| Passed by the House February 12, 2003 Yeas 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 11, 2003 Yeas 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1207 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. CYNTHIA ZEHNDER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 20, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 20, 2003 - 3:54 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/21/2003. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
AN ACT Relating to providing a death benefit for certain public employees; adding a new section to chapter 41.40 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.35 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 41.04 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 41.40 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 has nominated by written designation duly
executed and filed with the department. If no such designated person
or persons are still living at the time of the member's death, the
member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse
as if in fact the spouse had been nominated by written designation, or
if there is no surviving spouse, then to the 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 41.32 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 has nominated by written designation duly
executed and filed with the department. If no such designated person
or persons are still living at the time of the member's death, the
member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse
as if in fact the spouse had been nominated by written designation, or
if there is no surviving spouse, then to the 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 41.35 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 has nominated by written designation duly
executed and filed with the department. If no such designated person
or persons are still living at the time of the member's death, the
member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse
as if in fact the spouse had been nominated by written designation, or
if there is no surviving spouse, then to the 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. 4 A new section is added to chapter 41.04 RCW
to read as follows:
A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid as
a sundry claim to the estate of an employee of any state agency, the
common school system of the state, or institution of higher education
who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment
and is not otherwise provided a death benefit through coverage under
their enrolled retirement system under this act. 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 director of the department of general
administration by order under RCW 51.52.050.