6168-S AMS VAND CEC 230

SSB 6168 - S AMD 1189

By Senator Van De Wege

ADOPTED 02/27/2020

On page 107, after line 14, insert the following:

"Sec. 150. 2019 c 415 s 141 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' AND FIREFIGHTERS' PLAN 2 RETIREMENT BOARD

General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2020) $50,000

Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Plan 2 Expense NonAppropriated Fund—State Appropriation$50,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$100,000

The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) The $50,000 general fund-state appropriation in this section is for the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 board to study the tax, legal, fiscal, policy, and administrative issues related to allowing tribal law enforcement officers to become members of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirement system. This funding is in addition to other expenditures in the nonappropriated law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 expense account. In preparing this study, the department of retirement systems, the attorney general's office, and the office of the state actuary shall provide the board with any information or assistance the board requests. The board shall also receive stakeholder input as part of its deliberation. The board shall submit a report of the results of this study to the legislature by January 1, 2020.

(2) $50,000 of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 expense nonappropriated fund—state appropriation is provided solely for a study of the pension benefits provided to emergency medical technicians providing services in King county between October 1, 1978 and January 1, 2003. The board shall examine the legal and fiscal implications of extending membership in the plan for these periods, including King county employers that might be included, the benefits that would be paid to members on a prospective and retroactive basis, and the contribution requirements and plan liability that would be created for employers, employees, and the state."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

Corrects the technical portion of the title.

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