HB 1726.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides that, in the event the decedent's employer is the state of Washington, then the amount of the indebtedness that can be paid under RCW 49.48.120 shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. At the beginning of each biennium, the director of financial management may by administrative policy adjust the amount of indebtedness that can be paid under this act to levels not to exceed the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, CPI-U, for Seattle, or a successor index, for the previous biennium as calculated by the United States department of labor. Adjusted dollar amounts of indebtedness shall be rounded to the nearest five hundred dollar increment.