WAC 415-112-502   Do I qualify for retirement from Plan 3?  You may retire from Plan 3:

     (1) At age sixty-five with the following amounts of service credit to retire with an unreduced defined benefit:

     (a) Ten years of service credit; or

     (b) Five years of service credit, including at least twelve service credit months after attaining age forty-four; or

     (c) Five years of TRS Plan 2 service credit earned prior to July 1, 1996, before transferring to Plan 3 under RCW 41.40.750.

     (2) At age fifty-five with a minimum of ten years of service credit, however, your defined benefit will be actuarially reduced to reflect the difference in the number of years between your age at retirement and age sixty-five.

     (3) At age fifty-five with a minimum of thirty years of service credit. Your defined benefit will be reduced by three percent per year to reflect the difference in the number of years between your age at retirement and age sixty-five.

     See RCW 41.32.875.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5) and 41.32.875. 06-15-071, § 415-112-502, filed 7/13/06, effective 8/13/06; 05-12-108, § 415-112-502, filed 5/27/05, effective 6/27/05.]