Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapters 415-02, 415-103, 415-104, 415-106, 415-108, 415-110, and 415-112 WAC.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050(5), and chapters 41.26, 41.32, 41.35, 41.37, 41.40, and 43.43 RCW.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department will amend its rules concerning flexible survivor options for retirees of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system (LEOFF), public employees' retirement system (PERS), public safety employees' retirement system (PSERS), school employees' retirement system (SERS), teachers' retirement system (TRS), and Washington state patrol retirement system (WSPRS).

     Process for Developing New Rule: The department of retirement systems (DRS) will develop the draft rule(s) with the assistance of the attorney general's office. The public is invited and encouraged to participate, as described below.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. DRS encourages your active participation in the rule-making process. After the rule(s) is drafted, DRS will file a copy with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. The notice will include the time and date of a public rules hearing. DRS will send a copy of the notice and the proposed rule(s) to everyone currently on the mailing list and anyone else who requests a copy. To request a copy or for more information on how to participate, please contact Sarah Monaly, Rules Coordinator, Department of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, voice (360) 664-7291, TTY (360) 586-5450, fax (360) 753-3166, e-mail Rules@drs.wa.gov.

January 6, 2009

Sarah Monaly

Rules Coordinator

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