Public employees' retirement system members who previously declined membership in the teachers' retirement system — Transfer to plan 3 — Irrevocable option.
RCW 41.32.818
in effectAny member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 who is employed in an eligible position as an educational staff associate and who elected pursuant to RCW 41.32.032 (2)(a) to remain a member of the public employees' retirement system under chapter 41.40 RCW may make an irrevocable option before January 1, 1998, to transfer to plan 3 pursuant to RCW 41.32.817 , PROVIDED THAT: (1) Only service credit for previous periods of employment in a position covered by RCW 41.32.010 is transferred to plan 3; (2) Equivalent accumulated employee and employer contributions attributable to service covered by subsection (1) of this section are transferred to plan 3; (3) Employer contributions transferred under this section shall be paid into the teachers' retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund.
Any member of the public employees' retirement system plan 2 who is employed in an eligible position as an educational staff associate and who elected pursuant to RCW 41.32.032 (2)(a) to remain a member of the public employees' retirement system under chapter 41.40 RCW may make an irrevocable option before January 1, 1998, to transfer to plan 3 pursuant to RCW 41.32.817 , PROVIDED THAT:
(1) Only service credit for previous periods of employment in a position covered by RCW 41.32.010 is transferred to plan 3;
(2) Equivalent accumulated employee and employer contributions attributable to service covered by subsection (1) of this section are transferred to plan 3;
(3) Employer contributions transferred under this section shall be paid into the teachers' retirement system combined plan 2 and 3 fund.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=41.32&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026