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WA Rev Code § 41.32.820 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.820 - Refund of contributions on termination.

RCW 41.32.820 Refund of contributions on termination.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.[ 1988 c 117 § 1; 1982 1st ex.s. c 52 § 17; 1977 ex.s. c 293 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—1988 c 117: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1988." [ 1988 c 117 § 3.]Effective dates—1982 1st ex.s. c 52: See note following RCW 2.10.180.Effective date—Severability—Legislative direction and placement—Section headings—1977 ex.s. c 293: See notes following RCW 41.32.755.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.825 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.825 - Reentry.

RCW 41.32.825 Reentry.(1) A member, who had left service and withdrawn the member's accumulated contributions, shall, upon reestablishment of membership under RCW 41.32.240, receive service credit for such prior service if the member restores all withdrawn accumulated contributions together with interest since the time of withdrawal as determined by the department. The restoration of such funds must be completed within five years of the resumption of service or prior to retirement, whichever occurs first.(2) If a member fails to meet the time limitations of subsection (1) of this section, the member may receive service credit destroyed by the withdrawn contributions if the amount required under RCW 41.50.165(2) is paid.[ 1994 c 197 § 22; 1988 c 117 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 293 § 16.]NOTES:Intent—Severability—Effective date—1994 c 197: See notes following RCW 41.50.165.Effective date—1988 c 117: See note following RCW 41.32.820.Effective date—Severability—Legislative direction and placement—Section headings—1977 ex.s. c 293: See notes following RCW 41.32.755.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.831 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.831 - Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.

RCW 41.32.831 Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.(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.[ 1996 c 39 § 10; 1995 c 239 § 104.]NOTES:Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: "The legislature recognizes that teachers, principals, and district administrators need the ability to make transitions to other public or private sector careers, and that the retirement system should not be a barrier to exercise of employee choice. The legislature also recognizes that teachers, principals, and district administrators need a secure and viable retirement benefit, not only for their own financial protection, but also that public funds are spent prudently for their intended purpose.It is the legislative intent to create a new public retirement system that balances flexibility with stability, provides both increased employee control of investments and responsible protection of the public's investment in employee benefits, and encourages the pursuit of public sector careers without preventing employees from transitioning into other public or private sector employment.Therefore, the purpose of chapter 239, Laws of 1995 is to continue to provide teachers, principals, and district administrators with a guaranteed pension at retirement age based on years of public service with an element of inflation protection. It is further the purpose of chapter 239, Laws of 1995 to create a parallel retirement plan where employees have options regarding the investment of their retirement contributions and have the opportunity, along with the accompanying risk, to receive a full rate of return on their investments and where employees who leave public employment prior to retirement receive a fair and reasonable value from the retirement system." [ 1995 c 239 § 1.]Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.835 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.835 - Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.

RCW 41.32.835 Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.(1) All teachers who first become employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2007, shall have a period of ninety days to make an irrevocable choice to become a member of plan 2 or plan 3. At the end of ninety days, if the member has not made a choice to become a member of plan 2, he or she becomes a member of plan 3 or plan 2 as follows:(a) Becomes a member of plan 3 if first employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2007, but prior to July 1, 2020;(b) Becomes a member of plan 2 if first employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2020.(2) For administrative efficiency, until a member elects to become a member of plan 3, or becomes a member of plan 3 by default under subsection (1) of this section, the member shall be reported to the department in plan 2, with member and employer contributions. Upon becoming a member of plan 3 by election or by default, all service credit shall be transferred to the member's plan 3 defined benefit, and all employee accumulated contributions shall be transferred to the member's plan 3 defined contribution account.[ 2019 c 313 § 1; 2007 c 491 § 3; 1995 c 239 § 105.]NOTES:Effective date—2007 c 491 §§ 1, 3, and 7: "Sections 1, 3, and 7 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect July 1, 2007." [ 2007 c 491 § 19.]Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—2007 c 491: See notes following RCW 41.32.765.Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.836 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.836 - Higher education faculty—Option to transfer to plan 3—Limitation on supplemental benefits under RCW 28B.10.400.

