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Below is a summary of the SCPP recommendations to the Legislature for the 2008 session. Twelve recommendations involve pension-related issues studied by the SCPP during the 2007 interim. The SCPP also endorsed two stakeholder proposals for access to health care plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefits Board. The summaries are listed by House bill number with the companion Senate bill number listed below. To see past recommendations, click here.
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Recommended Legislation:
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HB 3005
SB 6655
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PERS to SERS Auto-Transfer (Conway/Schoesler): Discontinuing the transfer of public employees' retirement system plan 2 members to the school employees' retirement system plan 2.
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Status: House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
HB 3006
SB 6652
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Survivors of PERS 1 Inactives (Bailey/Pridemore): Extending the survivor annuity option for preretirement death in plan 1 of the public employees' retirement system to members who die after leaving active service.
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Status: House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
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HB 3007
SB 6646
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Military Death Benefits (Conway/Pridemore): Addressing the survivor benefits of employees who die while honorably serving in the national guard or military reserves during a period of war.
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Status: House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - received public hearing in Ways & Means. |
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HB 3008
SB 6645
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Interruptive Military Service Credit (Bailey/Pridemore): Providing interruptive military service credit for members of plans 2 and 3 who provide proof to the director that their interruptive military service was during a period of war defined in RCW 41.04.005.
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Status: House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
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HB 3019
SB 6654
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TRS/SERS Half-Year Contracts (Fromhold/Kilmer): Addressing service credit for members working a partial year in plans 2 and 3 of the teachers' retirement system and the school employees' retirement system. |
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Status: House Bill - delivered to the Governor. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
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HB 3020
SB 6650
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FRP (Pre-LEOFF) Survivors Benefits (Chase/Murray): Providing benefits for the survivors of certain firefighters.
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Status:
House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
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HB 3021
SB 6657
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Salary Bonuses in TRS (Conway/Murray): Including salary bonuses for individuals certified by the national board for professional teaching standards as earnable compensation.
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Status: House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - delivered to the Governor. |
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HB 3022
SB 6651
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Plan 3 Vesting (Fromhold/Pridemore): Providing for vesting after five years of service in the defined benefit portion of the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, and the teachers' retirement system plan 3. |
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Status: House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - received public hearing in Ways & Means. |
HB 3023
SB 6653
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Fish and Wildlife Service Credit Transfer (Crouse/Murray): Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.
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Status: House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - returned to Senate Rules for third reading. |
HB 3024
SB 6656
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Public Education Experience Program - Waiting Period (Conway/Schoesler): Purchasing service credit in plan 2 and plan 3 of the teachers' retirement system for public education experience performed as a teacher in a public school in another state or with the federal government. |
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Status: House Bill - signed by the Governor. Senate Bill - Senate Rules "X" file. |
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HB 3025
SB 6647
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HECB Proposal (Fromhold/Schoesler): Authorizing the higher education coordinating board to offer higher education annuities and retirement income plans.
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Status:
House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - public hearing in Ways & Means. |
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HB 3026
SB 6664
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Indexed $150,000 Death Benefit (Fromhold/Carrell): Indexing the one hundred fifty thousand dollar death benefit for public employees. |
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Status: House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - public hearing in Ways & Means. |
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Endorsed Legislation:
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HB 3027 SB 6648
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PEBB Proposal (Cody/Keiser): Participating in insurance plans and contracts by separated plan 2 members of certain retirement systems.
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Status:
House Bill - returned to House Rules committee for third reading. Senate Bill - public hearing in Ways & Means. |
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HB 3028 SB 6649
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PEBB Proposal (Conway/Keiser): Regulating health care coverage for retired or disabled school employees or state employees.
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Status:
House Bill - first reading, referred to Appropriations. Senate Bill - public hearing in Ways & Means. |