Concerning the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2.
Summary
Eliminates the statute of limitations for Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement System Plan 2 (LEOFF 2) special death benefit claims.
Expands the definition of firefighter for LEOFF 2 to include personnel serving in positions that necessitate experience as a firefighter to perform the essential functions of those positions.
Assigns liability for pension overpayments in LEOFF 2 to employers if due to an employer error.
Permits disabled LEOFF 2 members to reapply for a line-of-duty disability retirement benefit for posttraumatic stress disorder that did not qualify as an occupational disease when they became disabled.
Exempts the deputy director and research and policy analysts employed by the LEOFF 2 Retirement Board (Board) from civil service, and provides the Board with the authority to set their salaries in consultation with the Office of Financial Management.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 6197), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