RCW 41.50.090
Department succeeds to and vested with transferred powers, duties, and functions—Boards to be kept informed—Approval of rules—Disability benefit applications.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, on the effective date of transfer as provided in RCW 41.50.030, the department shall succeed to and is vested with all powers, duties, and functions now or by any concurrent act of this 1976 legislature vested in the individual retirement boards set forth in RCW 41.50.030 relating to the administration of their various retirement systems, including but not limited to the power to appoint a staff and define the duties thereof: PROVIDED, That actuarial services required by the department shall be performed by the state actuary as provided in RCW 44.44.040.
(2) The department shall keep each retirement board fully informed on the administration of the corresponding retirement system, and shall furnish any information requested by a retirement board.
(3) Rules proposed by the director under RCW 2.10.070, 41.50.055, 41.32.025, or 41.40.020 shall be submitted to the appropriate retirement boards for review prior to adoption. After receiving approval of the members of the appropriate board, such rules shall become effective as provided by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
(4) Each retirement board shall continue to perform all functions as are vested in it by law with respect to applications for benefits paid upon either temporary or permanent disability, with such staff assistance from the department as may be required. The director shall perform those functions with respect to disability benefits as are vested in him or her by RCW 41.26.120, 41.26.125, and 41.26.200.
[ 1985 c 102 § 6; 1983 c 3 § 97; 1981 c 294 § 8; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 105 § 11.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Retrospective application—1985 c 102: See notes following RCW 41.26.120.
Severability—1981 c 294: See note following RCW 41.26.115.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 41 - Public Employment, Civil Service, and Pensions
Chapter 41.50 - Department of Retirement Systems.
41.50.005 - Policy and intent.
41.50.020 - Department of retirement systems—Created—Director.
41.50.033 - Crediting interest to retirement system accounts.
41.50.040 - Manner of selection and terms of transferred board members not affected.
41.50.050 - Powers, duties, and functions of director.
41.50.060 - Delegation of powers, duties, and functions—Director's responsibilities.
41.50.065 - Accumulated service credit—Annual notification to members.
41.50.075 - Funds established.
41.50.077 - State treasurer is custodian of funds.
41.50.080 - Investment of funds of various systems.
41.50.085 - Investments in accordance with established standards.
41.50.088 - Duties of director—Retirement investments.
41.50.112 - Report of member data—Department-designed format.
41.50.120 - Payment of moneys due department by employers—Interest.
41.50.125 - Interest on contributions—Department may charge.
41.50.130 - Correction of retirement systems' records—Adjustment in payment of benefits—Limitations.
41.50.131 - Correction of errors in reporting compensation earnable.
41.50.132 - Correction of erroneous deduction or pickup of contributions.
41.50.135 - Collection of overpayments—Determination of liability—Administrative process created.
41.50.136 - Collection of overpayments—Issuance of warrant—Lien.
41.50.137 - Collection of overpayments—Department may issue subpoenas.
41.50.138 - Collection of overpayments—Waiver of overpayment.
41.50.139 - Retirement status reports—Overpayments—Employer obligations.
41.50.145 - Plan 3—Loss of investment return due to error—Liability.
41.50.152 - Payment of excess compensation—Public notice requirements.
41.50.155 - Erroneous withdrawals of contributions—Restoration.
41.50.160 - Restoration of withdrawn contributions.
41.50.165 - Establishing, restoring service credit—Conditions.
41.50.170 - Notification of restoration rights.
41.50.175 - Adoption of rules.
41.50.180 - Inactive accounts—Identification, closing, and refund.
41.50.200 - Subdivision of retirement system funds.
41.50.205 - Records—Teachers' retirement system annual report.
41.50.215 - Teachers' retirement system funds—Annual interest to be credited.
41.50.220 - Trustees, employees not to guarantee loans.
41.50.230 - Employer reports to department.
41.50.235 - Teachers' retirement system salary deductions.
41.50.240 - Duties of payroll officer.
41.50.255 - Payment of legal and medical expenses of retirement systems.
41.50.260 - Public employees' retirement system funds created.
41.50.270 - Transmittal of total of public employees' retirement system members' deductions.
41.50.290 - Shared work programs—Effect of employer's participation.
41.50.500 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Definitions.
41.50.510 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Remedies—Applicability.
41.50.520 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Other remedies not limited.
41.50.540 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Notice to obligor.
41.50.560 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Petition for order.
41.50.570 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Issuance of order.
41.50.580 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Order—Contents.
41.50.590 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Order—Form.
41.50.600 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Duties of department.
41.50.610 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Order—Answer—Form.
41.50.620 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Order—Service.
41.50.640 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Award of costs to prevailing party.
41.50.650 - Payments pursuant to court orders entered under prior law.
41.50.660 - Mandatory assignment of retirement benefits—Rules.
41.50.670 - Property division obligations—Direct payments pursuant to court order.
41.50.680 - Property division obligations—Processing fee.
41.50.720 - Payment of benefits—Restraining orders.
41.50.730 - Retirement or termination agreement payments—Effect on pension benefits calculation.
41.50.740 - Retirement or termination agreement payments—Opportunity to change payment options.
41.50.750 - Retirement or termination agreement payments—Overpayments not required to be repaid.
41.50.760 - Cost-of-living adjustments—Alternative calculation—Election.
41.50.770 - Deferred compensation plans.
41.50.790 - Survivor benefits—Dissolution orders.
41.50.800 - Apportionment of budgeted funds of affected agencies.
41.50.801 - Continuation of rules, pending business, contracts, investments, etc.
41.50.802 - Transfer of reports, documents, etc., property, funds, assets, appropriations, etc.
41.50.810 - Blind mailings to retirees—Restrictions.
41.50.901 - Effective date—1987 c 326.
41.50.902 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.