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WA Rev Code § 41.40.092 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.092 - Transfer of cadet service credit to Washington state patrol retirement system.

RCW 41.40.092 Transfer of cadet service credit to Washington state patrol retirement system.(1) Active members of the Washington state patrol retirement system who have previously established service credit in the public employees' retirement system, plan 1 or plan 2 while employed by the state patrol as a cadet as defined in *RCW 43.43.120(6)(b) may have such service credit transferred to the state patrol retirement system subject to the terms and conditions specified in chapter 43.43 RCW, including reestablishment of such service for the sole purpose of transfer. Service reestablishment shall be subject to the interest requirements of RCW 41.40.150(2).(2) Service credit established for employment other than that specified in subsection (1) of this section is not eligible for transfer.[ 2000 c 247 § 108; 1983 c 81 § 3. Formerly RCW 41.40.530.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.43.120 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (6)(b) to subsection (5)(b).Effective date—1983 c 81: See note following RCW 43.43.120.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.0931 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.0931 - Death benefit—Course of employment as a police officer—Occupational disease or infection.

RCW 41.40.0931 Death benefit—Course of employment as a police officer—Occupational disease or infection.(1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit for members who had the opportunity to transfer to the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system pursuant to chapter 502, Laws of 1993, but elected to remain in the public employees' retirement system, shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member has nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If there is no designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, the member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact the spouse had been nominated by written designation, or if there is no surviving spouse, then to the member's legal representatives.(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the benefit under this section shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of (a) injuries sustained in the course of employment as a general authority police officer; or (b) 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. The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050.(3) The benefit under this section shall not be paid in the event the member was in the act of committing a felony when the fatal injuries were suffered.[ 2007 c 487 § 6; 1998 c 157 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 157: "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 [March 25, 1998]." [ 1998 c 157 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.0932 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.0932 - Death benefit—Course of employment—Occupational disease or infection.

RCW 41.40.0932 Death benefit—Course of employment—Occupational disease or infection.(1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust or organization as the member has nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If no such designated person or persons are still living at the time of the member's death, the member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact the spouse had been nominated by written designation, or if there is no surviving spouse, then to the member's legal representatives.(2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of (a) injuries sustained in the course of employment; or (b) 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. The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050.[ 2007 c 487 § 7; 2003 c 402 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.095 - Transfer of membership from judicial retirement system.

RCW 41.40.095 Transfer of membership from judicial retirement system.(1) Any member of the Washington judicial retirement system who wishes to transfer such membership to the retirement system provided for in this chapter shall file a written request with the director as required by RCW 2.10.040 on or before December 31, 1989, or within one year after reentering service as a judge.Upon receipt of such request, the director shall transfer from the judicial retirement system to this retirement system: (a) An amount equal to the employee and employer contributions the judge would have made if the judge's service under chapter 2.10 RCW had originally been earned under this chapter, which employee contributions shall be credited to the member's account established under this chapter; and (b) a record of service credited to the member. The judge's accumulated contributions that exceed the amount credited to the judge's account under this subsection shall be deposited in the judge's retirement account created pursuant to chapter 2.14 RCW.(2) The member shall be given year-for-year credit for years of service, as determined under *RCW 2.10.030(8), earned under the judicial retirement system. Service credit granted under the judicial retirement system pursuant to RCW 2.10.220 shall not be transferred under this section. The director instead shall reverse the transfer of contributions and service credit previously made under RCW 2.10.220 and shall credit the member for such periods of service and contributions under this chapter as though no transfer had ever occurred.(3) All employee contributions transferred pursuant to this section shall be treated the same as other employee contributions made under this chapter.[ 1988 c 109 § 5. Formerly RCW 41.40.540.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 2.10.030 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (8) to subsection (11).Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.096 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.096 - Law enforcement officers—Dual membership—Plan 1 exception.

RCW 41.40.096 Law enforcement officers—Dual membership—Plan 1 exception.(1) An employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 or plan 3 on or before January 1, 2003, and on July 27, 2003, is employed by the department of fish and wildlife as a law enforcement officer as defined in RCW 41.26.030, shall become a member of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2. All officers will be dual members as provided in chapter 41.54 RCW, and public employees' retirement system service credit may not be transferred to the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.(2) An employee who was a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 on or before January 1, 2003, and on or after July 27, 2003, is employed by the department of fish and wildlife as a law enforcement officer as defined in RCW 41.26.030, shall remain a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 1.[ 2003 c 388 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.098 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.098 - Transfer of former service from judicial retirement system.

