CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1323

Chapter 24, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session



SELECT COMMITTEE ON PENSION POLICY



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the House March 8, 2005
  Yeas 85   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 4, 2005
  Yeas 42   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1323 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved April 12, 2005.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 12, 2005 - 12:21 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1323
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Representatives Conway, Fromhold, Crouse, Simpson, Linville and Chase; by request of Select Committee on Pension Policy

Read first time 01/20/2005.   Referred to Committee on Appropriations.



     AN ACT Relating to the membership of the executive committee of the select committee on pension policy; and amending RCW 41.04.276.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 41.04.276 and 2003 c 295 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The select committee on pension policy is created. The select committee consists of:
     (a) Four members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom are members of the majority party and two of whom are members of the minority party. At least three of the appointees shall be members of the senate ways and means committee;
     (b) Four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, two of whom are members of the majority party and two of whom are members of the minority party. At least three of the appointees shall be members of the house of representatives appropriations committee;
     (c) Four active members or representatives from organizations of active members of the state retirement systems appointed by the governor for staggered three-year terms, with no more than two appointees representing any one employee retirement system;
     (d) Two retired members or representatives of retired members' organizations of the state retirement systems appointed by the governor for staggered three-year terms, with no two members from the same system;
     (e) Four employer representatives of members of the state retirement systems appointed by the governor for staggered three-year terms; and
     (f) The directors of the department of retirement systems and office of financial management.
     (2)(a) The term of office of each member of the house of representatives or senate serving on the committee runs from the close of the session in which he or she is appointed until the close of the next regular session held in an odd-numbered year. If a successor is not appointed during a session, the member's term continues until the member is reappointed or a successor is appointed. The term of office for a committee member who is a member of the house of representatives or the senate who does not continue as a member of the senate or house of representatives ceases upon the convening of the next session of the legislature during the odd-numbered year following the member's appointment, or upon the member's resignation, whichever is earlier. All vacancies of positions held by members of the legislature must be filled from the same political party and from the same house as the member whose seat was vacated.
     (b) Following the terms of members and representatives appointed under subsection (1)(d) of this section, the retiree positions shall be rotated to ensure that each system has an opportunity to have a retiree representative on the committee.
     (3) The committee shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. The chairperson shall be a member of the senate in even-numbered years and a member of the house of representatives in odd-numbered years and the vice-chairperson shall be a member of the house of representatives in even-numbered years and a member of the senate in odd-numbered years.
     (4) The committee shall establish an executive committee of ((five)) six members, including the chairperson, the vice-chairperson, one member from subsection (1)(c) of this section, one member from subsection (1)(d) of this section, one member from subsection (1)(e) of this section, and ((one member from subsection (1)(f) of this section, with)) the director((s)) of the department of retirement systems ((and the office of financial management serving in alternate years)).
     (5) Nonlegislative members of the select committee serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (6) The office of state actuary under chapter 44.44 RCW shall provide staff and technical support to the committee.


         Passed by the House March 8, 2005.
         Passed by the Senate April 4, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor April 12, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 12, 2005.