WA People
BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5261: Military service credit

Authorizing interruptive military service credit.

Summary

  • A member of PERS, TRS, SERS, LEOFF 2, WSPRS, or PSERS who is sufficiently incapacitated in the course of military service as to be unable to resume retirement system eligible employment may purchase service credit for the period of military service, provided that he or she can provide proof of honorable discharge.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Fraser (D-22)
Introduced
January 19, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 1325
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to interruptive military service credit within the public employees' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2, the Washington state patrol retirement system, and the public safety employees' retirement system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Fraser (D-22)

6 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Linda Evans Parlette R-12Debbie Regala D-27Dave Schmidt R-44Marilyn Rasmussen D-2Paull Shin D-21Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Rules.
  3. Senate Rules "X" file.
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  6. WM - Majority; do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5261 in other sessions

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