RCW 41.35.170 Appeal—No bond required. No bond of any kind shall be required of a claimant appealing to the superior court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court from a finding of the department affecting the claimant’s right to retirement or disability benefits. [ 1998 c 341 § 18.]
RCW 41.35.180 Service credit—Computation. (1) Except for any period prior to the member’s employment in an eligible position, a plan 2 or plan 3 member who is employed by a school district or districts or an educational service district: (a) Shall receive a service credit month for each month of the period from September through […]
RCW 41.35.1801 Prior service—One-half service credit. (1) By no later than December 31, 2010, the department shall recalculate service credit for periods of qualifying prior service by an eligible member, as provided for in this section. (2) An eligible member is a member who is active in the retirement system and who earns service credit […]
RCW 41.35.183 Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules. (1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 41.35.420 or 41.35.680 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit. (2) To purchase additional service […]
RCW 41.35.190 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 to and shall not have any effect on retirement benefits under this chapter. [ 1998 c 341 § 20.]
RCW 41.35.200 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 federal internal revenue code for qualified trusts. (2) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. [ 1998 c 341 § 21.]
RCW 41.35.210 Post-retirement cost-of-living. Beginning July 1, 1979, and every year thereafter, the department shall determine the following information for each retired member or beneficiary whose retirement allowance has been in effect for at least one year: (1) The original dollar amount of the retirement allowance; (2) The index for the calendar year prior to […]
RCW 41.35.220 Options for payment of retirement allowances—Court-approved property settlement. (1) Upon retirement for service as prescribed in RCW 41.35.420 or 41.35.680 or retirement for disability under RCW 41.35.440 or 41.35.690, a member shall elect to have the retirement allowance paid pursuant to one of the following options, calculated so as to be actuarially equivalent […]
RCW 41.35.230 Suspension of retirement allowance upon reemployment or if covered by a plan under RCW 28B.10.400—Exceptions—Reinstatement. (1) Except as provided in RCW 41.35.060, no retiree under the provisions of plan 2 shall be eligible to receive such retiree’s monthly retirement allowance if he or she is employed in an eligible position as defined in […]
RCW 41.35.235 Purchase of life annuity benefit. (1) At the time of retirement, a plan 2 or plan 3 member may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the school employees’ retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund established in RCW 41.50.075. A minimum payment of five thousand dollars is required. (2) […]
RCW 41.35.399 Provisions applicable to plan 2 and plan 3. RCW 41.35.005 through 41.35.230 apply to members of plan 2 and plan 3. [ 1998 c 341 § 25.]