SENATE BILL REPORT

                            SB 5696

               AS PASSED SENATE, MARCH 12, 1993

Brief Description:  Authorizing the department of retirement systems to be divided into three divisions.

SPONSORS: Senators Haugen, Newhouse and Spanel; by request of Department of Retirement Systems

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  Do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Haugen, Chairman; Drew, Vice Chairman; Loveland, Oke, von Reichbauer, and Winsley.

Staff:  Barbara Howard (786‑7410)

Hearing Dates: February 23, 1993; February 25, 1993

BACKGROUND:

When the Department of Retirement Systems was created in 1976, several separate retirement systems were consolidated. 

At that time, the enabling legislation authorized creation of two divisions:  Operations, to administer the various retirement systems (now the Retirement Systems Division), and Administrative Services/Fiscal, for agency management.  Since then, an Information Systems Division has been developed, and the department has requested amendment of the statute.

SUMMARY:

The Department is given authority to be organized into three divisions.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  available

TESTIMONY FOR:

This request arose out of an audit finding of noncompliance with the statute.  The action by the agency was inadvertent.

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  Paul Neal, Dept. of Retirement Systems (pro)