a minimum of seven and one-half percent of pay to the member's defined contribution account.
RCW 41.26.197 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 197
RCW 41.26.197: Service credit for paid leave of absence—Application to elected officials of labor organizations.
Status: in_force

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(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided under the provisions of RCW 41.26.080 through 41.26.3903 . (2) A member who receives compensation from an employer while on an authorized leave of absence to serve as an elected official of a labor organization, and whose employer is reimbursed by the labor organization for the compensation paid to the member during the period of absence, may also be considered to be on a paid leave of absence. This subsection shall only apply if the member's leave of absence is authorized by a collective bargaining agreement that provides that the member retains seniority rights with the employer during the period of leave. The basic salary reported for a member who establishes service credit under this subsection may not be greater than the salary paid to the highest paid job class covered by the collective bargaining agreement.
RCW 41.26.510 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 510
RCW 41.26.510: Death benefits.
Status: in_force

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(1) Except as provided in RCW 11.07.010 , if a member or a vested member who has not completed at least ten years of service dies, the amount of the accumulated contributions standing to such member's credit in the retirement system at the time of such member's death, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 , shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's accumulated contributions standing to such member's credit in the retirement system, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 , shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse or domestic partner as if in fact such spouse or domestic partner had been nominated by written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse or domestic partner, then to such member's legal representatives. (2) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if a member who is killed in the course of employment or a member who is eligible for retirement or a member who has completed at least ten years of service dies, the surviving spouse, domestic partner, or eligible child or children shall elect to receive either: (a) A retirement allowance computed as provided for in RCW 41.26.430 , actuarially reduced by the amount of any lump sum benefit identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 and actuarially adjusted to reflect a joint and one hundred percent survivor option under RCW 41.26.460 and if the member was not eligible for normal retirement at the date of death a further reduction as described in RCW 41.26.430 ; if a surviving spouse or domestic partner who is receiving a retirement allowance dies leaving a child or children of the member under the age of majority, then such child or children shall continue to receive an allowance in an amount equal to that which was being received by the surviving spouse or domestic partner, share and share alike, until such child or children reach the age of majority; if there is no surviving spouse or domestic partner eligible to receive an allowance at the time of the member's death, such member's child or children under the age of majority shall receive an allowance share and share alike calculated as herein provided making the assumption that the ages of the spouse or domestic partner and member were equal at the time of the member's death; or (b)(i) The member's accumulated contributions, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 ; or (ii) If the member dies on or after July 25, 1993, one hundred fifty percent of the member's accumulated contributions, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 . Any accumulated contributions attributable to restorations made under RCW 41.50.165 (2) shall be refunded at one hundred percent. (3) If a member who is eligible for retirement or a member who has completed at least ten years of service dies after October 1, 1977, and is not survived by a spouse, domestic partner, or an eligible child, then the accumulated contributions standing to the member's credit, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of accumulated contributions pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670 , shall be paid: (a) To an estate, a person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department; or (b) If there is no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, then to the member's legal representatives. (4) The retirement allowance of a member: (a) Who is killed in the course of employment, as determined by the director of the department of labor and industries, (b) Who has left the employ of an employer due to service in the national guard or military reserves and dies while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 , or (c) Who has left the employ of an employer due to service in the national guard, military reserves, federal emergency management agency, or national disaster medical system of the United States department of health and human services and dies while performing service in response to a disaster, major emergency, special event, federal exercise, or official training on or after March 22, 2014, is not subject to an actuarial reduction for early retirement as provided in RCW 41.26.430 or an actuarial reduction to reflect a joint and one hundred percent survivor option under RCW 41.26.460 . The member's retirement allowance is computed under RCW 41.26.420 , except that the member shall be entitled to a minimum retirement allowance equal to ten percent of such member's final average salary. The member shall additionally receive a retirement allowance equal to two percent of such member's average final salary for each year of service beyond five. (5) The retirement allowance paid to the spouse or domestic partner and dependent children of a member who is killed in the course of employment, as set forth in RCW 41.05.011 (5), shall include reimbursement for any payments of premium rates to the Washington state health care authority pursuant to RCW 41.05.080 . (6) In addition to the benefits provided in subsection (4) of this section, if the surviving spouse or domestic partner of a member who is killed in the course of employment is not eligible to receive industrial insurance payments pursuant to RCW 51.32.050 due to remarriage, the surviving spouse or domestic partner shall receive an amount equal to the benefit they would receive pursuant to RCW 51.32.050 but for the remarriage. This subsection applies to surviving spouses and domestic partners whose benefits pursuant to RCW 51.32.050 were suspended or terminated due to remarriage prior to July 24, 2015. The monthly payments to any surviving spouse or domestic partner who received a lump sum payment pursuant to RCW 51.32.050 shall be actuarially reduced to reflect the amount of the lump sum payment.
RCW 41.35.070 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 35 / Section 070
RCW 41.35.070: Duty disability retirement recipients—Continued service credit.
Status: in_force

