WSR 22-01-070

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed December 9, 2021, 3:35 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Eligibility reviews for law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) plan 2 catastrophic disability benefit.

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: To clarify the process for conducting periodic reviews to confirm continued eligibility for LEOFF plan 2 catastrophic disability benefits.

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 drs.rules@drs.wa.gov, website www.drs.wa.gov/rules/.

December 9, 2021

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator