WSR 19-14-109

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed July 2, 2019, 3:51 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Retiree return to work provisions for teachers and school employees.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To implement chapter 295, Laws of 2019 (HB [E2SHB] 1139).

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: The department of retirement systems will collaborate with the office of the superintendent of public instruction during this rule-making process.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jilene Siegel, Department of Retirement Systems, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, TTY 711, email drs.rules@drs.wa.gov, web site www.drs.wa.gov/rules/.

July 2, 2019

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator