| Passed by the House February 11, 2006 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 7, 2006 Yeas 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2933 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 30, 2006. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 30, 2006 - 3:18 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.
AN ACT Relating to death benefit payments for law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, plan 2; and amending RCW 41.26.048.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 41.26.048 and 1996 c 226 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid
to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust or
organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation
duly executed and filed with the department. If there be no such
designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's
death, such member's death benefit shall be paid to the member's
surviving spouse as if in fact such spouse had been nominated by
written designation, or if there be no such surviving spouse, then to
such member's legal representatives.
(2) The benefit under this section shall be paid only ((where))
when death occurs: (a) As a result of injuries sustained in the course
of employment; or (b) to a member of plan 2 as a result of an
occupational disease or infection that arises naturally and proximately
out of employment covered under this chapter. The determination of
eligibility for the benefit shall be made consistent with Title 51 RCW
by the department of labor and industries. The department of labor and
industries shall notify the department of retirement systems by order
under RCW 51.52.050.