reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
WA Rev Code § 41.54.032 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.032 - Calculation of disability retirement allowance.

RCW 41.54.032 Calculation of disability retirement allowance.(1) If a dual member becomes disabled, the member's service in all systems may be combined for the sole purpose of determining the member's eligibility to receive a disability retirement allowance from the member's current system.(2) The member's current system shall use its own criteria to:(a) Determine the member's eligibility for a disability retirement allowance; and(b) Calculate the disability retirement allowance based on service actually established in the current system. The member shall be allowed to substitute the member's base salary from any system as the compensation used in calculating the allowance.(3) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to the member's prior system.(4) A dual member who is eligible to receive a disability retirement under the current system may elect to receive a service retirement from all prior systems and to receive service retirement allowances calculated as provided in this section. Each system shall calculate the service retirement allowance using its own criteria except that the member shall be allowed to substitute the member's base salary from any system as the compensation used in calculating the service retirement allowance.(5) The service retirement allowances from a system which, but for this section, would not be allowed to be paid at this date based on the dual member's age, may be received immediately or deferred to a later date. The allowances shall be actuarially adjusted from the earliest age upon which the combined service would have made such dual member eligible in that system.(6) This section shall not apply to any disability benefit under:(a) RCW 41.40.220; or(b) The Washington state patrol retirement system established under chapter 43.43 RCW.[ 1996 c 55 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.034 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.034 - Calculation of surviving spouse's death benefit.

RCW 41.54.034 Calculation of surviving spouse's death benefit.(1) If a dual member dies in service in any system, the member's service in all systems may be combined for the sole purpose of determining the surviving spouse's eligibility to receive a death benefit from each of the member's current and prior systems.(2) Each system shall use its own criteria to:(a) Determine the surviving spouse's eligibility for a death benefit; and(b) Calculate the death benefit based on service actually established in that system.(3) The surviving spouse shall receive the same benefit from each system that would have been received if the member were active in the system at the time of death. The spouse shall be allowed to substitute the member's base salary from any system as the compensation used in calculating the allowance.(4) This section shall not apply to the Washington state patrol retirement system established under chapter 43.43 RCW.[ 1996 c 55 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.040 - Payment of retirement allowance and postretirement adjustments—Death benefit.

RCW 41.54.040 Payment of retirement allowance and postretirement adjustments—Death benefit.(1) The allowances calculated under RCW 41.54.030, 41.54.032, and 41.54.034 shall be paid separately by each respective current and prior system. Any deductions from such separate payments shall be according to the provisions of the respective systems.(2) Postretirement adjustments, if any, shall be applied by the respective systems based on the payments made under subsection (1) of this section.(3) The department shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to ensure that where a dual member has service in a system established under chapter 41.32, 41.40, 41.44, 41.35, 41.37, or 43.43 RCW; service in plan 2 of the system established under chapter 41.26 RCW; and service under the city employee retirement system for Seattle, Tacoma, or Spokane, the additional cost incurred as a result of the dual member receiving a benefit under this chapter shall be borne by the retirement system incurring the additional cost.[ 2004 c 242 § 59; 1998 c 341 § 704; 1996 c 55 § 5. Prior: 1993 c 519 § 16; 1993 c 517 § 9; 1990 c 192 § 5; 1988 c 195 § 3; 1987 c 192 § 4.]NOTES:Effective date—2004 c 242: See RCW 41.37.901.Effective date—1998 c 341: See RCW 41.35.901.Part headings not law—Effective date—1993 c 519: See notes following RCW 28A.400.212.Purpose—1993 c 517: See note following RCW 41.26.420.
WA Rev Code § 41.54.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.070 - Benefits under chapter—Minimum and maximum.

RCW 41.54.070 Benefits under chapter—Minimum and maximum.(1) The benefit granted by this chapter shall not result in a total benefit less than would have been received absent such benefit.(2) The total sum of the retirement allowances received under this chapter shall not exceed the largest amount the dual member would receive if all the service had been rendered in any one system. When calculating the maximum benefit a dual member would receive: (a) Military service granted under RCW 41.40.170(3) or 43.43.260 shall be based only on service accrued under chapter 41.40 or 43.43 RCW, respectively; and (b) the calculation shall be made assuming that the dual member did not defer any allowances pursuant to RCW 41.54.030(3). When a dual member's combined retirement allowances would exceed the limitation imposed by this subsection, the allowances shall be reduced by the systems on a proportional basis, according to service. The limitation imposed by this subsection shall not apply to a dual member with:(i) Less than fifteen years of service credit in a plan with a retirement benefit cap as defined by the department; and(ii) Service credit in a plan with no retirement benefit cap.[ 2007 c 207 § 3; 1996 c 55 § 6; 1988 c 195 § 4; 1987 c 192 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.080 - Benefits under chapter—Contractual rights not established.

RCW 41.54.080 Benefits under chapter—Contractual rights not established.The benefits provided under RCW 41.54.010 through 41.54.070 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right and the legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits at any time prior to a member's retirement.[ 1987 c 192 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.090 - Benefits under chapter—Lump sum payment.