Those members subject to this chapter who became disabled in the line of duty and who received or are receiving benefits under Title 51 RCW or a similar federal workers' compensation program shall receive or continue to receive service credit subject to the following: (1) No member may receive more than one month's service credit in a calendar month. (2) No service credit under this section may be allowed after a member separates or is separated without leave of absence. (3) Employer contributions shall be paid by the employer at the rate in effect for the period of the service credited. (4) Employee contributions shall be collected by the employer and paid to the department at the rate in effect for the period of service credited. (5) Contributions shall be based on the regular compensation which the member would have received had the disability not occurred. If contribution payments are made retroactively, interest shall be charged at the rate set by the director on both employee and employer contributions. No service credit shall be granted until the employee contribution has been paid. (6) The service and compensation credit shall not be granted for a period to exceed twenty-four consecutive months. (7) Should the legislature revoke the service credit authorized under this section or repeal this section, no affected employee is entitled to receive the credit as a matter of contractual right.
RCW 41.05.950 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 950
RCW 41.05.950: Retired or disabled public employees—Special health coverage enrollment opportunity.
Status: in_force

(1) A retired or disabled employee who: (a) Is receiving a retirement allowance under chapters [chapter] 41.32, 41.35, 41.37, or 41.40 RCW; (b) was previously denied coverage solely for failure to timely notify the authority of their plan to defer coverage; and (c) appealed the denial of benefits to the authority on or before December 31, 2022, may enroll in medical and dental plans under the authority, provided they apply no later than the end of the open enrollment period for the plan year beginning January 1, 2024. (2) A retired or disabled employee enrolling in benefits under this section may only enroll in a fully insured medicare advantage or medicare supplement plan. (3) Retired or disabled employees and their dependents are responsible for payment of rates developed by the authority, and must include any amounts necessary for administration in accordance with this chapter. Premium rates charged to retired or disabled employees and their dependents shall be based on the experience of the community-rated risk pools established under RCW 41.05.022 and 41.05.080 and must be reduced by the amount of the subsidy provided under RCW 41.05.085 . (4) The authority may establish rules to implement the enrollment opportunity under this section.
RCW 41.50.065 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 065
RCW 41.50.065: Accumulated service credit—Annual notification to members.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall annually notify each member of each retirement system listed in RCW 41.50.030 of his or her: (a) Service credit accumulated in the preceding calendar year; and (b) Total service credit accumulated. (2) The department shall begin notifying members under this section according to the following schedule: (a) All members of the teachers' retirement system shall begin receiving annual notification of accumulated service credit and service credit earned within the preceding school year or one school year, as appropriate, no later than January 1, 1991; (b) All members, other than members of the teachers' retirement system, shall begin receiving annual notification of service credit accumulated within the preceding calendar year or school year, as appropriate, no later than June 30, 1992; (c) All members within five years of being eligible for service retirement shall begin receiving annual notification of total service credit accumulated no later than October 1, 1993; (d) Members, other than members of the teachers' retirement system, who are not within five years of being eligible for service retirement shall begin receiving annual notification of total service credit accumulated according to the following schedule: (i) For members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system, Washington state patrol retirement system, judicial retirement system, and judges' retirement system, no later than August 30, 1993; (ii) For employees of the state of Washington who are members of the public employees' retirement system, no later than August 30, 1994; (iii) For employees of political subdivisions of the state of Washington, no later than January 31, 1995; (iv) For employees of institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 , no later than June 30, 1995; and (v) For school district employees who are members of the public employees' retirement system, no later than April 30, 1996. (3) The department shall adopt rules implementing this section.
RCW 41.04.650 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 650
RCW 41.04.650: Leave sharing program—Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) State employees historically have joined together to help their fellow employees who suffer from, or have relatives or household members suffering from, an extraordinary or severe illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition which prevents the individual from working and causes great economic and emotional distress to the employee and his or her family; (2) state employees have also joined together to help their fellow employees who are sick or temporarily disabled because of pregnancy disability or for the purpose of parental leave to bond with the employee's newborn, adoptive, or foster child; and (3) these circumstances may be exacerbated because the affected employees use all their accrued sick leave and annual leave and are forced to take leave without pay or terminate their employment. Therefore, the legislature intends to provide for the establishment of a leave sharing program.
RCW 41.80.410 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 80 / Section 410
RCW 41.80.410: Administrative law judges.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the agencies defined in RCW 41.80.005 and subject to the provisions of this section, this chapter applies to administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings appointed under RCW 34.12.030 (1). (2) Administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings who are not otherwise excluded from bargaining under subsection (3) of this section are granted the right to collectively bargain. (3) The following administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings are excluded from this section and do not have the right to collectively bargain: (a) Administrative law judges in manager positions as defined in RCW 41.06.022 , including deputy chief administrative law judges, division chief administrative law judges, and assistant chief administrative law judges; (b) Administrative law judges serving on a contractual basis under RCW 34.12.030 (2); (c) Confidential employees as defined in RCW 41.80.005 ; and (d) Any administrative law judge who reports directly to the chief administrative law judge. (4) The only unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining under this chapter is a statewide unit of all administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings not otherwise excluded from bargaining.
RCW 41.40.280 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 280
RCW 41.40.280: Department may withhold refunds of contributions.
Status: in_force

