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WA Rev Code § 41.40.798 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.798 - Higher education employees—Option to transfer to plan 3—Limitation on supplemental benefits under RCW 28B.10.400.

RCW 41.40.798 Higher education employees—Option to transfer to plan 3—Limitation on supplemental benefits under RCW 28B.10.400.(1) All employees who are not qualified under RCW 41.32.836 and 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 RCW 28B.10.400 on or after July 1, 2011, have a period of thirty days to make an irrevocable choice to:(a) Become a member of the public employees' 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 public employees' 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 § 18.]NOTES:Intent—Effective dates—2011 1st sp.s. c 47: See notes following RCW 28B.10.400.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.801 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.801 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.

RCW 41.40.801 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.40.820, 41.40.825, or 41.40.835 is 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 41.40.820 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.[ 2003 c 294 § 8; 2000 c 247 § 305.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.811 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.811 - Purchased service credit—Allocation.

RCW 41.40.811 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(3). 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 may 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.[ 2000 c 247 § 307.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.815 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.815 - Lump sum payments—Reentry.

RCW 41.40.815 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 annually as determined by the director. 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 is deemed to be retired from this system.[ 2000 c 247 § 308.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.823 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.823 - Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.

RCW 41.40.823 Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.(1) Upon application of the member, a member who is diagnosed with a terminal illness shall be removed from membership in the system subject to the following conditions:(a) That the medical adviser, after a medical examination of the member made by or under the direction of the medical adviser, has certified in writing that the member has a terminal illness with a life expectancy of five or fewer years; and(b) That the director concurs in the recommendation of the medical adviser.(2) Members removed from the system shall not make contributions toward a defined contribution account as defined in chapter 41.34 RCW and shall not accumulate additional service credit.(3) The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal this section in the future and no member or beneficiary has a contractual right to this benefit not granted prior to that amendment or repeal.[ 2005 c 131 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2005 c 131: "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 [April 21, 2005]." [ 2005 c 131 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.825 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.825 - Disability allowance—Death of recipient.

RCW 41.40.825 Disability allowance—Death of recipient.(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.[ 2000 c 247 § 310.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.830 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.830 - Restored, purchased service credit under plan 2—Transfer to plan 3.

RCW 41.40.830 Restored, purchased service credit under plan 2—Transfer to plan 3.(1) Any member who elects to transfer to plan 3 and has eligible unrestored withdrawn contributions in plan 2, may restore such contributions under the provisions of RCW 41.40.740 with interest as determined by the department. The restored plan 2 service credit will be automatically transferred to plan 3. Restoration payments will be transferred to the member account in plan 3. If the member fails to meet the time limitations of RCW 41.40.740, they may restore such contributions under the provisions of RCW 41.50.165(2). The restored plan 2 service credit will be automatically transferred to plan 3. One-half of the restoration payments under RCW 41.50.165(2) plus interest shall be allocated to the member's account.(2) Any member who elects to transfer to plan 3 may purchase plan 2 service credit under RCW 41.40.740. Purchased plan 2 service credit will be automatically transferred to plan 3. Contributions on behalf of the employer paid by the employee 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(3). Contributions on behalf of the employee shall be allocated to the member account. If the member fails to meet the time limitations of RCW 41.40.740, they may subsequently restore such contributions under the provisions of RCW 41.50.165(2). Purchased plan 2 service credit will be automatically transferred to plan 3. One-half of the payments under RCW 41.50.165(2), plus interest, shall be allocated to the member's account.[ 2000 c 247 § 311.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.835 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.835 - Death benefits.

RCW 41.40.835 Death benefits.(1) If a member dies prior to retirement, the surviving spouse or eligible child or children shall receive a retirement allowance computed as provided in RCW 41.40.790 actuarially reduced to reflect a joint and one hundred percent survivor option and, except under subsection (2) of this section, if the member was not eligible for normal retirement at the date of death a further reduction as described in RCW 41.40.820.If the surviving spouse who is receiving the retirement allowance dies leaving a child or children 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, share and share alike, until such child or children reach the age of majority.If there is no surviving spouse 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. The allowance shall be calculated with the assumption that the age of the spouse and member were equal at the time of the member's death.(2) A member who is killed in the course of employment, as determined by the director of the department of labor and industries, or a member 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, is not subject to an actuarial reduction under RCW 41.40.820. The member's retirement allowance is computed under RCW 41.40.790.[ 2009 c 226 § 13; 2003 c 155 § 8; 2000 c 247 § 312.]NOTES:Applicability—2003 c 155: See note following RCW 41.32.520.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.840 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.840 - Postretirement cost-of-living.

RCW 41.40.840 Postretirement cost-of-living.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.[ 2000 c 247 § 313.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.850 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.850 - Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment—Exception—Reinstatement.

