Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 41 Public Employment, Civil Service, And Pensions - Chapter 41.37 Washington Public Safety Employees' Retirement System

• 41.37.005 Intent. It is the intent of the legislature to establish a separate public safety employees' retirement system for certain public employees whose jobs contain a high ...
• 41.37.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Retirement system" means the Washington public safety employees' retirement ...
• 41.37.015 System created--Administration. A retirement system is hereby created for public safety employees of the Washington state department of corrections, the Washington state parks and recreation commission, the ...
• 41.37.020 Membership. Membership in the retirement system shall consist of all regularly compensated public safety employees who are members as defined in RCW 41.37.010(5), with the following ...
• 41.37.030 Nonelective position--Eligible position, when. Any person who has been employed in a nonelective position for at least nine months and who has made member contributions required under this chapter ...
• 41.37.050 Reduction of retirement allowance upon reemployment -- Reinstatement of membership. (1)(a) If a retiree enters employment in an eligible position with an employer as defined in this chapter sooner than one calendar month after his ...
• 41.37.060 Duty disability retirement recipients--Continued service credit. Those members subject to this chapter who became disabled in the line of duty and who received or are receiving benefits under Title 51 RCW ...
• 41.37.070 Members agree to deductions. The deductions from the compensation of members, provided for in RCW 41.37.220, shall be made notwithstanding that the minimum compensation provided for by law for ...
• 41.37.080 Employer's contribution--Computation--Billing. (1) The director shall report to each employer the contribution rates required for the ensuing biennium or fiscal year, whichever is applicable. (2) Beginning July ...
• 41.37.090 Exemption from taxation and judicial process--Exemptions--Assignability--Deductions authorized. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or retirement allowance, any optional ...
• 41.37.100 Disability retirement--Criminal conduct. A member shall not receive a disability retirement benefit under RCW 41.37.230 if the disability is the result of criminal conduct by the member committed ...
• 41.37.110 Death benefit--Course of employment -- Occupational disease or infection. (1) A one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or the person or persons, trust, or organization the ...
• 41.37.120 False statements--Penalty. Any person who knowingly makes any false statements, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any ...
• 41.37.130 Hearing prior to appeal required--Notice. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the department affecting his or her legal rights, duties, or privileges must, before he or she appeals to ...
• 41.37.135 Hearing prior to appeal required--Conduct of hearing. Following its receipt of a notice for hearing in accordance with RCW 41.37.130, a hearing shall be held by the director or an authorized representative, ...
• 41.37.140 Judicial review of final decision. Judicial review of any final decision and order by the director is governed by chapter 34.05 RCW.[2004 c 242 § 18.] ...
• 41.37.145 Appeal--No bond required. A bond of any kind shall not be required of a claimant appealing to the superior court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court ...
• 41.37.150 Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits. RCW 43.01.044 shall not result in any increase in retirement benefits. The rights extended to state officers and employees under RCW 43.01.044 are not intended ...
• 41.37.155 Benefit calculation--Limitation. (1) The annual compensation taken into account in calculating retiree benefits under this system shall not exceed the limits imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the ...
• 41.37.160 Postretirement cost-of-living. Beginning July 1, 2006, and every year thereafter, the department shall determine the following information for each retired member or beneficiary whose retirement allowance has ...
• 41.37.170 Options for payment of retirement allowances--Court-approved property settlement. (1) Upon retirement for service as prescribed in RCW 41.37.210 or retirement for disability under RCW 41.37.230, a member shall elect to have the retirement ...
• 41.37.180 Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment -- Exceptions -- Reinstatement. (1) Except as provided in RCW 41.37.050, a retiree shall not be eligible to receive the retiree's monthly retirement allowance if he or she is ...
• 41.37.190 Computation of retirement allowance. A member of the retirement system shall receive a retirement allowance equal to two percent of such member's average final compensation for each service credit ...
• 41.37.200 Lump sum retirement allowance--Reentry--Reinstatement of service. (1) The director may pay a member eligible to receive a retirement allowance or the member's beneficiary, subject to subsection (5) of this section, a ...
• 41.37.210 Retirement eligibility. (1) NORMAL RETIREMENT. Any member with at least five service credit years who has attained at least age sixty-five shall be eligible to retire and ...
• 41.37.220 Employer and member contribution rates. The required contribution rates to the retirement system for both members and employers shall be established by the director from time to time as may ...
• 41.37.230 Disability allowance--Actuarial reduction--Disposition upon death of recipient. (1)(a) A member of the retirement system with at least ten years of service in the public safety employees' retirement system who becomes totally incapacitated ...
• 41.37.240 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances. Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under RCW 41.37.210, 41.37.230, or 41.37.250 shall be eligible to commence receiving a retirement allowance ...
• 41.37.250 Death benefits. (1) Except as provided in RCW 11.07.010, if a member or a vested member who has not completed at least ten years of service dies, ...
• 41.37.260 Leaves of absence, military service. (1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided for ...
• 41.37.265 Purchase of additional service credit -- Costs -- Rules
  (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.37.210 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to ...
• 41.37.270 Vested membership. A member who separates or has separated after having completed at least five years of service may remain a member during the period of the ...
• 41.37.280 Refund of contributions. A member who ceases to be an employee of an employer except by service or disability retirement may request a refund of the member's accumulated ...
• 41.37.290 Reentry. (1) A member, who had left service and withdrawn the member's accumulated contributions, shall receive service credit for prior service if the member restores all ...
• 41.37.900 Benefits not contractual right until July 1, 2006. The benefits provided pursuant to chapter 242, Laws of 2004 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right prior to July 1, ...
• 41.37.901 Effective date--2004 c 242
  This act takes effect July 1, 2006.[2004 c 242 § 65.] ...