The department may, in its discretion, withhold payment of all or part of a member's contributions for not more than six months after a member has ceased to be an employee. A member who files a request for a refund and subsequently enters into employment with an employer prior to the refund being made shall not be eligible for a refund. For purposes of this section, a written or oral employment agreement shall be considered entering into employment.
RCW 41.48.130 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 48 / Section 130
RCW 41.48.130: Sick leave payments—Accounting plan and payroll procedures.
Status: in_force

The director of the office of financial management shall, by January 1, 1980, develop an accounting plan and payroll procedures sufficient to meet the requirements of federal statutes and regulations for the purpose of implementing RCW 41.48.120 .
RCW 41.56.411 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 56 / Section 411
RCW 41.56.411: Application of chapter to classified employees of technical colleges.
Status: in_force

In addition to the entities listed in *RCW 41.56.101 , this chapter shall apply to classified employees of technical colleges as provided for in RCW 28B.50.874 .
RCW 41.16.200 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 200
RCW 41.16.200: Examination of disability pensioners—Restoration to duty.
Status: in_force

The board shall require all firefighters receiving disability pensions to be examined every six months. All such examinations shall be made by physicians duly appointed by the board. If a firefighter shall fail to submit to such examination within ten days of having been so ordered in writing by said retirement board all pensions or benefits paid to said firefighter under this chapter, shall immediately cease and the disbursing officer in charge of such payments shall issue no further payments to such firefighter. If such firefighter fails to present himself or herself for examination within thirty days after being ordered so to do, he or she shall forfeit all rights under this chapter. If such firefighter, upon examination as aforesaid, shall be found fit for service, he or she shall be restored to duty in the same rank held at the time of his or her retirement, or if unable to perform the duties of said rank, then, at his or her request, in such other rank, the duties of which he or she is then able to perform. The board shall thereupon so notify the firefighter and shall require him or her to resume his or her duties as a member of the fire department. If, upon being so notified, such member shall fail to report for employment within ten days, he or she shall forfeit all rights to any benefits under this chapter.
RCW 41.16.160 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 16 / Section 160
RCW 41.16.160: Payment on death not in line of duty.
Status: in_force

