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                          HOUSE BILL 2503

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Conway, Wolfe, Keiser, Radcliff, Poulsen, McIntire, Fortunato, Miloscia, Santos, Delvin, Quall, Dunshee, Constantine, Linville, Cody, Cooper, Haigh, Hurst, Edmonds and Kenney

Read first time 01/14/2000.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Choosing membership in the school employees' retirement system, plan 2 or plan 3.

    AN ACT Relating to choosing membership in the school employees' retirement system, plan 2 or plan 3; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; repealing RCW 41.35.610; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.35 RCW under the subchapter heading "provisions applicable to plan 2 and plan 3" to read as follows:

    All classified employees who first become employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after September 1, 2000, have the irrevocable option of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  RCW 41.35.610 (Membership in plan III) and 1998 c 341 s 202 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  Section 1 of this act takes effect September 1, 2000.

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