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                                  HOUSE BILL 2419

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Spanel, Silver and Hine

 

Read first time 01/16/92.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.Regarding the retroactive application of RCW 41.32.555.


     AN ACT Relating to the retroactive application of RCW 41.32.555; and amending RCW 41.32.555.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 41.32.555 and 1991 c 365 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

     Persons who were under an annual half-time contract with an employer anytime during the period of September 1, 1986, through August 31, 1987, shall be eligible for benefits provided by RCW 41.32.550, as amended by chapter 365, Laws of 1991, effective beginning the month following when they left service due to their disability if during that period they were medically determined to be permanently disabled for the performance of their duty.

     A member who qualifies for benefits under this section who has not begun receiving benefits prior to the effective date of this act shall be permitted to select a survivor option pursuant to RCW 41.32.530.