Concerning the purchase of pension service credit for authorized leaves of absence.

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SENATE BILL 5306

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Holy, Riccelli, Bateman, Conway, Krishnadasan, and Nobles; by request of LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board

Read first time 01/16/25. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to the purchase of pension service credit for authorized leaves of absence; and amending RCW 41.26.520 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 41.26.520 and 2016 c 115 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided for under the provisions of RCW 41.26.410 through 41.26.550 .