| Passed by the House January 23, 2012 Yeas 95 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate February 29, 2012 Yeas 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2181 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 7, 2012, 2:03 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 7, 2012 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2012 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/18/12.
AN ACT Relating to extending the age for service in the Washington state guard; and amending RCW 38.16.015 and 38.12.180.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 38.16.015 and 1989 c 19 s 30 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The period of enlistment in the Washington state guard shall be
set by regulation by the adjutant general((: PROVIDED, That)).
However, no original enlistment may be consummated unless the term
thereof can be completed before the applicant attains the age of sixty-four.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and RCW
38.12.180(2), the adjutant general may extend the service age upon
request by an active member of the Washington state guard if the
adjutant general determines the member's extension would be in the best
interest of the Washington state guard. Extensions under this
subsection have a one-year duration and may be renewed until the member
attains the age of sixty-eight.
Sec. 2 RCW 38.12.180 and 1989
c 19 s 21 are each amended to read
as follows:
Commissioned officers of the organized militia of Washington shall
be retired by order of the commander-in-chief with the rank
respectively held by them at the time of such retirement for the
following reasons:
(1) Unfitness for military service by reason of permanent physical
disability.
(2) Upon request after at least five years continuous service as an
officer in the organized militia of Washington.
Except as provided otherwise in RCW 38.16.015(2), commissioned
officers of the state guard shall upon reaching the age of sixty-four
years be retired.
Retired officers shall draw no pay or allowance from the state
unless recalled to service.
Retired officers are subject, with their consent, to temporary
detail on active state service by the commander-in-chief, and while on
such duty shall receive the same pay and allowances as officers of like
rank on the active list.