WSR 20-24-129

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed December 2, 2020, 10:03 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Law enforcement officers' and firefighters' Plan 2 catastrophic benefit adjustments.

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: This amendment will clarify that adjustments to offset workers' compensation and Social Security disability benefits will be prospective.

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/.

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator