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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5365

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Snyder, West, Loveland, Brown, Rasmussen, Fairley, Spanel, Hargrove, Sheldon, Roach, Fraser, Wojahn, Franklin, Kline, Oke and Schow)

Read first time 02/11/97.

Prohibiting disability retirement benefits resulting from criminal conduct.

    AN ACT Relating to disability retirement benefits resulting from criminal conduct; adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.26 RCW to read as follows:

    A member shall not receive a disability retirement benefit under RCW 41.26.120, 41.26.125, 41.26.130, or 41.26.470 if the disability is the result of criminal conduct by the member committed after the effective date of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.32 RCW to read as follows:

    A member shall not receive a disability retirement benefit under RCW 41.32.540, 41.32.550, 41.32.790, or 41.32.880 if the disability is the result of criminal conduct by the member committed after the effective date of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW to read as follows:

    A member shall not receive a disability retirement benefit under RCW 41.40.200, 41.40.220, 41.40.230, 41.40.235, 41.40.250, or 41.40.670 if the disability is the result of criminal conduct by the member committed after the effective date of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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