RCW 41.32.836 Higher education faculty—Option to transfer to plan 3—Limitation on supplemental benefits under RCW 28B.10.400.(1) All faculty members who are first employed by an institution of higher education in a position eligible for participation in old age annuities or retirement income plans under chapter 28B.10 RCW on or after July 1, 2011, have a period of thirty days to make an irrevocable choice to:(a) Become a member of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 under this chapter; or(b) Participate in the annuities or retirement income plan provided by the institution.(2) At the end of thirty days, if the member has not made a choice to become a member of the teachers' retirement system, he or she becomes a participant in the institution's plan under RCW 28B.10.400, but does not become eligible for any supplemental benefit under RCW 28B.10.400(1)(c).[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 47 § 9.]NOTES:Intent—Effective dates—2011 1st sp.s. c 47: See notes following RCW 28B.10.400.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.837 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.837 - Right to waive benefit—Irrevocable choice.

RCW 41.32.837 Right to waive benefit—Irrevocable choice.Any member receiving or having received a distribution under chapter 41.34 RCW may make an irrevocable choice to waive all rights to a benefit under RCW 41.32.840 by notifying the department in writing of their intention.[ 2003 c 349 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2003 c 349: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 16, 2003]." [ 2003 c 349 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 41.32.840 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.840 - Computation of the retirement allowance.

RCW 41.32.840 Computation of the retirement allowance.(1) A member of the retirement system shall receive a retirement allowance equal to one percent of such member's average final compensation for each service credit year.(2) The retirement allowance payable under RCW 41.32.875 to a member who separates after having completed at least twenty service credit years shall be increased by twenty-five one-hundredths of one percent, compounded for each month from the date of separation to the date that the retirement allowance commences.[ 1996 c 39 § 4; 1995 c 239 § 106.]NOTES:Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.8401 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.8401 - Additional payment.

RCW 41.32.8401 Additional payment.(1) Anyone who requests to transfer under RCW 41.32.817 before January 1, 1998, and establishes service credit for January 1998, shall have their member account increased by forty percent of:(a) Plan 2 accumulated contributions as of January 1, 1996, less fifty percent of any payments made pursuant to RCW 41.50.165(2); or(b) All amounts withdrawn after January 1, 1996, which are completely restored before January 1, 1998.(2) A further additional payment of twenty-five percent, for a total of sixty-five percent, shall be paid subject to the conditions contained in subsection (1) of this section on July 1, 1998.(3) Substitute teachers shall receive the additional payment provided in subsection (1) of this section if they:(a) Establish service credit for January 1998; and(b) Establish any service credit from July 1996 through December 1997; and(c) Elect to transfer on or before March 1, 1999.(4) If a member who requests to transfer dies before January 1, 1998, the additional payment provided by this section shall be paid to the member's estate, or the person or persons, trust, or organization the member nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department.(5) The legislature reserves the right to modify or discontinue the right to an incentive payment under this section for any plan 2 members who have not previously transferred to plan 3.[ 1998 c 341 § 701; 1997 c 10 § 1; 1996 c 39 § 8.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 341: See note following RCW 41.34.060.Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.845 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.845 - Postretirement cost-of-living allowance.

RCW 41.32.845 Postretirement cost-of-living allowance.Retirement allowances paid under the defined benefit portion of plan 3 shall have a postretirement cost-of-living allowance calculated and paid as provided in RCW 41.32.770.[ 1995 c 239 § 107.]NOTES:Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.855 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.855 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.

RCW 41.32.855 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.32.875, 41.32.880, or 41.32.895 shall be eligible to commence receiving a retirement allowance after having filed written application with the department.(1) Retirement allowances paid to members shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following such member's separation from employment.(2) Retirement allowances payable to eligible members no longer in service, but qualifying for such an allowance pursuant to RCW 41.32.875 shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following such qualification.(3) Disability allowances paid to disabled members shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following such member's separation from employment for disability.(4) Retirement allowances paid as death benefits shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following the member's death.[ 1996 c 39 § 5; 1995 c 239 § 109.]NOTES:Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.860 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.860 - Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Reinstatement.

RCW 41.32.860 Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Reinstatement.(1) Except under RCW 41.32.862, no retiree 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 41.40.010, 41.32.010, 41.35.010, or 41.37.010, 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.(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 the suspension of benefits. Upon reinstatement, the retiree's benefits shall be actuarially recomputed pursuant to the rules adopted by the department.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 47 § 13; 2005 c 327 § 2; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 10 § 9; 1997 c 254 § 7; 1995 c 239 § 110.]NOTES:Intent—Effective dates—2011 1st sp.s. c 47: See notes following RCW 28B.10.400.Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 10: See note following RCW 41.40.037.Intent—Construction—Application—1997 c 254: See notes following RCW 41.26.490.Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.862 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.862 - Reduction of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Reestablishment of membership.

