WSR 26-15-106
AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
[Filed July 20, 2026, 3:27 p.m.]
SEMI-ANNUAL RULE-MAKING AGENDA
July - December 2026
This is the semi-annual rule-making agenda from the department of retirement systems (DRS) for publication in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 34.05.314.
As conditions warrant, additional rule-making activity may occur beyond what is listed on this agenda. For questions, please contact Bianca Stoner, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, email bianca.stoner@drs.wa.gov.
WAC
Citations
Subject Matter/
Rule Purpose
Current Activity and Anticipated Activity Dates
Preproposal
(CR-101)
Proposed
(CR-102)
Permanent
(CR-103)
415-112-015
To clarify that having an emergency teaching certificate makes someone "qualified to teach" under WAC 415-112-015
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined
New 415-02-262
Limitations on naming beneficiaries
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined
Purchase of service credit by tribal peace officers
WSR 26-15-079
October 2026
December 2026
415-02-750
415-02-751
Incorporating certain federal requirements regarding the PATH and SECURE Acts
WSR 26-15-070
October 2026
December 2026
To be determined
Implementing the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) Plan 1 termination and restatement bill (HB [E2SHB] 2034)
To be determined
To be determined
To be determined
415-104-385
Medical expense reimbursement payments
WSR 26-13-074
To be determined
To be determined
New 415-104-460
Reimbursing medical insurance premiums for survivors of LEOFF Plan 2 members who die in the line of duty (HB 2441)
WSR 26-11-008
To be determined
To be determined
New 415-108-521
Port worker membership in the public employees' retirement system
WSR 26-09-107
WSR 26-15-071
September 2026
415-02-380
415-103-225
415-104-215
415-106-600
415-108-326
415-110-610
415-112-504
415-112-505
Nonspousal survivor benefit options: To comply with Internal Revenue Service regulations governing nonspousal survivor benefits from a retirement plan
WSR 21-04-142
WSR 26-14-122
August 2026
Revising
415-02-030 and
415-02-300
New 415-02-305
Providing additional clarity regarding DRS' use of administrative factors
WSR 25-15-164
WSR 26-14-056
August 2026
415-104-482
415-104-4801
Medical insurance premium reimbursement for LEOFF Plan 2 members who are catastrophically disabled in the line of duty
WSR 26-08-075
WSR 26-13-020
August 2026
Bianca Stoner
Rules Coordinator