WSR 25-11-084

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

[Filed May 21, 2025, 9:29 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 52, Laws of 2025.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department of retirement systems needs to do rule making to implement chapter 52, Laws of 2025, regarding volunteer firefighter participation in the state deferred compensation program.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

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

May 21, 2025

Bianca Stoner

Rules Coordinator