RCW 41.32.862 Reduction of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Reestablishment of membership.(1)(a) If a retiree enters employment with an employer sooner than one calendar month after his or her accrual date, the retiree's monthly retirement allowance will be reduced by five and one-half percent for every seven hours worked during that month. This reduction will be applied each month until the retiree remains absent from employment with an employer for one full calendar month.(b) The benefit reduction provided in (a) of this subsection will accrue for a maximum of one hundred forty hours per month. Any benefit reduction over one hundred percent will be applied to the benefit the retiree is eligible to receive in subsequent months.(2) A retiree who has satisfied the break in employment requirement of subsection (1) of this section, may work up to eight hundred sixty-seven hours per calendar year in an eligible position, as defined in RCW 41.32.010, 41.35.010, 41.37.010, or 41.40.010, or as a firefighter or law enforcement officer, 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, without suspension of his or her benefit.(3) If the retiree opts to reestablish membership under RCW 41.32.044, he or she terminates his or her retirement status and immediately becomes a member. Retirement benefits shall not accrue during the period of membership and the individual shall make contributions and receive membership credit. Such a member shall have the right to again retire if eligible.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 47 § 14; 2004 c 242 § 62; 2001 2nd sp.s. c 10 § 10; 1997 c 254 § 9.]NOTES:Intent—Effective dates—2011 1st sp.s. c 47: See notes following RCW 28B.10.400.Effective date—2004 c 242: See RCW 41.37.901.Effective dates—2001 2nd sp.s. c 10: See note following RCW 41.40.037.Intent—Construction—Application—1997 c 254: See notes following RCW 41.26.490.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.867 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.867 - Purchased service credit—Allocation.

RCW 41.32.867 Purchased service credit—Allocation.(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(2). 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.[ 1996 c 39 § 11.]NOTES:Effective dates—1996 c 39: See note following RCW 41.32.010.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.868 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.868 - One-time purchase of service credit—Conditions—Payment—Rules.

RCW 41.32.868 One-time purchase of service credit—Conditions—Payment—Rules.(1) An active member who has completed a minimum of two years of creditable service in the teachers' retirement system may, upon written application to the department, make a one-time purchase of up to seven years of service credit for public education experience outside the Washington state retirement system, subject to the following limitations:(a) The public education experience being claimed must have been performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government;(b) The public education experience being claimed must have been covered by a retirement or pension plan provided by a state or political subdivision of a state, or by the federal government; and(c) The member is not currently receiving a benefit or currently eligible to receive an unreduced retirement benefit from a retirement or pension plan of a state or political subdivision of a state or the federal government that includes the service credit to be purchased.(2) The service credit purchased shall be membership service, and may be used to qualify the member for retirement.(3) The member shall pay the actuarial value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit calculated in a manner consistent with the department's method for calculating payments for reestablishing service credit under RCW 41.50.165.(4) The member may pay all or part of the cost of the service credit to be purchased 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) The employer also may pay all or a portion of the member's cost of the service credit purchased under this section.[ 2008 c 101 § 2; 2006 c 257 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 257: See note following RCW 41.32.813.
WA Rev Code § 41.32.870 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.32 - Teachers' Retirement.|41.32.870 - Lump sum payments—Reentry.

RCW 41.32.870 Lump sum payments—Reentry.(1) The director may pay a member eligible to receive a retirement allowance or the member's beneficiary a lump sum payment in lieu of a monthly benefit if the initial monthly benefit would be less than one hundred dollars. The one hundred dollar limit shall be increased by three percent compounded annually on January 1. The lump sum payment shall be the actuarial equivalent of the monthly benefit.(2) Persons covered under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section may upon returning to member status reinstate all previous service by depositing the lump sum payment received, with interest as computed by the director, within two years of returning to service or prior to retiring again, whichever comes first. In computing the amount due, the director shall exclude the accumulated value of the normal payments the member would have received while in beneficiary status if the lump sum payment had not occurred.(3) Any member who receives a settlement under this section shall be deemed to be retired from this system.[ 1995 c 239 § 112.]NOTES:Intent—Purpose—1995 c 239: See note following RCW 41.32.831.Effective date—Part and subchapter headings not law—1995 c 239: See notes following RCW 41.32.005.Benefits not contractual right until date specified: RCW 41.34.100.