RCW 41.54.090 Benefits under chapter—Lump sum payment.(1) The systems may pay a dual member a lump sum payment in lieu of a monthly benefit if the initial monthly benefit computed in accordance with RCW 41.54.030 would be less than fifty dollars. The lump sum payment shall be the greater of the actuarial equivalent of such monthly benefits or an amount equal to the individual's accumulated contributions plus accrued interest.(2) It is the intent of the legislature that any member who receives a settlement under this section shall be deemed to be retired from the system making the lump sum payment.[ 1988 c 195 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.100 - Transfer of membership under chapter 341, Laws of 1998—Benefits not diminished.

RCW 41.54.100 Transfer of membership under chapter 341, Laws of 1998—Benefits not diminished.Persons who were members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 prior to September 1, 2000, and were transferred or mandated into membership pursuant to chapter 341, Laws of 1998 shall suffer no diminution of benefits guaranteed to public employees' retirement system plan 2 members as of the date of their change in membership.[ 1998 c 341 § 705.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 341: See RCW 41.35.901.
WA Rev Code § 41.54.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.900 - Effective dates—1987 c 192.

RCW 41.54.900 Effective dates—1987 c 192.(1) Section 5 of this 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 on July 1, 1987.(2) The remainder of this act shall take effect on July 1, 1988.[ 1987 c 192 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.901 - Effective date—1988 c 195.

RCW 41.54.901 Effective date—1988 c 195.This act shall take effect July 1, 1988.[ 1988 c 195 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 41.54.902 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.54 - Portability of Public Retirement Benefits.|41.54.902 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 41.54.902 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.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.[ 2009 c 521 § 102.]NOTES:Effective dates—2009 c 521 §§ 5-8, 79, 87-103, 107, 151, 165, 166, 173-175, and 190-192: See note following RCW 2.10.900.
WA Rev Code § 41.56.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.010 - Declaration of purpose.

RCW 41.56.010 Declaration of purpose.The intent and purpose of this chapter is to promote the continued improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for implementing the right of public employees to join labor organizations of their own choosing and to be represented by such organizations in matters concerning their employment relations with public employers.[ 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.020 - Application of chapter.

RCW 41.56.020 Application of chapter.This chapter shall apply to any county or municipal corporation, or any political subdivision of the state of Washington, including district courts and superior courts, except as otherwise provided by RCW 54.04.170, 54.04.180, and chapters 41.59, 47.64, and 53.18 RCW.[ 1999 c 217 § 1; 1994 c 297 § 1; 1993 c 76 § 2; 1992 c 36 § 1; 1989 c 275 § 1; 1987 c 135 § 1; 1985 c 7 § 107; 1983 c 3 § 98; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 2.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 135: "If any provision of this 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." [ 1987 c 135 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.022 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.022 - Application of chapter to University of Washington printing craft employees.

RCW 41.56.022 Application of chapter to University of Washington printing craft employees.In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter shall apply to the University of Washington with respect to the printing craft employees in the department of printing at the University of Washington.[ 1987 c 484 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.024 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.024 - Application of chapter to classified employees of technical colleges.

RCW 41.56.024 Application of chapter to classified employees of technical colleges.In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter shall apply to classified employees of technical colleges as provided for in RCW 28B.50.874.[ 1991 c 238 § 112.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.025 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.025 - Application of chapter to education providers under chapter 28A.193 RCW.

RCW 41.56.025 Application of chapter to education providers under chapter 28A.193 RCW.This chapter applies to the bargaining unit of classified employees of school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education that are education providers under chapter 28A.193 RCW. Such bargaining units must be limited to the employees working as education providers to juveniles in each adult correctional facility maintained by the department of corrections and must be separate from other bargaining units in school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education.[ 1998 c 244 § 12.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 244: See RCW 28A.193.900.
WA Rev Code § 41.56.0251 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.0251 - Application of chapter to charter schools.

RCW 41.56.0251 Application of chapter to charter schools.In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, 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.[ 2016 c 241 § 137. Prior: 2013 c 2 § 307 (Initiative Measure No. 1240, approved November 6, 2012).]NOTES:Reviser's note: As to the constitutionality of this section, see El Centro de la Raza, et al. v. State, 192 Wn.2d 103 (2018).Effective date—2016 c 241: See RCW 28A.710.901.
WA Rev Code § 41.56.026 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.026 - Application of chapter to individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.

RCW 41.56.026 Application of chapter to individual providers under chapter 74.39A RCW.In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter applies to individual providers who have contracts with the department under chapter 74.39A RCW.[ 2018 c 278 § 28; 2002 c 3 § 12 (Initiative Measure No. 775, approved November 6, 2001).]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2018 c 278: See note following RCW 74.39A.500.
WA Rev Code § 41.56.027 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.027 - Application of chapter to passenger-only ferry employees.

