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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6165

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senators Newhouse, Warnke and Rasmussen

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 12/6/89.  Read first time 1/8/90 and referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

AN ACT Relating to pro tempore service by retired judges; and amending RCW 2.10.155 and 41.40.690.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 10, chapter 109, Laws of 1988 and RCW 2.10.155 are each amended to read as follows:

          No judge shall be eligible to receive the judge's monthly service or disability retirement allowance if the retired judge is performing service for any nonfederal public employer in this state.  However, ((a)) any presently or future retired judge may render ((up to ninety days of)) pro tempore service ((per year)) as a judge of a court of record ((before the)) without any reduction of such judge's allowance ((shall be reduced on a pro rata basis pursuant to this section)).

          Upon cessation of service for any nonfederal public employer in this state such retiree shall have benefits actuarially recomputed pursuant to the rules adopted by the department.

        Sec. 2.  Section 10, chapter 295, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. as last amended by section 11, chapter 109, Laws of 1988 and RCW 41.40.690 are each amended to read as follows:

          No retiree under the provisions of RCW 41.40.610 through 41.40.740 shall be eligible to receive such retiree's monthly retirement allowance if such retiree is performing service for any nonfederal public employer in this state.  A retiree who ends his or her membership in the retirement system pursuant to RCW 41.40.120(3)(b) is not subject to this section if the retiree's only employment is as an elective official of a city or town.  However, ((a)) any presently or future retired judge may render ((up to ninety days of)) pro tempore service ((per year)) as a judge of a court of record ((before the)) without any reduction of such judge's allowance ((shall be reduced on a pro rata basis pursuant to this section)).

          Upon cessation of service for any nonfederal public employer in this state such retiree shall have benefits actuarially recomputed pursuant to the rules adopted by the department.