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                          HOUSE BILL 1990

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Robertson, Chappell and Delvin

Read first time 02/20/95.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Providing minimum retirement benefits.

    AN ACT Relating to minimum retirement benefits; and amending RCW 43.43.277.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.43.277 and 1987 c 173 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    (((1) The benefits provided under subsection (2) of this section shall be available only to surviving spouses whose allowances commenced before January 1, 1970, and who are not receiving and are not eligible for federal old age, survivors, or disability benefits.

    (2) Effective July 1, 1987,)) The minimum retirement benefit provided ((pursuant to)) under:

(1) RCW 43.43.260 and 43.43.270(1) to the member shall not be less than five hundred dollars per month; and

(2) RCW 43.43.275(1) to surviving spouses ((who meet the qualifications in subsection (1) of this section)) shall be twenty-three dollars per month per year of service.  However, the minimum benefit for the surviving spouse of a member who died in service ((who meets the qualifications in subsection (1) of this section)) shall be calculated using twenty years of service or the member's actual years of service, whichever is greater.  A benefit under this subsection shall not be less than five hundred dollars per month.

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