Higher education faculty — Option to transfer to plan 3 — Limitation on supplemental benefits under RCW 28B.10.400 .
RCW 41.32.836
in effect(1) All faculty members who are first employed by an institution of higher education in a position eligible for participation in old age annuities or retirement income plans under chapter 28B.10 RCW on or after July 1, 2011, have a period of thirty days to make an irrevocable choice to: (a) Become a member of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 under this chapter; or (b) Participate in the annuities or retirement income plan provided by the institution. (2) At the end of thirty days, if the member has not made a choice to become a member of the teachers' retirement system, he or she becomes a participant in the institution's plan under RCW 28B.10.400 , but does not become eligible for any supplemental benefit under RCW 28B.10.400 (1)(c).
(1) All faculty members who are first employed by an institution of higher education in a position eligible for participation in old age annuities or retirement income plans under chapter 28B.10 RCW on or after July 1, 2011, have a period of thirty days to make an irrevocable choice to:
(a) Become a member of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 under this chapter; or
(b) Participate in the annuities or retirement income plan provided by the institution.
(2) At the end of thirty days, if the member has not made a choice to become a member of the teachers' retirement system, he or she becomes a participant in the institution's plan under RCW 28B.10.400 , but does not become eligible for any supplemental benefit under RCW 28B.10.400 (1)(c).
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=41.32&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026