WSR 22-05-101

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed February 16, 2022, 10:47 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Overlapping service for dual members of first class cities.

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: State pension plans limit a person from receiving more than one retirement service credit per month. This rule provides direction on how situations of excess service credit will be handled by the department.

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 Rubi Reaume, Department of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7311, TTY 711, email drs.rules@drs.wa.gov, website www.drs.wa.gov/rules.

February 16, 2022

Rubi Reaume

Rules Coordinator