HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1390

BYRepresentatives H. Sommers, Patrick, Anderson and Sayan

Revising membership eligibility of retirement boards for fire fighters and law enforcement officers.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (10)

      Signed by Representatives Wang, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Fisher, Jones, R. King, O'Brien, Patrick, Sanders, Sayan and Walker.

House Staff:Chris Cordes (786-7117)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR JANUARY 29, 1988

BACKGROUND:

By statute, city and county disability boards have been established to approve or disapprove the disability claims of law enforcement officers and fire fighters.  Similar boards have been created for city police and fire fighter pensions.  Included among the members of the board are law enforcement officers and fire fighters.  The statute does not specify whether retired officers or fire fighters may vote for board members or serve on the board.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  Retired law enforcement officers and fire fighters who are subject to the jurisdiction of a city or county disability board or a pension board have the right to elect members to the respective board and to be elected to the board.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  The substitute makes numerous housekeeping changes to make the references to retired law enforcement officers and fire fighters consistent throughout the bill.

Fiscal Note:      Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Charlie Marsh, Washington State Council of Police Officers; and Arnie Roundtree, Retired Fire Fighters Association.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    The bill does not change the composition of the boards, but it makes it possible for retired law enforcement officers and firefighters to vote for and serve as members of disability and pension boards.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.