HB 1701 — Concerning law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits.

H-2357.1Z-0477.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1701 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, MacEwen, Sells, Bateman, Graham, Fitzgibbon, Callan, Peterson, Sullivan, Pollet, Maycumber, and Ormsby;

by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board)Board READPrefiled FIRST12/27/21. TIME 02/01/22.

Read first time 01/10/22.

Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

1 SHBHB 1701 (c) Two percent of such member's final average salary for years of service above 25 years.

2 SHBHB 1701 $100 per service credit month or a lump sum defined benefit of $20,000.

3 SHBHB 1701 with an eligible rollover, direct rollover, or trustee-to-trustee transfer from an eligible retirement plan.

4 SHBHB 1701 when applicable, shall be collected in addition to any contribution rate required to amortize past gain-sharing distributions in plan 3.

On June 30th of each even-numbered year, if the funded status of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 as measured by the most recent completed actuarial valuation performed by the office of the state actuary is:

or (b) Greater than or equal to 105 percent and less than 110 percent, then the minimum contribution rate for the employer and state normal cost shall equal the total contribution rate required to fund 90 percent of the plan 2 employer normal cost as calculated under the entry age normal cost method;method.

or (c) Greater than or equal to 110 percent, then the minimum contribution rate for the employer and state normal cost shall equal the total contribution rate required to fund 80 percent of the plan 2 employer normal cost as calculated under the entry age normal cost method.

((Any))Any Thechanges minimumadopted contributionby p.the council shall be subject to revision by the legislature.

5 SHB 1701 rates in this section, including changes adopted by the council, shall be subject to revision by the legislature.

MINIMUMp. CONTRIBUTION RATES.

5 HB 1701 MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION RATES.

On June 30th of each even-numbered year, if the funded status of the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 as measured by the most recent completed actuarial valuation performed by the office of the state actuary is:

(a) Less than 105 percent, then the minimum contribution rate for the member normal cost shall equal the total contribution rate p.required to fund 100 percent of the plan 2 member normal cost as calculated under the entry age normal cost method;

6or SHB(b) 1701Greater than or equal to 105 percent, then the minimum contribution rate for the member normal cost shall equal the total contribution rate required to fund 10090 percent of the plan 2 member normal cost as calculated under the entry age normal cost method;method.

(b)p. Greater than or equal to 105 percent and less than 110 percent, then the minimum contribution rate for the member normal cost shall equal the total contribution rate required to fund 90 percent of the plan 2 member normal cost as calculated under the entry age normal cost method;

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(5) Upon completion of each biennial actuarial valuation, the state actuary shall review the appropriateness of these minimum contribution rates and recommend to the legislature any adjustments as may be needed due to material changes in benefits or actuarial assumptions, methods, or experience.

(b) For 2021-2023 and 2023-2025 fiscal biennia, contribution rates for the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 may not exceed the rates adopted by the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 retirement board in 2020.2021.

p.TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

7 SHB 1701 TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

(3) By JulyJune 31,30, 2022, the Washington state investment board shall transfer the difference between the value of the benefit enhancements inp. this act as identified by the office of the state actuary and the value of the local law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits improvement account, from the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 retirement fund to the local law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits improvement account.

(4)7 ByHB August1701 31,in 2022,this theact Washingtonas stateidentified investmentby boardthe shalloffice transferof the totalstate availableactuary balanceand the value of the local law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits improvement accountaccount, tofrom the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 retirement fund.fund to the local law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits improvement account.

(4) By July 31, 2022, the Washington state investment board shall transfer the total available balance of the local law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system benefits improvement account to the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' system plan 2 retirement fund.

To accomplish this goal, after the transfer of funds in section 7 of this act the office of the state actuary must calculate a rate reduction to be applied to rates calculated in sections 4(5)4 (a) and (b)5 and 5(4) (a) and (b) of this act.

This rate must be calculated in time for it to go into effect on JulyJune 1, 2025, p.using any data, assumptions, and methods the state actuary believes are reasonable for this purpose.

8 SHB 1701 using any data, assumptions, and methods the office of the state actuary believes are reasonable for this purpose.

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