CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL
1431
Chapter
281, Laws of 1995
54th
Legislature
1995
Regular Session
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS‑-CREDITING
OF RECOVERED FUNDS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/1/95
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Passed by
the House April 19, 1995
Yeas 97 Nays 0
CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
Passed by
the Senate April 10, 1995
Yeas 43 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy
A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1431 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
on the dates hereon set forth.
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JOEL PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
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TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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Approved
May 9, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style
Off Codes below.
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FILED
May
9, 1995 - 3:43 p.m.
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MIKE LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1431
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 02/28/95.
Paying for
department of retirement system expenses.
AN ACT Relating to
department of retirement system expenses; amending RCW 41.50.255; providing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 41.50.255 and 1993
sp.s. c 24 s 916 are each amended to read as follows:
The director is
authorized to pay from the interest earnings of the trust funds of the public
employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the Washington
state patrol retirement system, the Washington judicial retirement system, the
judges' retirement system, or the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system lawful obligations of the appropriate system for legal
expenses and medical expenses which expenses are primarily incurred for the
purpose of protecting the appropriate trust fund or are incurred in compliance
with statutes governing such funds.
The term "legal
expense" includes, but is not limited to, legal services provided through
the legal services revolving fund, fees for expert witnesses, travel expenses,
fees for court reporters, cost of transcript preparation, and reproduction of
documents.
The term "medical
costs" includes, but is not limited to, expenses for the medical
examination or reexamination of members or retirees, the costs of preparation
of medical reports, and fees charged by medical professionals for attendance at
discovery proceedings or hearings.
((During the period
from July 1, 1993, until June 30, 1995,)) The director may also
pay from the interest earnings of the trust funds specified in this section
costs incurred in investigating fraud and collecting overpayments, including
expenses incurred to review and investigate cases of possible fraud against the
trust funds and collection agency fees and other costs incurred in recovering
overpayments. Recovered funds must be returned to the appropriate trust
funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. This act is necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support
of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take
effect July 1, 1995.
Passed
the House April 19, 1995.
Passed
the Senate April 10, 1995.
Approved by the Governor May 9, 1995.
Filed in Office of
Secretary of State May 9, 1995.