Whenever any firefighter, after four years of service, shall die from natural causes, or from an injury not sustained in the performance of his or her duty and for which no pension is provided in this chapter, and who has not been retired on account of disability, his widow or her widower, if he or she was his wife or her husband at the time he or she was stricken with his or her last illness, or at the time he or she received the injuries from which he or she died; or if there is no such widow, then his or her child or children shall be entitled to the amount of his or her contributions, plus accrued compounded interest, or the sum of one thousand dollars, whichever sum shall be the greater. In case of death as above stated, before the end of four years of service, an amount based on the proportion of the time of service to four years shall paid such beneficiaries.
RCW 41.06.450 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 450
RCW 41.06.450: Destruction or retention of information relating to employee misconduct.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall adopt rules applicable to each agency to ensure that information relating to employee misconduct or alleged misconduct is destroyed or maintained as follows: (a) All such information determined to be false and all such information in situations where the employee has been fully exonerated of wrongdoing, shall be promptly destroyed; (b) All such information having no reasonable bearing on the employee's job performance or on the efficient and effective management of the agency, shall be promptly destroyed; (c) All other information shall be retained only so long as it has a reasonable bearing on the employee's job performance or on the efficient and effective management of the agency. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, an agency may retain information relating to employee misconduct or alleged misconduct if: (a) The employee requests that the information be retained; or (b) The information is related to pending legal action or legal action may be reasonably expected to result. (3) In adopting rules under this section, the director shall consult with the public disclosure commission to ensure that the public policy of the state, as expressed in chapters *42.17 and 42.56 RCW, is adequately protected.
RCW 41.24.215 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 215
RCW 41.24.215: Injured volunteer—Recovery from third party.
Status: in_force

(1) If an injured volunteer seeks damages from a third party, the state board may also seek recovery of actual costs from the responsible third party. A volunteer seeking damages from a third party is required to notify the state board about the legal proceeding. (2) The state board is responsible for its proportionate share of the costs and attorneys' fees of the legal proceedings. (3) Any recovery is subject to a lien by the state board for its share under this section. (4) This section does not restrict or prohibit the state board's right to seek recovery from a third party when a volunteer firefighter is injured.
RCW 41.24.270 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 270
RCW 41.24.270: State board for volunteer firefighters and reserve officers—Compensation—Travel expenses.
Status: in_force

Each member of the state board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 . Each member shall also receive travel expenses, including going to and from meetings of the state board or other authorized business of the state board, in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
RCW 41.04.820 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 04 / Section 820
RCW 41.04.820: Temporary salary reductions—Exceptions—Implementation.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this section, from July 1, 2011, through June 29, 2013, base salaries are reduced three percent for all state employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, including those employees in the Washington management service and employees not subject to the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. (2) The following employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches are not subject to subsection (1) of this section: (a) Elected officials whose salaries are set by the commission on salaries for elected officials; (b) Employees at state institutions of higher education; (c) Certificated employees of the state school for the blind and the *center for childhood deafness and hearing loss; (d) Commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol represented by the state patrol troopers association and the Washington state patrol lieutenants association; (e) Represented ferry workers of the Washington state department of transportation; and (f) Employees whose monthly full-time equivalent salary is less than two thousand five hundred dollars per month. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, if an employee subject to the three percent salary reduction under subsection (1) of this section is entitled to leave, the employee will receive temporary salary reduction leave of up to five and two-tenths hours per month. The director of the department of personnel shall adopt rules governing the accrual and use of temporary salary reduction leave for nonrepresented employees. For represented employees, the accrual and use of temporary salary reduction leave shall be in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements. (4) If provisions of collective bargaining agreements prevent the implementation of subsection (1) of this section, agencies of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches shall achieve a three percent salary reduction for each employee through employee leave without pay, mandatory and voluntary temporary layoffs, reduced work hours, or other actions consistent with collective bargaining agreements. This subsection does not prohibit an agency from granting temporary salary reduction leave for employees entitled to leave in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. (5) Subsection (2) of this section does not prohibit employers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches from implementing a salary reduction for employees exempted under subsection (2) of this section. Employers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches are encouraged to implement a salary reduction for employees exempted under subsection (2) of this section, except for those employees whose monthly full-time equivalent salary is less than two thousand five hundred dollars per month. (6) Subsection (2) of this section does not prohibit elected officials whose salaries are set by the commission on salaries for elected officials to voluntarily agree to a reduction in salary and elected officials are encouraged to take such action. (7) This section does not prohibit a state agency or institution during the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium from instituting reduced work hours, mandatory or voluntary leave without pay, reductions in salaries, or temporary layoffs as an integral part of the employer's expenditure reduction efforts, as certified by the employer. This subsection must be implemented consistent with collective bargaining agreements.
RCW 41.14.065 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 065
RCW 41.14.065: Delegation of powers and duties of commission in county with a population of one million or more.
Status: in_force

