WSR 23-11-132

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed May 23, 2023, 10:43 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Interruptive military service credit for members of the state retirement systems.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050; and chapter 18, Laws of 2023.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To implement the interruptive military service credit bill (SHB 1007), which passed during the 2023 legislative session.

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 Bianca Stoner, 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.

May 23, 2023

Bianca Stoner

Rules Coordinator