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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1721
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives May and Locke).
Read first time March 11, 1991.
AN ACT Relating to refunding contributions to the judicial retirement system; adding a new section to chapter 2.10 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 2.12 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 2.10 RCW to read as follows:
If a judge who was a member of this system left the system before July 1, 1988, and neither the judge nor the judge's surviving spouse: (1) Was eligible at that time to receive a benefit under this chapter; or (2) has received an amount under a sundry claims appropriation from the state legislature intended as a refund of the judge's contributions paid under RCW 2.10.090(1); then the judge or the judge's surviving spouse may apply to the department for and receive a refund of such contributions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 2.12 RCW to read as follows:
If a judge who was a member of this system left the system before July 1, 1988, and neither the judge nor the judge's surviving spouse: (1) Was eligible at that time to receive a benefit under this chapter; or (2) has received an amount under a sundry claims appropriation from the state legislature intended as a refund of the judge's contributions paid under RCW 2.12.060; then the judge or the judge's surviving spouse may apply to the department for and receive a refund of such contributions.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If by June 30, 1991, the omnibus operating budget appropriations act for the 1991-93 biennium does not provide specific funding for this act, referencing this act by bill number, this act is null and void.