{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.32.835","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.32.835","heading":"Choice of membership in plan 2 or plan 3.","body":"(1) All teachers who first become employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2007, shall have a period of ninety days to make an irrevocable choice to become a member of plan 2 or plan 3. At the end of ninety days, if the member has not made a choice to become a member of plan 2, he or she becomes a member of plan 3 or plan 2 as follows:\n(a) Becomes a member of plan 3 if first employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2007, but prior to July 1, 2020;\n(b) Becomes a member of plan 2 if first employed by an employer in an eligible position on or after July 1, 2020.\n(2) For administrative efficiency, until a member elects to become a member of plan 3, or becomes a member of plan 3 by default under subsection (1) of this section, the member shall be reported to the department in plan 2, with member and employer contributions. Upon becoming a member of plan 3 by election or by default, all service credit shall be transferred to the member's plan 3 defined benefit, and all employee accumulated contributions shall be transferred to the member's plan 3 defined contribution account.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.32"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.32.835","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:51:25Z","sha256":"98dd5c6e233a73ee3dfc5e444306b5a3f0576d68fc73fbcc647294b514fa85df","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.32.831","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.32.836"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}