RCW 41.40.098 Transfer of former service from judicial retirement system.A former member of the Washington judicial retirement system who: (1) Is not serving as a judge on July 1, 1988; (2) has not retired under the applicable provisions of chapter 2.10 RCW; and (3) subsequently reacquires membership in the public employees' retirement system may, by written request filed with the director of retirement systems, transfer to the public employees' retirement system all periods of time served as a judge, as defined in *RCW 2.10.030(2). Upon such membership transfer being made, the department of retirement systems shall transfer the employer contributions and the employee's contributions and service from the judicial retirement system to the public employees' retirement system. The service shall be transferred and credited to the member as though the service was originally earned as a member of the public employees' retirement system.[ 1988 c 109 § 6. Formerly RCW 41.40.542.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 2.10.030 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (2) to subsection (5).Effective date—1988 c 109: See note following RCW 2.10.030.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.102 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.102 - Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.

RCW 41.40.102 Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.RCW 43.01.044 shall not result in any increase in retirement benefits. The rights extended to state officers and employees under RCW 43.01.044 are not intended to and shall not have any effect on retirement benefits under this chapter.[ 1983 c 283 § 4. Formerly RCW 41.40.800.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.103 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.103 - Benefit calculation—Limitation.

RCW 41.40.103 Benefit calculation—Limitation.(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.[ 1995 c 145 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.104 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.104 - Establishing, restoring service credit.

RCW 41.40.104 Establishing, restoring service credit.Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, persons who fail to:(1) Establish allowable membership service not previously credited;(2) Restore all or a part of that previously credited membership service represented by withdrawn contributions; or(3) Restore service credit represented by a lump sum payment in lieu of benefits, before the deadline established by statute, may do so under the conditions set forth in RCW 41.50.165.[ 1998 c 17 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.1041 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.1041 - Prior service for plan 2 or 3 members—One-half service credit.

RCW 41.40.1041 Prior service for plan 2 or 3 members—One-half service credit.(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.[ 2010 c 103 § 2.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "state school for the deaf" was abolished pursuant to 2009 c 381 § 11 and powers, duties, and functions were transferred to the Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss. The "Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss" was renamed the "Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth" by 2019 c 266 § 1.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.105 - Chapter not applicable to officers and employees of state convention and trade center.

RCW 41.40.105 Chapter not applicable to officers and employees of state convention and trade center.The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to the officers and employees of the nonprofit corporation formed under *chapter 67.40 RCW.[ 1984 c 210 § 6. Formerly RCW 41.40.810.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: A majority of chapter 67.40 RCW was repealed by 2010 1st sp.s. c 15 § 14, effective November 30, 2010. RCW 67.40.020 was repealed by 2010 1st sp.s. c 15 § 15, effective December 30, 2010.Savings—Severability—1984 c 210: See notes following RCW 43.01.045.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.108 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.108 - Higher education classified employees—Membership in the public employees' retirement system.

RCW 41.40.108 Higher education classified employees—Membership in the public employees' retirement system.(1) All classified employees employed by Washington State University on and after April 24, 1973, and otherwise eligible shall become members of the Washington public employees' retirement system to the exclusion of any other retirement benefit system at the institution unless otherwise provided by law.(2) All classified employees employed by the University of Washington or each of the regional universities or The Evergreen State College on and after May 6, 1974, and otherwise eligible shall become members of the Washington public employees' retirement system at the institution unless otherwise provided by law: PROVIDED, That persons who, immediately prior to the date of their hiring as classified employees, have for at least two consecutive years held membership in a retirement plan underwritten by the private insurer of the retirement plan of their respective educational institution may irrevocably elect to continue their membership in the retirement plan notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, if the election is made within thirty days from the date of their hiring as classified employees. If these persons elect to become members of the public employees' retirement system, contributions by them and their employers shall be required from their first day of employment.[ 1991 c 35 § 107.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.109 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.109 - Retirement system employer—Termination of status.

