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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 603

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative Grimm

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to the state actuary; amending RCW 44.44.010 and 44.44.030; and providing an effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 19, chapter 105, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 44.44.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) There is hereby created an office within the legislative branch to be known as the office of the state actuary.

          (2) The executive head of the office shall be the state actuary who shall be qualified by education and experience in the field of actuarial science and shall be a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.  Such person shall be appointed by ((a special committee of the legislature consisting of:  (a) Three members of the senate selected by the president, two of whom shall be members of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party; and (b) three members of the house of representatives selected by the speaker, two of whom shall be members of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party.  The original appointment shall be made not later than ninety days after March 19, 1976.  A two-thirds vote of the committee shall be required to make the appointment)) the state pension committee established under Article XXX of the state Constitution.

          (3) If a vacancy occurs in the position of state actuary it shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

        Sec. 2.  Section 21, chapter 105, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 44.44.030 are each amended to read as follows:

          The state actuary shall have the authority to select and employ such research, technical, clerical personnel, and consultants as the actuary deems necessary, whose salaries shall be fixed by the actuary and approved by the ((committee of legislators referred to in RCW 44.44.010)) state pension committee, and who shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act shall take effect on July 1, 1987, if the proposed amendment to Article XXX of the state Constitution establishing the state pension committee is validly submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters at a general election held in November 1985.  If the proposed amendment is not so approved and ratified, this act shall be null and void in its entirety.