Wash. Admin. Code § 415-106-400 - If I establish PSERS membership and now hold a state elective position, may I continue to accrue service credit in PSERS?
If you are an active
(1) You must submit a
written application directly to the department.
(2) If you submit your application before
your service in a state elective position starts:
(a) Your employee contributions will be
deducted from your compensation for your elective service.
(b) Except as provided in WAC
415-106-285, your employer (s)
will pay the required employer contributions.
(3) If you submit your application mid-term
(after your service in a state elective position has started):
(a) You and your employer will begin making
contributions according to subsection (2) of this section.
(b) You must establish service credit for the
prior portion of your current term by paying the employee contributions plus
interest. Your employer must pay the required employer contributions plus
interest.
(4) If you
submit your application after your service in a state elective position has
been completed, you must pay the required employee and employer contributions
for the service credit with interest as determined by the department. Your
former employer , at its discretion, may pay the required employer contributions
plus interest.
(5) If you work in a
PSERS eligible position at the same time you accrue service credit in a state
elective position:
(a) Employee contributions
will be deducted from your compensation for your service in the PSERS position
and in the state elective position; and
(b) Both employers will make employer
contributions.
(6) You
will earn one service credit month for each calendar month during which you
provide service in a state elective position. If you provide concurrent service
in a PSERS eligible position, you will not receive additional service credit
for that service.
(7) Once you
start to accrue service credit in PSERS for a state elective position you must
remain an active PSERS member until:
(a) You
separate from all eligible public employment. You are not separated from
eligible public employment if:
(i) You are
reelected or reappointed to a successive term or terms of office; or
(ii) You resign from your state elective
position and later resume service in the same state elective position during
the same term.
(b) You
retire from PSERS , whether or not you continue to serve in your elective
position. See WAC
415-106-405.
(8) A state elective position is any position
held by any person:
(a) Elected or appointed
to a statewide office; or
(b)
Elected or appointed as a member of the legislature.
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5) and 41.37.020(2). 08-02-046, § 415-106-400, filed 12/27/07, effective 1/27/08.
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