WSR 24-16-011
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
[Filed July 25, 2024, 11:33 a.m.]
SEMI-ANNUAL RULE-MAKING AGENDA
July - December 2024
This is the semi-annual rule-making agenda from the department of retirement systems (DRS) for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314.
As conditions warrant, additional rule-making activity may occur beyond what is listed on this agenda. For questions, please contact Bianca Stoner, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, email bianca.stoner@drs.wa.gov.
WAC Citations
Subject Matter/Rule Purpose
Current Activity andAnticipated Activity Dates
Preproposal
(CR-101)
Proposed
(CR-102)
Permanent (CR-103)
415-104-011
415-104-225
415-104-235
415-104-374
Implementing chapter 319, Laws of 2024, flexible and part-time work for general and limited authority Washington peace officers.
WSR 24-11-032
TBD
TBD
TBD
Implementing SSB 6197, law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) Plan 2, Various provisions.
TBD
TBD
TBD
415-501-495
415-501-488
415-501-491
Revising some deferred compensation plan WAC.
WSR 24-13-103
TBD
TBD
415-104-367
415-106-290
415-108-455
415-110-455
415-112-4604
Revising several DRS WAC to improve clarity.
TBD
TBD
TBD
415-104-478
LEOFF Plan 2 disability benefits: Clarifying the requirement for LEOFF Plan 2 disability benefits to specify that members are not required to have a medical diagnosis regarding the disabling condition as of the date of separation, as long as sufficient supporting medical evidence is available later.
WSR 24-06-053
TBD
TBD
415-501-110
415-501-400
Creating an exclusion from the definition of full-time employment for the purposes of automatic enrollment into a deferred compensation program (DCP) for seasonal workers: Under RCW 41.50.770(3), eligible new state employees are automatically enrolled in DCP unless they waive participation. However, some new employees are in positions that will only last for a limited number of months, so their employment ends before their contributions are deferred. In this rule, DRS would like to exclude these people from the definition of full-time employees so that they aren't required to be automatically enrolled.
WSR 24-06-076
WSR 24-11-062
Will be published in the Washington State Register in August 2024
TBD
Similar compensated relationship: Clarifying the definition of "similar compensated relationship" as it applies to retirees who are returning to work.
WSR 23-17-155
TBD
TBD
415-104-215
415-104-482
LEOFF Plan 1 and 2 benefit enhancements and taxation: To support the implementation of SHB 1701 and SB 5791 from the 2022 legislative session, which add benefit enhancements to LEOFF Plan 1 and 2. In addition, the rule will bring WAC language into alignment with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) taxation requirements.
WSR 23-05-087
TBD
TBD
415-700-010
Higher education retirement plan (HERP) supplemental benefit fund: Revising WAC 415-700-010 to specify the process that will occur when the pension funding council, in consultation with the state actuary, determines that the HERP supplemental benefit funds contain sufficient funding to allow benefit payments.
WSR 24-05-038
WSR 24-10-052
Will be published in the Washington State Register in August 2024
415-112-640
(Creating a new WAC section)
Teachers' retirement system (TRS) Plan 2 and 3 disability benefits: To clarify TRS Plan 2 and 3 disability retirement benefits, including eligibility and application requirements.
WSR 21-12-098
TBD
TBD
415-02-380
Nonspousal survivor benefit option: To comply with IRS regulations governing nonspousal survivor benefits from a retirement plan.
WSR 21-04-142
TBD
TBD
Bianca Stoner
Rules Coordinator