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HOUSE
BILL 1023
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Prefiled
12/31/98. Read first time 01/11/1999. Referred to Committee on
Appropriations.
Sharing extraordinary investment gains in the teachers'
retirement system plan 3.
AN
ACT Relating to the sharing of extraordinary investment gains in the teachers'
retirement system plan 3; amending RCW 41.50.145; creating new sections; and
declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. (1)
On or before July 1, 1999, the member account of a person meeting the
requirements of this section shall be credited by the 1999 retroactive
extraordinary investment gain amount.
(2)
The following persons are eligible for the benefit provided in subsection (1)
of this section:
(a)
Any member of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 who transferred to plan 3
pursuant to RCW 41.32.817 on or after September 1, 1997, and before February 1,
1998; and
(b)
Had a balance of at least one thousand dollars in contributions and interest
credited to their member's individual account pursuant to chapter 41.32 RCW by
August 31, 1997; and
(i)
Who earned service credit during the twelve-month period from September 1,
1996, to August 31, 1997; or
(ii)
Who:
(A)
Completed ten service credit years; or
(B)
Completed five service credit years, including twelve service months after
attaining age fifty-four; or
(C)
Completed five service credit years by July 1, 1996, under plan 2.
(3)
The 1999 retroactive extraordinary investment gain amount shall be calculated
as follows:
(a)
An amount equal to the average benefit per year of service paid to members of
the teachers' retirement system plan 3 in 1998, pursuant to section 309, chapter
341, Laws of 1998.
(b)
Distributed to persons eligible for the benefit provided in subsection (1) of
this section on the basis of their service credit total on August 31, 1997.
Sec.
2. RCW
41.50.145 and 1998 c 341 s 515 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
If the department determines that due to employer error a member of plan 3 has
suffered a loss of investment return, the employer shall pay the department for
credit to the member's account the amount determined by the department as
necessary to correct the error.
(2)
If the department determines that due to departmental error a member of plan 3
has suffered a loss of investment return, the department shall credit to the
member's account from the ((school employees')) appropriate
retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund the amount determined by the
department as necessary to correct the error.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3.
Section 1 of this act is added to chapter 41.34 RCW, but because of its
temporary nature, shall not be codified.
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 April 19, 1999.
Passed the Senate April 7, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
10, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 1999.
