CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1971

                    Chapter 62, Laws of 1998

                        55th Legislature

                      1998 Regular Session

PREVENTING DOUBLE PAYMENT FOR INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  3/20/98

Passed by the House January 23, 1998  Yeas 95   Nays 0              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 4, 1998   Yeas 44   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 1971  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

Approved March 20, 1998 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                      March 20, 1998 - 4:46 p.m.

GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1971

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             Passed Legislature - 1998 Regular Session

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bush, Lambert, Carrell, Talcott, Johnson, Hickel, Cody, Linville, Mitchell, Delvin, Mulliken, Veloria, Zellinsky, Thompson, Smith, Tokuda, Koster, Sherstad, Cole, Mastin, D. Schmidt and Backlund)

Read first time 02/26/97.  Referred to Committee on .

Preventing double payment for insurance benefits for teachers who are legislators. 

    AN ACT Relating to preventing double payment for insurance benefits for teachers who are members of the legislature; adding new sections to chapter 44.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 44.04 RCW to read as follows:

    The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall prepare vouchers for the state treasurer for sums covering amounts due a school district for any teacher who is on a leave of absence as a legislator, and who has chosen to continue insurance benefits provided by the school district, in lieu of insurance benefits provided to that legislator as a state employee.  The amount of reimbursement due the school district is for the actual cost of continuing benefits, but may not exceed the cost of the insurance benefits package that would otherwise be provided through the health care authority.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 41.05 RCW to read as follows:

    The authority shall adopt rules that provide for members of the legislature who choose reimbursement under section 1 of this act in lieu of insurance benefits under this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 44.04 RCW to read as follows:

    Upon presentation to the state treasurer of a warrant issued by the treasurer and drawn for the purposes under section 1 of this act, the treasurer shall pay the amount necessary from appropriated funds.  If sufficient funds have not been appropriated, the treasurer shall endorse the warrant and the warrant draws interest from the date of the endorsement until paid.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  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 takes effect immediately.

    Passed the House January 23, 1998.

    Passed the Senate March 4, 1998.

Approved by the Governor March 20, 1998.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 20, 1998.