Z-1729               _______________________________________________

                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6600

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Gaspard and McDonald; by request of Economic and Revenue Forecast Council)

Read first time 2/6/90.

AN ACT Relating to contribution rates to the state retirement systems; amending RCW 41.45.060 and 41.45.070; and providing an effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 6, chapter 273, Laws of 1989 and RCW 41.45.060 are each amended to read as follows:

          Beginning September 1, ((1990)) 1991, the basic state contribution rate for the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, and the basic employer contribution rates for the public employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, and the Washington state patrol retirement system shall be as follows:

          (1) ((7.10%)) 7.47% for all members of the public employees' retirement system;

          (2) 12.60% for all members of the teachers' retirement system;

          (3) ((16.88%)) 16.44% for all members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system; and

          (4) ((21.47%)) 15.53% for all members of the Washington state patrol retirement system.

        Sec. 2.  Section 7, chapter 273, Laws of 1989 as amended by section 1, chapter 1, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. and RCW 41.45.070 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Beginning September 1, ((1990)) 1991, in addition to the basic employer contribution rate established in RCW 41.45.060, the department shall also charge employers of public employees' retirement system, teachers' retirement system, or Washington state patrol retirement system members an additional supplemental rate to pay for the cost of additional benefits, if any, granted to members of those systems after January 1, ((1989)) 1990.  The supplemental contribution rates required by this section shall be calculated by the state actuary and shall be charged regardless of language to the contrary contained in the statute which authorizes additional benefits.

          (2) Beginning September 1, ((1990)) 1991, in addition to the basic state contribution rate established in RCW 41.45.060 for the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system the department shall also establish a supplemental rate to pay for the cost of additional benefits, if any, granted to members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system after January 1, ((1989)) 1990.  This supplemental rate shall be calculated by the state actuary and the state treasurer shall transfer the additional required contributions regardless of language to the contrary contained in the statute which authorizes the additional benefits.

          (3) The supplemental rate charged under this section to fund benefit increases provided to active members of the public employees' retirement system plan I, the teachers' retirement system plan I, the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan I, and Washington state patrol retirement system, shall be calculated as the level percentage of all members' pay needed to fund the cost of the benefit not later than June 30, 2024.

          (4) The supplemental rate charged under this section to fund benefit increases provided to active and retired members of the public employees' retirement system plan II, the teachers' retirement system plan II, or the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan II, shall be calculated as the level percentage of all members' pay needed to fund the cost of the benefit, as calculated under RCW 41.40.650, 41.32.775, or 41.26.450, respectively.

          (5) The supplemental rate charged under this section to fund postretirement adjustments which are provided on a nonautomatic basis to current retirees shall be calculated as the percentage of pay needed to fund the adjustments as they are paid to the retirees.  The supplemental rate charged under this section to fund automatic postretirement adjustments for active or retired members of the public employees' retirement system plan I and the teachers' retirement system plan I shall be calculated as the level percentage of pay needed to fund the cost of the automatic adjustments not later than June 30, 2024.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.     This act shall take effect September 1, 1991.