CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE
BILL 1099
Chapter
122, Laws of 1997
55th
Legislature
1997
Regular Session
TRANSFER OF SERVICE IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' AND FIRE FIGHTERS' PENSION SYSTEM PLAN I
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 7/27/97
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Passed by the House February 28, 1997
Yeas 95 Nays 0
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 10, 1997
Yeas 47 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 HOUSE BILL
1099 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the
dates hereon set forth.
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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 TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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Approved April 22, 1997 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
April 22, 1997 - 4:02 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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HOUSE
BILL 1099
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 01/14/97. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Transferring law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement
system plan I service.
AN
ACT Relating to transferring prior service in the law enforcement officers' and
fire fighters' pension system plan I; and adding a new section to chapter 41.26
RCW.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 41.26 RCW under the subchapter heading
"plan I" to read as follows:
Any
member of the teachers' retirement system plans I, II, or III, the public
employees' retirement system plans I or II, or the Washington state patrol
retirement system who has previously established service credit in the law
enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan I may make an
irrevocable election to have such service transferred to their current retirement
system and plan subject to the following conditions:
(1)
If the individual is employed by an employer in an eligible position, as of
July 1, 1997, the election to transfer service must be filed in writing with
the department no later than July 1, 1998. If the individual is not employed
by an employer in an eligible position, as of July 1, 1997, the election to
transfer service must be filed in writing with the department no later than one
year from the date they are employed by an employer in an eligible position.
(2)
An individual transferring service under this section forfeits the rights to
all benefits as a member of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters'
retirement system plan I and will be permanently excluded from membership.
(3)
Any individual choosing to transfer service under this section will have
transferred to their current retirement system and plan: (a) All the
individual's accumulated contributions; (b) an amount sufficient to ensure that
the employer contribution rate in the individual's current system and plan will
not increase due to the transfer; and (c) all applicable months of service, as
defined in RCW 41.26.030(14)(a).
(4)
If an individual has withdrawn contributions from the law enforcement officers'
and fire fighters' retirement system plan I, the individual may restore the
contributions, together with interest as determined by the director, and
recover the service represented by the contributions for the sole purpose of
transferring service under this section. The contributions must be restored
before the transfer can occur and the restoration must be completed within the
time limitations specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(5)
Any service transferred under this section does not apply to the eligibility requirements
for military service credit as defined in RCW 41.40.170(3) or 43.43.260(3).
(6)
If an individual does not meet the time limitations of subsection (1) of this
section, the individual may elect to restore any withdrawn contributions and
transfer service under this section by paying the amount required under
subsection (3)(b) of this section less any employee contributions transferred.
Passed the House February 28, 1997.
Passed the Senate April 10, 1997.
Approved by the Governor
April 22, 1997.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State April 22, 1997.