Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 415-108-550 Elected officials -- Eligibility and application for retirement service membership and 415-108-560 Appointed officials -- Eligibility and application for retirement service membership. Create a new WAC or amend a yet-to-be-determined current WAC to implement inflation adjustments required by statute.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 41.50.050(5), 41.40.023, 41.40.037.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Clarification is needed regarding the application of RCWs for retirees who become elected or appointed officials and apply for membership at a later date.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Department staff will work on the project, with the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General. The public is invited and encouraged to participate, as described below.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. The Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) encourages your active participation in the rule-making process. Anyone interested in participating should contact the rules coordinator, below. After the rule(s) is drafted, DRS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and anyone else who requests a copy. For more information on how to participate, please contact Merry A. Kogut, Rules Coordinator, Department of Retirement Systems, Mailstop 48380, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, voice (360) 664-7291, TTY (360) 586-5450, fax (360) 753-3166, e-mail merryk@drs.wa.gov.

July 10, 2001

Merry A. Kogut

Rules Coordinator

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