CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1105
Chapter 123, Laws of 1997
55th Legislature
1997 Regular Session
RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR LEAVE
FOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/97
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Passed by the House March 3,
1997
Yeas 92 Nays 0
 CLYDE
BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate April 10, 1997
Yeas 46 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 SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1105 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 - 4:03 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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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1105
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
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.
Passed the House March 3, 1997.
Passed the Senate April 10, 1997.
Approved by the Governor
April 22, 1997.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State April 22, 1997.