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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1098

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Appelwick, Peery, Anderson, Baugher, P. King, R. King, Rayburn, S. Wilson, Smith and Van Luven

Read first time 1/16/89 and referred to Committee on Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to credit for military service; and amending RCW 41.32.260.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 26, chapter 80, Laws of 1947 as last amended by section 2, chapter 199, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 41.32.260 are each amended to read as follows:

          Any member whose public school service is interrupted by active service to the United States as a member of its military, naval or air service, or to the state of Washington, as a member of the legislature, may upon becoming reemployed in the public schools, receive credit for such service upon presenting satisfactory proof, and contributing to the annuity fund, either in a lump sum or installments, such amounts as shall be determined by the board of trustees:  PROVIDED (1), That no such military service credit in excess of five years shall be established or reestablished after July 1, 1961, unless the service was actually rendered during time of war:  PROVIDED FURTHER (2), That a member of the retirement system who is a member of the state legislature or a state official eligible for the combined pension and annuity provided by RCW 41.32.497, or 41.32.498, as now or hereafter amended shall have deductions taken from his salary in the amount of ((seven and one-half)) six percent of earnable compensation and that service credit shall be established with the retirement system while such deductions are reported to the retirement system, unless he has by reason of his employment become a contributing member of another public retirement system in the state of Washington:  AND PROVIDED FURTHER (3), That such elected official who has retired or otherwise terminated his public school service may then elect to terminate his membership in the retirement system and receive retirement benefits while continuing to serve as an elected official:  AND, PROVIDED FURTHER (4), That a member of the retirement system who had previous service as an elected or appointed official, for which he did not contribute to the retirement system, may receive credit for such legislative service unless he has received credit for that service in another state retirement system, upon making contributions in such amounts as shall be determined by the board of trustees.