WSR 17-17-120

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 21, 2017, 3:59 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Law enforcement officers' and firefighters' (LEOFF) Plan 2 disability.

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

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: To clarify and update rules concerning the administration of LEOFF Plan 2 nonduty, duty and catastrophic disability retirement benefits.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study; and collaboration between the department of retirement systems (DRS) and LEOFF Plan 2 board representatives.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jilene Siegel, DRS, P.O. Box 48380, Olympia, WA 98504-8380, phone 360-664-7291, TTY 711, email Rules@drs.wa.gov, web site www.drs.wa.gov/rules.

August 21, 2017

Jilene Siegel

Rules Coordinator