CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1105

                        55th Legislature

                      1997 Regular Session

Passed by the House March 3, 1997   Yeas 92   Nays 0 Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 1997   Yeas 46   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1105  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

President of the Senate

Chief Clerk

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

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Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1105

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             Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ogden, Sehlin, H. Sommers, Lambert, Carlson, Wolfe, Anderson and Scott; by request of Joint Committee on Pension Policy)

Read first time 02/24/97.

Providing retirement credit for leave for legislative service. 

    AN ACT Relating to retirement credit for leave for legislative service; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:

    Any member of the retirement system who, on or after January 1, 1995, is on leave of absence for the purpose of serving as a state legislator, may elect to continue to be a member of this retirement system.  The member shall continue to receive service credit subject to the following:

    (1) The member will not receive more than one month's service credit in a calendar month;

    (2) Employer contributions shall be paid by the legislature;

    (3) Contributions shall be based on the regular compensation which the member would have received had such a member not served in the legislature;

    (4) The service and compensation credit under this section shall be granted only for periods during which the legislature is in session; and

    (5) No service credit for service as a legislator will be allowed after a member separates from employment with the Washington state patrol.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.10 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) On or after January 1, 1997, any employee who is on leave of absence from an institution in order to serve as a state legislator may elect to continue to participate in any annuity or retirement plan authorized under RCW 28B.10.400 during the period of such leave.

    (2) The institution shall pay the employee's salary attributable to legislative service and shall match the employee's retirement plan contributions based on the salary for the leave period.  The state legislature shall reimburse the institution for the salary and employer contributions covering the leave period.

    (3) "Institution" for purposes of this section means any institution or entity authorized to provide retirement benefits under RCW 28B.10.400.

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