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HOUSE BILL NO. 406
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C 146 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Representatives Sayan, Patrick, H. Sommers, Holland, Grimm, Belcher, Wang and Hine
Read first time 1/28/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.
AN ACT Relating to retirement service credit for members of committees, boards, and commissions; amending RCW 41.40.165; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 4, chapter 34, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. as amended by section 17, chapter 295, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 41.40.165 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
No person appointed to membership on any committee, board, or commission on or
after July 1, 1976, who is compensated for service on such committee, board, or
commission for ((less)) fewer than ten days or seventy hours in
any month, whichever amount is less, shall receive service credit for such
service for that month: PROVIDED, That on and after October 1, 1977,
appointive and elective officials who receive monthly compensation earnable
from an employer in an amount equal to or less than ninety times the state
minimum hourly wage shall not receive any service credit for such employment.
(2) This section does not apply to any person serving on a committee, board, or commission on June 30, 1976, who continued such service until subsequently appointed by the governor to a different committee, board, or commission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.