WSR 20-24-128

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed December 2, 2020, 10:02 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Retiree employment in an ineligible position.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Eligibility for retirement requires a thirty day separation from covered employment. This amendment will clarify whether the thirty day separation requirement is met if the member has been employed in a position that is ineligible for membership in a retirement plan.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jilene Siegel, Department of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, TTY 711, email Rules@drs.wa.gov, website www.drs.wa.gov/rules/.

December 2, 2020

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator