WSR 23-13-099

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed June 20, 2023, 10:46 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Retirees returning to work.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 110, Laws of 2022, and chapters 99 and 410, Laws of 2023.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To make changes and clarifications as necessary and appropriate to implement bills including:

HB 1699 permitting individuals retired from the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the school employees' retirement system additional opportunities to work for a school district.

SHB 1056 repealing some postretirement employment restrictions.

SSB 5538 postretirement employment in nursing positions for a state agency.

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.

June 20, 2023

Bianca Stoner

Rules Coordinator