FINAL BILL REPORT

                  HB 2261

                          C 6 L 92

                     Synopsis As Enacted

Brief Description:  Revising provisions relating to membership of pension boards under chapter 41.18 RCW.

By Representatives Hine, McLean, Spanel, D. Sommers, Wynne, Orr and Haugen; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy.

House Committee on Appropriations

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

Background:  The firemen's retirement system existing prior to the establishment of the statewide Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System in 1970, is administered in part by firemen's pension boards in each fire protection district.  The current statutory membership of these boards consists of the chair of the district's fire commissioners, the county auditor and treasurer, and two regularly employed fire fighters elected by active members of the system.  There are few active fire fighters who are still members of the pre-1970 system covered by firemen's pension boards.  The Joint Committee on Pension Policy recommended that retired fire fighters be allowed to serve on the firemen's pension boards.

Summary:  The required membership of firemen's pension boards is revised to allow retired members of the firemen's retirement system to be elected to and to vote on the election of the boards.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  95   0

Senate 46   0

Effective:    June 11, 1992