| Passed by the Senate April 19, 2005 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2005 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5522 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 10, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 10, 2005 - 9:32 a.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/26/2005. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to purchasing service credit lost due to injury; and amending RCW 41.40.038.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 41.40.038 and 1987 c 118 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
Those members subject to this chapter who became disabled in the
line of duty on or after March 27, 1984, and who received or are
receiving benefits under Title 51 RCW or a similar federal workers'
compensation program shall receive or continue to receive service
credit subject to the following:
(1) No member may receive more than one month's service credit in
a calendar month.
(2) No service credit under this section may be allowed after a
member separates or is separated without leave of absence.
(3) Employer contributions shall be paid by the employer at the
rate in effect for the period of the service credited.
(4) Employee contributions shall be collected by the employer and
paid to the department at the rate in effect for the period of service
credited.
(5) Contributions shall be based on the regular compensation which
the member would have received had the disability not occurred. If
contribution payments are made retroactively, interest shall be charged
at the rate set by the director on both employee and employer
contributions. No service credit shall be granted until the employee
contribution has been paid.
(6) The service and compensation credit shall not be granted for a
period to exceed ((twelve)) twenty-four consecutive months.
(7) Nothing in this section shall abridge service credit rights
granted in RCW 41.40.220(2) and 41.40.320.
(8) Should the legislature revoke the service credit authorized
under this section or repeal this section, no affected employee is
entitled to receive the credit as a matter of contractual right.