You must meet all of the following criteria to be a dual member:

1. (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:

   1. (a) July 1, 1988, for current or former members of all plans of PERS, SERS, TRS, SCERS or WSPRS;
   2. (b) July 25, 1993, for current or former members of LEOFF Plan 2;
   3. (c) January 1, 1994, for current or former members of a first class city retirement system; or
   4. (d) July 1, 2006, for current or former members of PSERS.
2. (2) You must also be a former or current member of at least one other system listed in WAC 415-113-030.
3. (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. (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.

   1. (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.

   2. (b) You are not receiving a disability retirement allowance or disability leave benefits if you:

      1. (i) Previously received disability benefits and the department has subsequently found that you are no longer disabled, and has terminated your disability benefit; or

      2. (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. (5) Defined terms used. Definitions for the following terms used in this section may be found in the sections listed.

   1. (a) "Dual member" - RCW 41.54.010(4).
   2. (b) "Dual member system" - WAC 415-113-030.
   3. (c) "Member participant" - WAC 415-113-030.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5) and chapter 41.37 RCW. WSR 08-02-048, § 415-113-041, filed 12/27/07, effective 1/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5) and chapter 41.54 RCW. WSR 02-18-046, § 415-113-041, filed 8/28/02, effective 9/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(5), 41.54.010, 41.54.061. WSR 02-03-120, § 415-113-041, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02. Statutory Authority: Chapters 41.32, 41.34, 41.35, 41.50 RCW. WSR 01-01-059, § 415-113-041, filed 12/12/00, effective 1/12/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050. WSR 99-22-043, § 415-113-041, filed 10/29/99, effective 11/29/99; WSR 95-03-001, § 415-113-041, filed 1/4/95, effective 2/4/95.]