WSR 24-17-144

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed August 21, 2024, 10:33 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Invoicing law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) Plan 2 employers for benefit overpayments directly related to erroneous reporting of member information.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050 and sections 301 through 303, chapter 304, Laws of 2024.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Revising WAC 415-02-075 and 415-104-112 to clarify when repaying overpaid LEOFF Plan 2 benefits is the employer's responsibility versus the retiree's responsibility. The revisions will bring these WAC into alignment with the requirements of sections 301 through 303, chapter 304, Laws of 2024.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

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.

August 21, 2024

Bianca Stoner

Rules Coordinator