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                         SENATE BILL 6371

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Eide, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, Kohl‑Welles, Fairley, Spanel, Fraser, Prentice, Snyder, Bauer, B. Sheldon, Franklin, Goings, Winsley and Gardner

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

Paying death benefits for school employees.

    AN ACT Relating to death benefits for school employees; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; and repealing 1999 c 309 s 718 (uncodified).

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.32 RCW under the subchapter heading "provisions applicable to plan 1, plan 2, and plan 3" to read as follows:

    (1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department.  If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact such spouse had been nominated by written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse, then to such member's legal representatives.

    (2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment.  The determination of eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW by the department of labor and industries.  The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  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:

    (1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department.  If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact such spouse had been nominated by written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse, then to such member's legal representatives.

    (2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment.  The determination of eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW by the department of labor and industries.  The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW under the subchapter heading "provisions applicable to plan 1 and plan 2" to read as follows:

    (1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate if the member is an employee of a school district or educational service district, or such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department.  If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, such member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact such spouse had been nominated by written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse, then to such member's legal representatives.

    (2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment.  The determination of eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW by the department of labor and industries.

The department of labor and industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order under RCW 51.52.050.

    (3) This section only applies to members who were employees of school districts or educational service districts.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  1999 c 309 s 718 (uncodified) is repealed.

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