Passed by the House February 11, 2004 Yeas 94 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 5, 2004 Yeas 47 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2535 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved March 26, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED March 26, 2004 - 4:30 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to permitting members of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3 and the school employees' retirement system plan 2 and plan 3 who qualify for early retirement or alternate early retirement to make a one-time purchase of additional service credit; adding new sections to chapter 41.40 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 41.35 RCW; and providing an effective date.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 2" to read as follows:
     (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.40.630 (2) or (3) may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.
     (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit.
     (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
     (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service, and may not be used to qualify a member for retirement under RCW 41.40.630.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 41.40 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 3" to read as follows:
     (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.40.820 (2) or (3) may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.
     (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit.
     (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
     (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service, and may not be used to qualify for retirement under RCW 41.40.820.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 41.35 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 2" to read as follows:
     (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.35.420 (2) or (3) may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.
     (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit.
     (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
     (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service, and may not be used to qualify a member for retirement under RCW 41.35.420.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   A new section is added to chapter 41.35 RCW under the subchapter heading "plan 3" to read as follows:
     (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.35.680 (2) or (3) may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.
     (2) To purchase additional service credit under this section, a member shall pay the actuarial equivalent value of the resulting increase in the member's benefit.
     (3) Subject to rules adopted by the department, a member purchasing additional service credit under this section may pay all or part of the cost with a lump sum payment, eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan. The department shall adopt rules to ensure that all lump sum payments, rollovers, and transfers comply with the requirements of the internal revenue code and regulations adopted by the internal revenue service. The rules adopted by the department may condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt of information necessary to enable the department to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
     (4) Additional service credit purchased under this section is not membership service, and may not be used to qualify for retirement under RCW 41.35.680.