Washington Code 41.32.522 – Death benefits
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(1) The department shall pay a death benefit of six hundred dollars to a member‘s estate or to the persons, trust, or organization the member nominates by written designation duly executed and filed with the department or to the persons as may otherwise qualify as the beneficiary pursuant to RCW 41.32.520 upon receipt of proper proof of death of the member if he or she:
Terms Used In Washington Code 41.32.522
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Department: means the department of retirement systems created in chapter 41. See Washington Code 41.32.010
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fiscal year: means a year which begins July 1st and ends June 30th of the following year. See Washington Code 41.32.010
- Member: means any teacher included in the membership of the retirement system who has not been removed from membership under RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.32.010
- Membership service: means service rendered subsequent to the first day of eligibility of a person to membership in the retirement system: PROVIDED, That where a member is employed by two or more employers the individual shall receive no more than one service credit month during any calendar month in which multiple service is rendered. See Washington Code 41.32.010
- Public school: means any institution or activity operated by the state of Washington or any instrumentality or political subdivision thereof employing teachers, except the University of Washington and Washington State University. See Washington Code 41.32.010
- Retirement system: means the Washington state teachers' retirement system. See Washington Code 41.32.010
(a) Was employed on a full time basis during the fiscal year in which his or her death occurs;
(b) Was under contract for full time employment in a Washington public school;
(c) Submits an application for a retirement allowance to be approved by the department immediately following termination of his or her full-time Washington public school service and who dies before the first installment of his or her retirement allowance becomes due;
(d) Is receiving or is entitled to receive temporary disability payments; or
(e) Upon becoming eligible for a disability retirement allowance submits an application for an allowance to be approved by the department immediately following the date of his or her eligibility for a disability retirement allowance and dies before the first installment of such allowance becomes due.
(2) In order to receive a death benefit under this section a deceased member:
(a) Must have established at least one year of credit with the retirement system for full time Washington membership service;
(b) Who was not employed full time in Washington public school service during the fiscal year immediately preceding the year of his or her death must have been employed full time in Washington public school service for at least fifty consecutive days during the fiscal year of his or her death.
[ 1995 c 144 § 10; 1992 c 212 § 4; 1991 c 35 § 59; 1974 ex.s. c 193 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 150 § 18; 1967 c 50 § 8; 1963 ex.s. c 14 § 20.]
NOTES:
Intent—1991 c 35: See note following RCW 41.26.005.
Emergency—Severability—1974 ex.s. c 193: See notes following RCW 41.32.310.
Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 150: See note following RCW 41.50.200.
Effective date—Severability—1967 c 50: See notes following RCW 41.32.010.
Savings—Effective date—Severability—1963 ex.s. c 14: See notes following RCW 41.32.010.