WAC 415-113-041. Am I a dual member?

You must meet all of the following criteria to be a dual member: (1) You must be a participating member of a dual member system. You must be a current member participant in at least one of the systems listed in WAC 415-113-030 to be a dual member. You may have established dual member status if you are or were a member participant in one of those systems on or after: (a) July 1, 1988, for current or former members of all plans of PERS, SERS, TRS, SCERS or WSPRS; (b) July 25, 1993, for current or former members of LEOFF Plan 2; (c) January 1, 1994, for current or former members of a first class city retirement system; or (d) July 1, 2006, for current or former members of PSERS. (2) You must also be a former or current member of at least one other system listed in WAC 415-113-030 . (3) You must not have been retired for service from a retirement system. You are not a dual member if you have ever been retired for service from any retirement system administered by the department of retirement systems or a first class city retirement system. (4) If you are receiving a disability retirement allowance or disability leave benefits from a dual member system or LEOFF Plan 1, you cannot be a dual member. (a) If you have received a lump sum disability benefit from PERS Plan 2 or 3, PSERS, SERS Plan 2 or 3, TRS Plan 2 or 3 or LEOFF Plan 2, you are in receipt of a disability benefit unless the department has found that you are no longer disabled. (b) You are not receiving a disability retirement allowance or disability leave benefits if you: (i) Previously received disability benefits and the department has subsequently found that you are no longer disabled, and has terminated your disability benefit; or (ii) Retired for disability from service from WSPRS Plan 1 or 2. Example 1: A former PERS Plan 1 member who has never been retired and becomes a member participant in TRS Plan 2 through employment with a TRS employer becomes a dual member. (5) Defined terms used. Definitions for the following terms used in this section may be found in the sections listed. (a) "Dual member" - RCW 41.54.010 (4). (b) "Dual member system" - WAC 415-113-030 . (c) "Member participant" - WAC 415-113-030 .