CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2607

                    Chapter 17, Laws of 2000

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

STATE PATROL RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTION RATES

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/8/00

Passed by the House February 10, 2000   Yeas 97   Nays 0              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the House of Representatives               FRANK CHOPP Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate February 29, 2000   Yeas 45   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2607  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.           TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk            CYNTHIA ZEHNDER                           Chief Clerk

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

Approved March 17, 2000 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED                            March 17, 2000 - 2:23 p.m.
GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                  State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2607

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Delvin, H. Sommers, Lambert, Alexander, Doumit, Carlson, Schoesler, Pflug, Talcott, Clements, Ruderman, Wolfe, Bush, Morris and Rockefeller; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy

Read first time 01/17/2000.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Decreasing the employee contribution rate for the Washington state patrol retirement system. 

    AN ACT Relating to decreasing the employee contribution rate for the Washington state patrol retirement system until June 30, 2001; amending RCW 43.43.300; and providing an expiration date.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.43.300 and 1965 c 8 s 43.43.300 are each amended to read as follows:

    Beginning on July 1, ((1963)) 2000, every Washington state patrol employee who is a member of the retirement fund shall contribute ((seven)) three percent of his or her monthly salary, which shall be deducted from the compensation of each member on each and every payroll.

    In event a member severs his or her connection with the Washington state patrol or is dismissed, the amount paid by the state of Washington shall remain in the retirement fund.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act expires June 30, 2001.

    Passed the House February 10, 2000.

    Passed the Senate February 29, 2000.

Approved by the Governor March 17, 2000.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 17, 2000.