FINAL BILL REPORT

                  ESB 5220

                           C 72 L 97

                      Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Establishing minimum benefits on the Washington state patrol retirement system.

Sponsors:  Senators Long, Fraser, Winsley, Bauer, Franklin and Patterson; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy.

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committee on Appropriations

Background:  In the Washington State Patrol Retirement System, the minimum retirement allowance for members with at least 25 years of service and for surviving spouses of members with at least 25 years of service is $500 per month.  The minimum for those with less than 25 years of service is $13 for each year of service if they are receiving Social Security.

Summary:  The minimum retirement allowance for both members and surviving spouses is set at $20 per month for each year of service.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate 46 0

House     98 0

Effective:  July 27, 1997