RCW 41.40.109 Retirement system employer—Termination of status.(1) Employers that are organized pursuant to chapter 36.100, 36.102, or 81.112 RCW, who have become retirement system employers since 1993, and who have previously excluded some of their employees from retirement system membership pursuant to the limitation in RCW 41.40.023(4), shall have the option until December 31, 1999, to terminate their status as a retirement system employer with regard to persons employed after the date of their election.(2) If a government unit terminates its status as an employer pursuant to this section its employees as of the date of the election who are members shall be eligible to continue their membership in the retirement system, if otherwise eligible under this chapter, for the duration of their continuous employment with that employer.(3) If a government unit subject to this section does not elect to terminate its status as a retirement system employer it may either: (a) Continue to exclude from membership those employees who were excluded pursuant to the limitation in RCW 41.40.023(4) prior to July 25, 1999; or [(b)] include such employees in the retirement system, if otherwise eligible under this chapter, for service rendered on or after July 25, 1999, and after the employer's election.[ 1999 c 244 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.111 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.111 - Retirement system employer—Unit of government.

RCW 41.40.111 Retirement system employer—Unit of government.(1) When a unit of government has become a retirement system employer, all of its employees must be included in the plan membership, if otherwise eligible under this chapter, unless the employee is exempted from membership or qualifies for optional membership pursuant to RCW 41.40.023 or other provision of this chapter.(2) A unit of government which has become a retirement system employer may not withdraw from the retirement system.[ 1999 c 244 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.131 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.131 - Purchase of life annuity benefit.

RCW 41.40.131 Purchase of life annuity benefit.(1) At the time of retirement, a plan 1 member may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the public employees' retirement system plan 1 fund established in RCW 41.50.075. A minimum payment of five thousand dollars is required.(2) At the time of retirement, a plan 2 or plan 3 member may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the public employees' retirement system combined plan 2 and plan 3 fund established in RCW 41.50.075. A minimum payment of five thousand dollars is required.(3) 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 (3), "eligible retirement plan" means a tax qualified plan offered by a governmental employer.(4) The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal this section in the future.[ 2019 c 189 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 189: "This act takes effect January 1, 2020." [ 2019 c 189 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 41.40.145 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.145 - Provisions applicable to plan 1.

RCW 41.40.145 Provisions applicable to plan 1.RCW 41.40.150 through 41.40.363 shall apply only to members of plan 1.[ 1992 c 72 § 9; 1991 c 35 § 105.]NOTES:Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
WA Rev Code § 41.40.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.40 - Washington Public Employees' Retirement System.|41.40.160 - Creditable service.

RCW 41.40.160 Creditable service.(1) Subject to the provisions of RCW 41.40.150, at retirement the total service credited to a member shall consist of all membership service and, if he or she is an original member, all of the certified prior service.(2) Employees of a public utility or other private enterprise all or any portion of which has been heretofore or may be hereafter acquired by a public agency as a matter of public convenience and necessity, where it is in the public interest to retain the trained personnel of such enterprise, all service to that enterprise shall, upon the acquiring public agency becoming an employer as defined in *RCW 41.40.010(4) be credited on the same basis as if rendered to the said employer: PROVIDED, That this shall apply only to those employees who were in the service of the enterprise at or prior to the time of acquisition by the public agency and who remain in the service of the acquiring agency until they attain membership in the state employees' retirement system; and to those employees who were in the service of the enterprise at the time of acquisition by the public agency and subsequently attain membership through employment with any participating agency: PROVIDED FURTHER, In the event that the acquiring agency is an employer at the time of the acquisition, employer's contributions in connection with members achieving service credit hereunder shall be made on the same basis as set forth in RCW ** 41.40.045 and 41.40.048 for an employer admitted after April 1, 1949, and before July 23, 1995, and on the same basis as set forth in RCW 41.40.057 for an employer admitted after July 23, 1995.[ 1995 c 286 § 5; 1991 c 35 § 77; 1989 c 273 § 27; 1965 c 155 § 4; 1963 c 174 § 9; 1953 c 200 § 8; 1951 c 50 § 4; 1949 c 240 § 11; 1947 c 274 § 17; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 11072-17.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 41.40.010 was alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k), changing subsection (4) to subsection (13).**(2) RCW 41.40.045 was repealed by 1995 c 286 § 6.Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.