Any county with a population of one million or more may assign the powers and duties of the commission to such county agencies or departments as may be designated by charter or ordinance: PROVIDED, That the powers and duties of the commission under RCW 41.14.120 shall not be assigned to any other body but shall continue to be vested in the commission, which shall exist to perform such powers and duties, together with such other adjudicative functions as may be designated by charter or ordinance.
RCW 41.40.129 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 129
RCW 41.40.129: Emergency medical services employee of a consortium of local governments—Credit for service prior to July 27, 2003.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee providing emergency medical services for a consortium of local governments, where some of those local governments qualified as public employees' retirement system employers at the time the service was rendered, may make an election to establish credit for service performed prior to July 27, 2003, as a full-time emergency medical technician serving the consortium to the public employees' retirement system. This option is only available to employees who: (a) Performed services for a consortium of local governments fully contained within the boundaries of a county whose population on June 9, 2016, exceeds seven hundred thousand residents but is less than eight hundred thousand residents; and (b) File a written election to establish service credit under this section with the department of retirement systems no later than June 30, 2026. (2)(a) The department of retirement systems shall treat the consortium member with the largest current population among consortium members who qualified as a public employees' retirement system employer at the time the service was rendered as the employer for purposes of this section. This employer classification: (i) Is solely for the purpose of streamlining reporting service and compensation credit and paying contributions for periods of service covered by this section; and (ii) Does not mean that the consortium member is the employee's employer for any other purpose. (b) All contributions required for past periods of service established under this section shall be paid by the employees electing to establish service credit under this section. (i) Employee contributions shall be calculated by the department equal to the contributions that would have been paid by the employee had the employee been a member of [the] public employees' retirement system. (ii) Employer contributions shall be calculated by the department equal to the contributions that would have been paid by the employer had the employee been reported in [the] public employees' retirement system. (iii) All contributions must be submitted by the employee within five years of electing to establish service credit under this section. (3) If a member who elected to establish service credit under this section dies or retires for disability prior to payment of contributions under subsection (2)(b) of this section, the member, or in the case of death the surviving spouse or eligible minor children, may: (a) Pay the bill in full; (b) If a continuing monthly benefit is chosen, have the benefit actuarially reduced to reflect the amount of the unpaid obligation under subsection (2)(b) of this section; or (c) Continue to make payment against the obligation under subsection (2)(b) of this section, provided that payment in full is made no later than five years from the member's original election date.
RCW 41.08.160 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 08 / Section 160
RCW 41.08.160: Political contributions and services—Not required—Solicitation and coercion prohibited.
Status: in_force

No person holding any office, place, position or employment subject to civil service, is under any obligation to contribute to any political fund or to render any political service to any person or party whatsoever, and no person shall be removed, reduced in grade or salary, or otherwise prejudiced for refusing so to do. No public officer, whether elected or appointed, shall discharge, promote, demote or in any manner change the official rank, employment or compensation of any person under civil service, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding, or neglecting to make any contribution of money, or services, or any other valuable thing, for any political purpose.
RCW 41.06.080 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 080
RCW 41.06.080: Human resource services available on request to certain governmental entities—Reimbursement.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the office of financial management and the department of enterprise services may make their human resource services available on request, on a reimbursable basis, to: (1) Either the legislative or the judicial branch of the state government; (2) Any county, city, town, or other municipal subdivision of the state; (3) The institutions of higher learning; (4) Any agency, class, or position set forth in RCW 41.06.070 .
RCW 41.05.006 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05 / Section 006
RCW 41.05.006: Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature recognizes that (a) the state is a major purchaser of health care services, (b) the increasing costs of such health care services are posing and will continue to pose a great financial burden on the state, (c) it is the state's policy, consistent with the best interests of the state, to provide comprehensive health care as an employer, to public employees, officials, their dependents, and to those who are dependent on the state for necessary medical care, and (d) it is imperative that the state begin to develop effective and efficient health care delivery systems and strategies for procuring health care services in order for the state to continue to purchase the most comprehensive health care possible. (2) It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to establish the Washington state health care authority whose purpose shall be to (a) develop health care benefit programs that provide access to at least one comprehensive benefit plan funded to the fullest extent possible by the employer, and a health savings account/high deductible health plan option as defined in section 1201 of the medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003, as amended, for eligible public employees, officials, and their dependents, and (b) study all state purchased health care, alternative health care delivery systems, and strategies for the procurement of health care services and make recommendations aimed at minimizing the financial burden which health care poses on the state, public employees, and its charges, while at the same time allowing the state to provide the most comprehensive health care options possible.
RCW 41.06.280 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 280
RCW 41.06.280: Personnel service fund—Created—Charges to agencies, payment—Use.
Status: in_force

