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WA Rev Code § 41.35.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.450 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.

RCW 41.35.450 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.35.420, 41.35.440, or 41.35.460 shall be eligible to commence receiving a retirement allowance after having filed written application with the department.(1) Retirement allowances paid to members under the provisions of RCW 41.35.420 shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following such member's separation from employment.(2) Retirement allowances paid to vested members no longer in service, but qualifying for such an allowance pursuant to RCW 41.35.420, shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following such qualification.(3) Disability allowances paid to disabled members under the provisions of RCW 41.35.440 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 under the provisions of RCW 41.35.460 shall accrue from the first day of the calendar month immediately following the member's death.[ 1998 c 341 § 106.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.480 - Vested membership.

RCW 41.35.480 Vested membership.A member who separates or has separated after having completed at least five years of service may remain a member during the period of such member's absence from service for the exclusive purpose only of receiving a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.35.420 if such member maintains the member's accumulated contributions intact.[ 1998 c 341 § 109.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.490 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.490 - Refund of contributions.

RCW 41.35.490 Refund of contributions.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 all rights to benefits under RCW 41.35.400 through 41.35.599.[ 1998 c 341 § 110.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.500 - Reentry.

RCW 41.35.500 Reentry.(1) A member, who had left service and withdrawn the member's accumulated contributions, shall 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.[ 1998 c 341 § 111.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.510 - Transfer to plan 3—Irrevocable option.

RCW 41.35.510 Transfer to plan 3—Irrevocable option.(1) Every plan 2 member employed by an employer in an eligible position has the option to make an irrevocable transfer to plan 3.(2) All service credit in plan 2 shall be transferred to the defined benefit portion of plan 3.(3) Any plan 2 member who wishes to transfer to plan 3 after February 28, 2001, may transfer during the month of January in any following year, provided that the member earns service credit for that month.(4) The accumulated contributions in plan 2, less fifty percent of any contributions made pursuant to RCW 41.50.165(2) shall be transferred to the member's account in the defined contribution portion established in chapter 41.34 RCW, pursuant to procedures developed by the department and subject to RCW 41.34.090. Contributions made pursuant to RCW 41.50.165(2) that are not transferred to the member's account shall be transferred to the fund created in RCW 41.50.075(4), except that interest earned on all such contributions shall be transferred to the member's account.(5) The legislature reserves the right to discontinue the right to transfer under this section.(6) Anyone previously retired from plan 2 is prohibited from transferring to plan 3.[ 2002 c 26 § 7; 1998 c 341 § 114.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.599 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.599 - Provisions applicable to plan 2.

RCW 41.35.599 Provisions applicable to plan 2.RCW 41.35.400 through 41.35.510 apply only to plan 2 members.[ 1998 c 341 § 112.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.600 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.600 - Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.

RCW 41.35.600 Provisions applicable to plan 3—Plan 3 elements.(1) RCW 41.35.600 through 41.35.720 apply only to plan 3 members.(2) Plan 3 consists 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.[ 1998 c 341 § 201.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.610 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.610 - Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.

RCW 41.35.610 Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.(1) All classified employees 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 § 2; 2007 c 491 § 7; 1998 c 341 § 202.]NOTES:Effective date—2007 c 491 §§ 1, 3, and 7: See note following RCW 41.32.835.Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—2007 c 491: See notes following RCW 41.32.765.
WA Rev Code § 41.35.612 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.612 - Right to waive benefit—Irrevocable choice.

RCW 41.35.612 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 41.35.620 by notifying the department in writing of their intention.[ 2003 c 349 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2003 c 349: See note following RCW 41.32.837.
WA Rev Code § 41.35.620 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.620 - Computation of retirement allowance.

RCW 41.35.620 Computation of 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 41.35.680 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.[ 1998 c 341 § 203.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.630 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.630 - Additional payment.

RCW 41.35.630 Additional payment.(1) Anyone who requests to transfer under RCW 41.35.510 before March 1, 2001, and establishes service credit for January 2001, shall have their member account increased by one hundred thirty percent of:(a) The member's public employees' retirement system plan 2 accumulated contributions as of January 1, 2000, less fifty percent of any payments made pursuant to RCW 41.50.165(2); or(b) All amounts withdrawn after January 1, 2000, which are completely restored before March 1, 2001.(2) If a member who requests to transfer dies before January 1, 2001, 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.(3) The legislature reserves the right to modify or discontinue the right to an additional payment under this section for any plan 2 members who have not previously transferred to plan 3.[ 2000 c 230 § 1; 1998 c 341 § 204.]NOTES:Effective date—2000 c 230: "This act takes effect September 1, 2000." [ 2000 c 230 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.640 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.640 - Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.

