H-2052              _______________________________________________

                                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 690

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representative Belcher)

Read first time 2/25/85 and passed to Committee on Rules. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means 2/25/85.

AN ACT Relating to service credit in state retirement systems; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:

          Former members of the retirement system established under this chapter who are currently members of the retirement system established under the provisions of chapter 41.40 RCW are permitted to reestablish service credit with the system subject to the following:

          (1) The former member must have separated and withdrawn contributions from the system prior to July 16, 1973, and not returned to membership since that date;

          (2) The former member must have had at least five years of service credit at the time of separation; and

          (3) The former member must make payment to the system of the contributions withdrawn with interest at the rate set by the director from the date of withdrawal to the date of repayment.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW to read as follows:

          Any active member of this system who was a member of the retirement system governed by chapter 43.43 RCW may transfer service credit from that system to this system as follows:

          (1) The member must have separated from the system governed by chapter 43.43 RCW prior to July 16, 1973;

          (2) The member must have the service credit to be transferred currently established in the system under chapter 43.43 RCW pursuant to section 1 of this act; and

          (3) The member must have been employed by the department of licensing, or its predecessor agency, in a capacity related to drivers' license examining within thirty days after leaving commissioned status with the state patrol.

          Upon receipt of any application for a transfer under this section, the department shall cause a transfer of the employee's funds from the state patrol retirement system to the retirement system under this chapter.  Such service shall be credited as though earned in this system except that only one month's service shall be allowed for any one calendar month.