Retired Public Employees Council of WA Working to protect and enhance the pension and health care benefits of Washington retired state, county and local government employees
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Legislative News
SCPP Testimony Instructions & SCPP Meeting – November 15
We need your help! On November 15th, the Select Committee on Pension Policy (SCPP) will be voting on a proposal to provide a cost-of-living-adjustment to PERS 1 and TRS 1 retirees. The proposal also includes a legislative pathway to a permanent COLA for Plan 1 retirees. We need ALL RPEC members to sign into the Legislature’s website to cite a …
Read More »SCPP Testimony Training & SCPP Meeting – October 11 & 18
SCPP is considering a permanent COLA for Plan 1 Retirees! Thanks to your swift action, the SCPP received 185 letters of support for a permanent cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Plan 1 retirees. Many of those letters came from RPEC members. Dozens of RPEC members also signed in to register their support of a permanent COLA, and 10 of …
Read More »2022 End of Session Report
End of Session Report 2022 By RPEC Lobbyist Emily Murphy March 17, 2022 Context The 2022 60-day Legislative Session concluded on time on March 10th. For the second year of the pandemic, the legislature conducted its business mostly remotely. With Democratic majorities in both chambers, the legislature passed the 2022 supplemental operating budget totally $64.1 billion in state general funds …
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