(1) The personnel service fund is created in the state treasury, to be used by the office of financial management as a revolving fund for the payment of salaries, wages, and operations required for the administration of the provisions of this chapter, applicable provisions of chapter 41.04 RCW, and chapter 41.60 RCW. An amount not to exceed one and one-half percent of the salaries and wages for all positions in each of the agencies subject to this chapter, except the institutions of higher education, shall be charged to the operations appropriations of each agency and credited to the personnel service fund as the allotments are approved pursuant to chapter 43.88 RCW. Subject to the above limitations, the amount shall be charged against the allotments pro rata, at a rate to be fixed by the director from time to time which, together with income derived from services rendered under RCW 41.06.080 , will provide the office of financial management with funds to meet its anticipated expenditures during the allotment period, including the training requirements in RCW 41.06.500 and 41.06.530 . (2) The director shall fix the terms and charges for services rendered by the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 41.06.080 , which amounts shall be credited to the personnel service fund and charged against the proper fund or appropriation of the recipient of such services no longer than on a quarterly basis. Payment for services so rendered under RCW 41.06.080 shall be made according to the state administrative and accounting manual (SAAM) to the state treasurer and deposited in the personnel service fund. (3) The office of financial management may use the personnel service fund to administer an employee transit pass program and other employment benefits. The office of financial management must bill state agencies for the total cost of administering the program and payments received from agencies must be deposited in the personnel service fund. (4) During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, moneys in the account may also be transferred into the state general fund.
RCW 41.58.010 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 58 / Section 010
RCW 41.58.010: Public employment relations commission—Created—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Quorum—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created the public employment relations commission (hereafter called the "commission") to administer the provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding RCW 41.58.100 , the commission shall consist of three members who shall be citizens appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years. Their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years each, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he or she succeeds. Commission members shall be eligible for reappointment. The governor shall designate one member to serve as chair of the commission. Any member of the commission may be removed by the governor, upon notice and hearing, for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other cause. Commission members shall not be eligible for state retirement under chapter 41.40 RCW by virtue of their service on the commission. (2) In making citizen member appointments initially, and subsequently thereafter, the governor shall be cognizant of the desirability of appointing persons knowledgeable in the area of labor relations in the state. (3) A vacancy in the commission shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of the powers of the commission, and two members of the commission shall, at all times, constitute a quorum of the commission. (4) The commission shall at the close of each fiscal year make a report in writing to the legislature and to the governor stating the cases it has heard, the decisions it has rendered, the names, salaries, and duties of all employees and officers in the employ or under the supervision of the commission, and an account of all moneys it has disbursed.
RCW 41.28.085 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 28 / Section 085
RCW 41.28.085: Legislative intent—Investments.
Status: in_force

In order that the intent of the legislature may be made clear with respect to investments, but without restricting the necessary flexibility that must exist for successful investing of the retirement and pension funds, the legislature makes this declaration of its desire that the investment authority shall give primary consideration to dealing with brokerage firms which maintain offices in the state of Washington so that the investment programs may make a meaningful contribution to the economy of the state. It is further the desire of the legislature that the retirement and pension funds shall be used as much as reasonably possible to benefit and expand the business and economic climate within the state of Washington so long as such use would be consistent with sound investment policy.
RCW 41.50.070 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 50 / Section 070
RCW 41.50.070: Personnel.
Status: in_force

