RCW 41.35.005 Intent. The legislature recognizes that teachers and school district employees share the same educational work environment and academic calendar. It is the intent of the legislature to achieve similar retirement benefits for all educational employees by transferring the membership of classified school employees in the public employees’ retirement system plan 2 to the […]
RCW 41.35.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Accumulated contributions” means the sum of all contributions standing to the credit of a member in the member’s individual account, including any amount paid under RCW 41.50.165(2), together with the regular interest thereon. (2) “Actuarial equivalent” […]
RCW 41.35.015 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships […]
RCW 41.35.020 System created—Administration. A retirement system is hereby created for the employees of school districts or educational service districts. The administration and management of the retirement system, the responsibility for making effective the provisions of this chapter, and the authority to make all rules necessary therefor are hereby vested in the department. All such […]
RCW 41.35.030 Membership. Membership in the retirement system shall consist of all regularly compensated classified employees and appointive and elective officials of employers, as defined in this chapter, with the following exceptions: (1) Persons in ineligible positions; (2)(a) Persons holding elective offices or persons appointed directly by the governor: PROVIDED, That such persons shall have […]
RCW 41.35.033 Membership—Service credit—Substitute employees—Rules. (1) A substitute employee who works five or more months of seventy or more hours for which earnable compensation is paid in a school year may apply to the department to establish membership after the end of the school year during which the work was performed. The application must: (a) […]
RCW 41.35.035 Membership in system—Charter school employers and employees. This section designates charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 RCW as employers and charter school employees as members, and applies only if the department of retirement systems receives determinations from the internal revenue service and the United States department of labor that participation does not jeopardize […]
RCW 41.35.040 Nonelective position held for at least nine months—Deemed to be 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 throughout such period, shall be deemed to have been in an eligible position during such […]
RCW 41.35.060 Reduction of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Reestablishment of membership. (1)(a) If a retiree enters employment with an employer sooner than one calendar month after his or her accrual date, the retiree’s monthly retirement allowance will be reduced by five and one-half percent for every eight […]
RCW 41.35.070 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 or a similar federal workers’ compensation program shall receive or continue to receive service credit subject to the following: (1) No member […]
RCW 41.35.080 Members agree to deductions. The deductions from the compensation of members, provided for in RCW 41.35.430, shall be made notwithstanding that the minimum compensation provided for by law for any member shall be reduced thereby. Every member shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deductions made and provided for in this […]
RCW 41.35.090 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 September 1, 1990, the amount to be collected as the employer’s contribution shall be computed by applying the applicable rates established in chapter 41.45 RCW to the […]
RCW 41.35.100 Exemption from taxation and judicial process—Exceptions—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 benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this chapter, the various funds created by […]
RCW 41.35.110 Disability retirement—Criminal conduct. A member shall not receive a disability retirement benefit under RCW 41.35.440 or 41.35.690 if the disability is the result of criminal conduct by the member committed after April 21, 1997. [ 1998 c 341 § 12.]
RCW 41.35.115 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 such person or persons, trust or organization as the member has nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If no such designated person or persons […]
RCW 41.35.120 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 attempt to defraud the retirement system as a result of such act, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. [ 1998 c 341 § 13.]
RCW 41.35.130 Transfer of service credit from statewide city employees’ retirement system. (1) Any person who was a member of the statewide city employees’ retirement system governed by chapter 41.44 RCW and who was never reemployed by an employer as defined in RCW 41.40.010 and who is employed by an employer as defined in RCW […]
RCW 41.35.140 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 the courts, file with the director by mail or personally within sixty days from the day the decision was communicated to the person, […]
RCW 41.35.150 Hearing prior to appeal required—Conduct of hearing. Following its receipt of a notice for hearing in accordance with RCW 41.35.140, a hearing shall be held by the director or a duly authorized representative, in the county of the residence of the claimant at a time and place designated by the director. Such hearing […]
RCW 41.35.160 Judicial review in accordance with administrative procedure act. Judicial review of any final decision and order by the director is governed by the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. [ 1998 c 341 § 17.]
