Title 41 — Title 41 PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL SERVICE, AND PENSIONS
37 chapters · 1,408 sections in this title.
RCW 41.35.640 Application for and effective date of retirement allowances.
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Any member or beneficiary eligible to receive a retirement allowance under the provisions of RCW 41.35.680, 41.35.690, or 41.35.710 is eligible to commence receiving a retirement allowance after having filed written application with the department.(1) Retirement allowances paid t…
RCW 41.35.650 Leaves of absence, military service.
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(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit.(2) A member who receives compensation from an employer while on an authorized leave of absence to serve as an elected official of a labor organization, and w…
RCW 41.35.660 Purchased service credit—Allocation.
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(1) Contributions on behalf of the employer paid by the employee to purchase plan 3 service credit shall be allocated to the defined benefit portion of plan 3 and shall not be refundable when paid to the fund described in RCW 41.50.075(4). Contributions on behalf of the employee …
RCW 41.35.670 Lump sum payments—Reentry.
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(1) The director may pay a member eligible to receive a retirement allowance or the member's beneficiary a lump sum payment in lieu of a monthly benefit if the initial monthly benefit would be less than one hundred dollars. The one hundred dollar limit shall be increased annually…
RCW 41.35.680 Retirement eligibility.
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(1) NORMAL RETIREMENT. Any member who is at least age sixty-five and who has:(a) Completed ten service credit years; or(b) Completed five service credit years, including twelve service credit months after attaining age forty-four; or(c) Completed five service credit years by Sept…
RCW 41.35.683 Member with terminal illness—Removal from system.
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(1) Upon application of the member, a member who is diagnosed with a terminal illness shall be removed from membership in the system subject to the following conditions:(a) That the medical adviser, after a medical examination of the member made by or under the direction of the m…
RCW 41.35.690 Earned disability allowance—Disposition upon death of recipient.
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(1) A member of the retirement system who becomes totally incapacitated for continued employment by an employer as determined by the department shall be eligible to receive an allowance under the provisions of plan 3. The member shall receive a monthly disability allowance comput…
RCW 41.35.700 Restored, purchased service credit under plan 2—Transfer to plan 3.
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(1) Any member who elects to transfer to plan 3 and has eligible unrestored withdrawn contributions in plan 2, may restore such contributions under the provisions of RCW 41.35.500 with interest as determined by the department. The restored plan 2 service credit will be automatica…
RCW 41.35.710 Death benefits.
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(1) If a member dies prior to retirement, the surviving spouse or eligible child or children shall receive a retirement allowance computed as provided in RCW 41.35.620 actuarially reduced to reflect a joint and one hundred percent survivor option and, except under subsection (2) …
RCW 41.35.720 Employer contribution rates.
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The required contribution rates to the retirement system for employers shall be established by the director from time to time as may be necessary upon the advice of the state actuary. The state actuary shall use the aggregate actuarial cost method to calculate contribution rates.…
RCW 41.35.900 Benefits not contractual right until September 1, 2000.
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The benefits provided pursuant to chapter 341, Laws of 1998 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right prior to September 1, 2000. The legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits at any time prior to September 1, 2000.[ 1998 c 341 s 713.]N…
RCW 41.35.901 Effective date—1998 c 341.
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Except for sections 303, 306 through 309, 404, 505, 507, 515, 701, 707, and 710 through 713 of this act, this act takes effect September 1, 2000.[ 1998 c 341 s 714.]