FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 47

                                  C 418 L 87

BYHouse Committee on Ways & Means/Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives May, Ferguson, Haugen, Schoon, Nutley, Jacobsen and Walker)

Including persons employed as public safety officers in the LEOFF retirement system.

House Committe on Ways & Means/Appropriations

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF) is open only to fire fighters and law enforcement officers.  A fire fighter is defined as (1) a person serving as a full-time, fully compensated member of a fire department or (2) as supervisory fire fighter personnel.  A law enforcement officer is defined as any person serving as (1) a full- time, fully compensated county sheriff or deputy sheriff, or (2) a full-time commissioned police officer.  Public safety directors are not eligible to be members of LEOFF.

SUMMARY:

Under the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF) the terms "law enforcement officer" and "fire fighter" are changed to include any person employed on or after November 1, 1975 and prior to December 1, 1975 as a public safety director with only police and/or fire duties.  Directors of public safety are not required to meet the age standards established under LEOFF Plan I.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 97   0

      Senate    45     0(Senate amended)

      House 94   0(House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987