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                                  HOUSE BILL 1721

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives May and Locke.

 

Read first time February 6, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.Refunding contributions to the judicial retirement system.


     AN ACT Relating to refunding contributions to the judicial retirement system; adding a new section to chapter 2.10 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 2.12 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 2.10 RCW to read as follows:

     If a judge who was a member of this system left the system before July 1, 1988, and neither the judge nor the judge's surviving spouse:  (1) Was eligible at that time to receive a benefit under this chapter; or (2) has received an amount under a sundry claims appropriation from the state legislature intended as a refund of the judge's contributions paid under RCW 2.10.090(1); then the judge or the judge's surviving spouse may apply to the department for and receive a refund of such contributions.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 2.12 RCW to read as follows:

     If a judge who was a member of this system left the system before July 1, 1988, and neither the judge nor the judge's surviving spouse:  (1) Was eligible at that time to receive a benefit under this chapter; or (2) has received an amount under a sundry claims appropriation from the state legislature intended as a refund of the judge's contributions paid under RCW 2.12.060; then the judge or the judge's surviving spouse may apply to the department for and receive a refund of such contributions.