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Rules Adopted	WA State Register Citations
Default Investment Option for Plan 3 The Washington State Legislature has enacted legislation which changes the default investment option for new members of the defined contribution portion of the plan 3 retirement systems.	Preproposal: 11-11-033 Proposal: 11-15-039 Adoption: 11-18-018 Effective Date: September 26, 2011
Internal Revenue Code (IRS) Section 401(h) retiree medical accounts The Washington State Legislature has enacted legislation providing for the payment of medical benefits for retirees of the Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters' (LEOFF) Plan 2 who are totally disabled in the line of duty and survivors of LEOFF Plan 2 and the Washington State Patrol Retirement System Plans 1 and 2 who are killed in the line of duty. The Department will create a rule to implement retiree medical accounts established under Internal Revenue Code 401(h).	Preproposal: 11-07-066 Proposal: 11-15-011 Adoption: 11-18-017 Effective Date: September 26, 2011
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Compliance The purpose of this proposal is to update and rewrite rules to comply with the Federal Internal Revenue Code.	Preproposal: 06-12-045 Proposal: 10-21-069 Adoption: 10-24-099 Effective Date: January 1, 2011
Administrative Factors The Office of the State Actuary (OSA) has provided the department with new actuarial projections. The department will amend rules to update administrative factors for the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF), Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS), Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS), School Employees' Retirement System (SERS), Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), Washington State Patrol Retirement System (WSPRS), and Judicial Retirement System (JRS).	Preproposal: 10-07-152 Proposal: 10-13-149 10-13-150 10-13-151 10-13-152 10-13-154 10-13-155 Adoption: 10-16-086 Effective Date: September 1, 2010
TRS Educational Experience The department will implement Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 2680 (Laws of 2006) and House Bill (HB) 3024 (Laws of 2008) which sets criteria for Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) Plan 2 and Plan 3 members to purchase TRS service credit for teaching in another state or for the federal government.	Preproposal: 06-08-079 Proposal: 10-10-071 Adoption: 10-14-112 Effective Date: August 7, 2010
Removal of six dollar fee The department charges seventy-five dollars for the first property division obligation payment and six dollars for each subsequent disbursement. The department will amend WACs to remove the additional six dollar fee associated with subsequent property division payments.	Preproposal: 10-05-067 Proposal: 10-09-051 Adoption: 10-14-072 Effective Date: August 1, 2010
Repeal of “Regular Board Meetings” The department repealed WAC 415-200-020 since it has been determined the rule is no longer necessary.	Expedited: WSR 09-19-030 Adopted: WSR 10-01-146 Effective Date: January 21, 2010