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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2008

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representative P. King

Read first time 1/24/86 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to judicial retirement; and amending RCW 2.10.040.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 4, chapter 267, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 37, Laws of 1984 and RCW 2.10.040 are each amended to read as follows:

          The Washington judicial retirement system is hereby created for judges appointed or elected under the provisions of chapters 2.04, 2.06, and 2.08 RCW.  All judges first appointed or elected to the courts covered by these chapters on or after August 9, 1971 shall be members of this system:  PROVIDED, That following February 23, 1984, any newly elected or appointed judge holding credit toward retirement benefits under chapter 41.40 RCW shall be allowed thirty days from the effective date of election or appointment to such judgeship to make an irrevocable choice filed in writing with the department of retirement systems to continue coverage under that chapter and to be permanently excluded from coverage under this chapter for the current or any future term as a judge.

For a period of six months following the effective date of this 1986 act, a member of the retirement system established under chapter 2.12 RCW may make an irrevocable choice filed in writing with the department of retirement systems to transfer coverage to this chapter, subject to such reasonable conditions as may be imposed by the department.