WSR 23-21-109

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed October 18, 2023, 11:45 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Public safety employees' retirement system disability benefits.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050 and 41.37.230.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Implementing chapter 22, Laws of 2022 Public safety employees' retirement system—Line of duty disability benefit.

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.

October 18, 2023

Bianca Stoner

Rules Coordinator