Washington Code > Chapter 41.45 – Actuarial funding of state retirement systems
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- Actuarial value of assets: means the value of pension plan investments and other property used by the actuary for the purpose of an actuarial valuation. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Council: means the pension funding council created in RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- Department: means the department of retirement systems. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- 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.
- Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Normal cost: means the portion of the actuarial present value of projected benefits and expenses that is allocated to a period, typically twelve months, under the actuarial cost method. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- Ranking minority member: The highest ranking (and usually longest serving) minority member of a committee or subcommittee.
- Select committee: means the select committee on pension policy created in RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- state actuary: means the state actuary employed under chapter 44. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- State retirement systems: means the retirement systems listed in RCW 41. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Unfunded liability: means the unfunded actuarial accrued liability of a retirement system. See Washington Code 41.45.020
- Washington state patrol retirement system: means the retirement benefits provided under chapter 43. See Washington Code 41.45.020