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Mar 6, 2024
Today is day 59 of the 60 day legislative session. This is the final legislative update and the Board will receive a legislative wrap-up presentation in the next Board meeting. Once bills have passed the Legislature the…
Mar 5, 2024
Each year, the Office of the State Actuary calculates the LEOFF Plan 2 Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA) at the request of the Department of Retirement Systems. Here are the 2024 results:
COLAs as of July 1, 2024
…Feb 8, 2024
1099s for 2023 were recently sent out by the Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). If you have questions or concerns about your 1099, please contact DRS at 800-547-6657. You can also view, print or download your 1099-R tax forms through your…
Jan 19, 2024
Beginning January 24, 2024, retirees may access their 1099-R by signing into their online account with the Department of Retirement Systems.
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Jul 27, 2023
The LEOFF Plan 2 Board has created a video for members introducing the Benefits Ombudsman, a program designed to assist members, their families, and employers in the event of a duty-related disability or death.
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Apr 12, 2023
In 2018, House Bill 2202 provided a limited time for EMTs working for a public hospital district to transfer to or join LEOFF Plan 2.
This bill enabled EMTs to participate in LEOFF Plan 2 by purchasing service credit. The five-…
Feb 28, 2023
Each year, the Office of the State Actuary calculates the LEOFF Plan 2 Cost-of-Living-Adjustments (COLA) at the request of the Department of Retirement Systems. Here are the 2023 results:
COLAs as of July 1, 2023
…Sep 28, 2022
LEOFF 2 newsletters were mailed earlier this week. If you did not get yours, it could be because your address needs to be updated with the Department of Retirement Systems.…
May 4, 2022
It's official! Governor Inslee signed SHB 1701 on March 24, 2022.
Are you wondering how this bill will improve your benefit? Below…
Jan 6, 2022
The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board has recommended three bills to the 2022 Legislature. If passed, these bills would make benefit improvements to the LEOFF 2 Retirement Plan.
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Jun 25, 2020
DRS will have reduced customer service availability in July due to mandatory furloughs of team members and high seasonal volumes of retirement processing.
- DRS will be closed on the following dates: July 2, 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2020.…
Apr 9, 2020
You may be wondering if the recent turmoil in the financial markets puts your pension benefits at risk. The answer is no. Your pension benefits are guaranteed and your pension fund is fully protected.
Before this national…