Washington Code 41.26.476 – Use of shared leave — Impact on calculation of service credit and final average salary
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(1) A member in receipt of employer-authorized shared leave after June 10, 2010, shall receive the same treatment in respect to service credit and final average salary that the member would normally receive if using accrued annual leave or sick leave.
Terms Used In Washington Code 41.26.476
- Department: means the department of retirement systems created in chapter 41. See Washington Code 41.26.030
- Employee: means any law enforcement officer or firefighter as defined in subsections (17) and (19) of this section. See Washington Code 41.26.030
- Member: means any firefighter, law enforcement officer, or other person as would apply under subsection (17) or (19) of this section whose membership is transferred to the Washington law enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system on or after March 1, 1970, and every law enforcement officer and firefighter who is employed in that capacity on or after such date. See Washington Code 41.26.030
(2) For purposes of this section shared leave includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Direct transfers of annual leave, sick leave, or other leave from one employee to another;
(b) Indirect transfers of annual leave, sick leave, or other leave via leave banks or a similar pool of donated leave; or
(c) Shift trades or employees working shifts on behalf of a member.
(3) Shared leave that has been reported to the department prior to June 10, 2010, and for which contributions have been made, remains creditable for service credit and final average salary.
[ 2010 c 50 § 1. Formerly RCW 41.26.033.]