In addition to the exemptions set forth in RCW 41.06.070 , the assistant directors, not to exceed two, and an internal auditor shall also be exempt from the application of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW. The officers and exempt personnel appointed by the director pursuant to this section shall be paid salaries fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for fixing salaries for officers exempt from the operation of the state civil service law. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW and engaged in duties pertaining to the functions transferred by this chapter shall be assigned to the department to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing the state merit system.
RCW 41.26.3901 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 3901
RCW 41.26.3901: Severability—1969 ex.s. c 209.
Status: in_force

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If any provision of *this 1969 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
RCW 41.56.073 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 56 / Section 073
RCW 41.56.073: Rights of employees and bargaining representatives of school districts dissolved due to financial insolvency.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, employees and bargaining representatives of school districts that are dissolved due to financial insolvency shall have resort to collective bargaining, including grievance arbitration and other processes, only to the extent provided by RCW 28A.315.229 .
RCW 41.40.877 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 877
RCW 41.40.877: Justices or judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.790.
Status: in_force

In lieu of the retirement allowance provided under RCW 41.40.790 , the retirement allowance payable for service as a supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, or superior court judge, for those justices or judges who elected to participate under RCW 41.40.870 (1), shall be equal to one and six-tenths percent of average final compensation for each year of service earned after the election. The total retirement benefit accrued or purchased under chapter 189, Laws of 2006 in combination with benefits accrued during periods served prior to the election shall not exceed thirty-seven and one-half percent of average final compensation.
RCW 41.05A.200 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 05A / Section 200
RCW 41.05A.200: Time limit for action to enforce vendor overpayment debt.
Status: in_force

Any action to enforce a vendor overpayment debt must be commenced within six years from the date of the authority's notice to the vendor.
RCW 41.06.400 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 06 / Section 400
RCW 41.06.400: Training and career development programs—Powers and duties of department of enterprise services.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other powers and duties specified in this chapter, the department of enterprise services in consultation with the office of financial management shall: (a) By rule, prescribe the purpose and minimum standards for training and career development programs and, in so doing, regularly consult with and consider the needs of individual agencies and employees; (b) Provide training and career development programs which may be conducted more efficiently and economically on an interagency basis; (c) Promote interagency sharing of resources for training and career development; (d) Monitor and review the impact of training and career development programs to ensure that the responsibilities of the state to provide equal employment opportunities are diligently carried out. (2) At an agency's request, the department of enterprise services may provide training and career development programs for an agency's internal use which may be conducted more efficiently and economically by the department of enterprise services.
RCW 41.40.825 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 40 / Section 825
RCW 41.40.825: Disability allowance—Death of recipient.
Status: in_force

(1) A member of the retirement system who becomes totally incapacitated for continued employment by an employer as determined by the department shall be eligible to receive an allowance under the provisions of plan 3. The member shall receive a monthly disability allowance computed as provided for in RCW 41.40.790 and shall have this allowance actuarially reduced to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at disability and the attainment of age sixty-five. Any member who receives an allowance under the provisions of this section shall be subject to comprehensive medical examinations as required by the department. If these medical examinations reveal that a member has recovered from the incapacitating disability and the member is offered reemployment by an employer at a comparable compensation, the member shall cease to be eligible for the allowance. (2) If the recipient of a monthly retirement allowance under this section dies, any further benefit payments shall be conditioned by the payment option selected by the retiree as provided in RCW 41.40.845 .
RCW 41.80.380 — Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 80 / Section 380
RCW 41.80.380: Uniformed personnel—Higher education—Public employment relations commission to review bargaining units.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2020, the public employment relations commission shall review the appropriateness of the bargaining units that consist of or include uniformed personnel and exist on July 28, 2019. If the commission determines that an existing bargaining unit is not appropriate pursuant to RCW 41.80.070 , the commission may modify the unit. (2) The exclusive bargaining representatives certified to represent the bargaining units that consist of or include uniformed personnel and exist on July 28, 2019, shall continue as the exclusive bargaining representative without the necessity of an election as of July 28, 2019. However, there may be proceedings concerning representation under this chapter thereafter.