RCW 41.35.640 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.35.680, 41.35.690, or 41.35.710 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 41.35.680 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 § 5; 1998 c 341 § 205.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.660 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.660 - Purchased service credit—Allocation.

RCW 41.35.660 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(4). Contributions on behalf of the employee shall be allocated to the member account. If the member fails to meet the statutory time limitations to purchase plan 3 service credit, it may be purchased under the provisions of RCW 41.50.165(2). One-half of the purchase payments under RCW 41.50.165(2), plus interest, shall be allocated to the member's account.(2) No purchased plan 3 membership service will be credited until all payments required of the member are made, with interest. Upon receipt of all payments owed by the member, the department shall bill the employer for any contributions, plus interest, required to purchase membership service.[ 1998 c 341 § 207.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.670 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.670 - Lump sum payments—Reentry.

RCW 41.35.670 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.[ 1998 c 341 § 208.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.683 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.683 - Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.

RCW 41.35.683 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 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—2005 c 131: See note following RCW 41.40.823.
WA Rev Code § 41.35.690 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.690 - Earned disability allowance—Disposition upon death of recipient.

RCW 41.35.690 Earned disability allowance—Disposition upon 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 41.35.620 and shall have this allowance actuarially reduced to reflect the difference in the number of years between age at disability and the attainment of age sixty-five.Any member who receives an allowance under the provisions of this section shall be subject to comprehensive medical examinations as required by the department. If these medical examinations reveal that a member has recovered from the incapacitating disability and the member is offered reemployment by an employer at a comparable compensation, the member shall cease to be eligible for the allowance.(2) If the recipient of a monthly retirement allowance under this section dies, any further benefit payments shall be conditioned by the payment option selected by the retiree as provided in RCW 41.35.220.[ 1998 c 341 § 210.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.700 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.700 - Restored, purchased service credit under plan 2—Transfer to plan 3.

RCW 41.35.700 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 41.35.500 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 41.35.500, 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 41.35.500. 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(4). Contributions on behalf of the employee shall be allocated to the member account. If the member fails to meet the time limitations of RCW 41.35.500, 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.[ 2002 c 26 § 6; 1998 c 341 § 211.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.710 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.710 - Death benefits.

RCW 41.35.710 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 41.35.620 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 41.35.680.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 41.35.680. The member's retirement allowance is computed under RCW 41.35.620.[ 2009 c 226 § 9; 2003 c 155 § 5; 1998 c 341 § 212.]NOTES:Applicability—2003 c 155: See note following RCW 41.32.520.
WA Rev Code § 41.35.720 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.720 - Employer contribution rates.

RCW 41.35.720 Employer contribution rates.The required contribution rates to the retirement system for employers shall be established by the director from time to time as may be necessary upon the advice of the state actuary. The state actuary shall use the aggregate actuarial cost method to calculate contribution rates. The employer contribution rate calculated under this section shall be used only for the purpose of determining the amount of employer contributions to be deposited in the plan 2 fund from the total employer contributions collected under RCW 41.35.090.Any increase in the contribution rate required as the result of a failure of an employer to make any contribution required by this section shall be borne in full by the employer not making the contribution.The director shall notify all employers of any pending adjustment in the required contribution rate and such increase shall be announced at least thirty days prior to the effective date of the change.The employer's contribution shall be remitted directly to the department within fifteen days following the end of the calendar month during which the payroll period ends.[ 1998 c 341 § 213.]
WA Rev Code § 41.35.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.900 - Benefits not contractual right until September 1, 2000.

RCW 41.35.900 Benefits not contractual right until September 1, 2000.The benefits provided pursuant to chapter 341, Laws of 1998 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right prior to September 1, 2000. The legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits at any time prior to September 1, 2000.[ 1998 c 341 § 713.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 341: See note following RCW 41.34.060.
WA Rev Code § 41.35.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions|Chapter 41.35 - Washington School Employees' Retirement System.|41.35.901 - Effective date—1998 c 341.

RCW 41.35.901 Effective date—1998 c 341.Except for sections 303, 306 through 309, 404, 505, 507, 515, 701, 707, and 710 through 713 of this act, this act takes effect September 1, 2000.[ 1998 c 341 § 714.]