RCW 41.40.850 Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment—Exception—Reinstatement.(1) Except as provided in RCW 41.40.037, no retiree under the provisions of plan 3 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, 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 of a city or town.(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.[ 2005 c 327 § 9; 2000 c 247 § 315.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.877 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.877 - Justices or judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.790.

RCW 41.40.877 Justices or judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.790.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.[ 2006 c 189 § 15.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 189: See note following RCW 2.14.115.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.880 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.880 - District or municipal court judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.790.

RCW 41.40.880 District or municipal court judges retirement allowance—In lieu of RCW 41.40.790.In lieu of the retirement allowance provided under RCW 41.40.790, the retirement allowance payable for service as a district court judge or municipal court judge, for those judges who elected to participate under RCW 41.40.873(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.[ 2006 c 189 § 16.]NOTES:Effective date—2006 c 189: See note following RCW 2.14.115.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.920 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.920 - Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 295.

RCW 41.40.920 Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 295.This 1977 amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect October 1, 1977.[ 1977 ex.s. c 295 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.930 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.930 - Benefits not contractual right until March 1, 2002.

RCW 41.40.930 Benefits not contractual right until March 1, 2002.The benefits provided pursuant to chapter 247, Laws of 2000 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right prior to March 1, 2002. The legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits at any time prior to March 1, 2002.[ 2000 c 247 § 316.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.931 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.931 - Effective dates—2000 c 247.

RCW 41.40.931 Effective dates—2000 c 247.(1) Except for sections 408 and 901 through 906 of this act, this act takes effect March 1, 2002.(2) Section 408 of this act takes effect January 1, 2004.(3) Sections 901 through 906 of this act take effect September 1, 2000.[ 2000 c 247 § 1201.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.932 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.932 - Subchapter headings not law—2000 c 247.

RCW 41.40.932 Subchapter headings not law—2000 c 247.Subchapter headings in this act are not any part of the law.[ 2000 c 247 § 1202.]
WA Rev Code § 41.41.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.41 - State Employees' Retirement—Federal Social Security.|41.41.010 - Plan for covering members under OASI approved.

RCW 41.41.010 Plan for covering members under OASI approved.The plan for covering the state employee members of the state employees' retirement system under the old age and survivorship 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 state employees' retirement board of the state employees' retirement system on the 1st day of August, 1955, and approved by the governor of the state of Washington on the 16th day of August, 1955, is hereby approved.[ 1957 c 222 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.41.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.41 - State Employees' Retirement—Federal Social Security.|41.41.030 - Effective date for coverage of members.

RCW 41.41.030 Effective date for coverage of members.The effective date of OASI coverage for state employee members of the state employees' retirement system shall be the 1st day of July, 1957; provided the terms and conditions set forth in RCW 41.48.030(3) have been fulfilled.[ 1957 c 222 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 41.44.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.44 - Statewide City Employees' Retirement.|41.44.010 - Title of chapter.

RCW 41.44.010 Title of chapter.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Statewide City Employees' Retirement System Law".[ 1947 c 71 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9592-130.]NOTES:Severability—1947 c 71: "If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the provision or application so held invalid, and for such purposes the provisions of this act are declared to be severable." [ 1947 c 71 § 26.] This applies to RCW 41.44.010 through 41.44.250.
WA Rev Code § 41.44.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.44 - Statewide City Employees' Retirement.|41.44.020 - Purpose of chapter.

RCW 41.44.020 Purpose of chapter.The purpose of this chapter is to provide for an actuarially sound system for the payment of annuities and other benefits to officers and employees and to beneficiaries of officers and employees of cities and towns thereby enabling such employees to provide for themselves and their dependents in case of old age, disability and death, and effecting economy and efficiency in the public service by furnishing an orderly means whereby such employees who have become aged or otherwise incapacitated may, without hardship or prejudice, be retired from active service.[ 1947 c 71 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9592-131.]
WA Rev Code § 41.44.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.44 - Statewide City Employees' Retirement.|41.44.040 - System created—Operative date.

RCW 41.44.040 System created—Operative date.A retirement system is hereby authorized for employees of cities, same to become operative after the requisite city or cities or combination thereof, have signified their intention to participate in the retirement system and the board has been appointed and qualified as herein provided. The board may begin to function, establish an office, employ an actuary and such other personnel as necessary and undertake the work of establishing the retirement system but it shall not be required to undertake such work unless necessary moneys are made available through negotiated loans or advances from cities or otherwise.Whenever cities have notified the governor of election to join the retirement system to an extent which would place three hundred or more employees under the system, the governor shall appoint board members as provided herein and the system so created and established shall be forthwith constituted. The date when the system shall become operative as to any city shall be fixed by the board.[ 1947 c 71 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 9592-133.]NOTES:Reviser's note: Caption for 1947 c 71 § 4 reads as follows: "Sec. 4. AUTHORIZATION AND CREATION."