RCW 41.56.027 Application of chapter to passenger-only ferry employees.In addition to the entities listed in RCW 41.56.020, this chapter does apply to:(1) Public employees of public transportation benefit areas providing passenger-only ferry service as provided in RCW 47.64.090; and(2) Public employees of ferry districts providing passenger-only ferry service as provided in RCW 47.64.090.[ 2003 c 91 § 2.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2003 c 91: See note following RCW 47.64.090.
WA Rev Code § 41.56.037 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.037 - Presenting information about the exclusive bargaining representative—Access to new employees.

RCW 41.56.037 Presenting information about the exclusive bargaining representative—Access to new employees.(1)(a) The employer must provide the exclusive bargaining representative reasonable access to new employees of the bargaining unit for the purposes of presenting information about their exclusive bargaining representative to the new employee. The presentation may occur during a new employee orientation provided by the employer, or at another time mutually agreed to by the employer and the exclusive bargaining representative.(b) No employee may be mandated to attend the meetings or presentations by the exclusive bargaining representative.(c) "Reasonable access" for the purposes of this section means:(i) The access to the new employee occurs within ninety days of the employee's start date within the bargaining unit;(ii) The access is for no less than thirty minutes; and(iii) The access occurs during the new employee's regular work hours at the employee's regular worksite, or at a location mutually agreed to by the employer and the exclusive bargaining representative.(2) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from agreeing to longer or more frequent new employee access, but in no case may an employer agree to less access than required by this section.[ 2018 c 250 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.040 - Right of employees to organize and designate representatives without interference.

RCW 41.56.040 Right of employees to organize and designate representatives without interference.No public employer, or other person, shall directly or indirectly, interfere with, restrain, coerce, or discriminate against any public employee or group of public employees in the free exercise of their right to organize and designate representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of collective bargaining, or in the free exercise of any other right under this chapter.[ 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.050 - Disagreement in selection of bargaining representative—Disagreement as to merger of bargaining units—Intervention by commission.

RCW 41.56.050 Disagreement in selection of bargaining representative—Disagreement as to merger of bargaining units—Intervention by commission.(1) In the event that a public employer and public employees are in disagreement as to the selection of a bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.(2) In the event that a public employer and a bargaining representative are in disagreement as to the merger of two or more bargaining units in the employer's workforce that are represented by the same bargaining representative, the commission shall be invited to intervene as is provided in RCW 41.56.060 through 41.56.090.[ 2011 c 222 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 16; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.060 - Determination of bargaining unit—Bargaining representative.

RCW 41.56.060 Determination of bargaining unit—Bargaining representative.(1) The commission, after hearing upon reasonable notice, shall decide in each application for certification as an exclusive bargaining representative, the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining. In determining, modifying, or combining the bargaining unit, the commission shall consider the duties, skills, and working conditions of the public employees; the history of collective bargaining by the public employees and their bargaining representatives; the extent of organization among the public employees; and the desire of the public employees. The commission shall determine the bargaining representative by: (a) Examination of organization membership rolls; (b) comparison of signatures on organization bargaining authorization cards, as provided under RCW 41.56.095; or (c) conducting an election specifically therefor.(2) For classified employees of school districts and educational service districts:(a) Appropriate bargaining units existing on July 24, 2005, may not be divided into more than one unit without the agreement of the public employer and the certified bargaining representative of the unit; and(b) In making bargaining unit determinations under this section, the commission must consider, in addition to the factors listed in subsection (1) of this section, the avoidance of excessive fragmentation.[ 2019 c 230 § 7; 2005 c 232 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 17; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 41.56.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.56 - Public Employees' Collective Bargaining.|41.56.070 - Election to ascertain bargaining representative.

RCW 41.56.070 Election to ascertain bargaining representative.In the event the commission elects to conduct an election to ascertain the exclusive bargaining representative, and upon the request of a prospective bargaining representative showing written proof of at least thirty percent representation of the public employees within the unit, the commission shall hold an election by secret ballot to determine the issue. The ballot shall contain the name of such bargaining representative and of any other bargaining representative showing written proof of at least ten percent representation of the public employees within the unit, together with a choice for any public employee to designate that he or she does not desire to be represented by any bargaining agent. Where more than one organization is on the ballot and neither of the three or more choices receives a majority vote of the public employees within the bargaining unit, a runoff election shall be held. The runoff ballot shall contain the two choices which received the largest and second-largest number of votes. No question concerning representation may be raised within one year of a certification or attempted certification. Where there is a valid collective bargaining agreement in effect, no question of representation may be raised except during the period not more than ninety nor less than sixty days prior to the expiration date of the agreement. Any agreement which contains a provision for automatic renewal or extension of the agreement shall not be a valid agreement; nor shall any agreement be valid if it provides for a term of existence for more than three years, except that any agreement entered into between school districts, cities, counties, or municipal corporations, and their respective employees, may provide for a term of existence of up to six years.[ 2012 c 117 § 83. Prior: 2007 c 75 § 2; 2007 c 75 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 296 § 18; 1967 ex.s. c 108 § 7.]