This bill amends RCW 41.26.520 to revise when and how public safety and other members receive retirement system service credit for paid and unpaid authorized leaves, part‑time work, and military or certain federal disaster service. It does not create a new crime or penalty; it modifies existing retirement credit and contribution procedures and timelines. Key changes include allowing members on employer‑authorized paid leave to continue to receive service credit; treating a member paid while serving as an elected labor organization official as on paid leave when the employer is reimbursed and the leave is authorized by a collective bargaining agreement that preserves seniority, with a salary cap tied to the highest job class in the agreement; and limiting unpaid authorized leave credit to a maximum of two years during a member’s working career except as provided in subsection (7) (text of that exception is not included here). The bill adds procedures for law enforcement members to be authorized to work part time and take part‑time leave, prohibits other employment with that same employer during the part‑time leave, and allows purchase of missed monthly service credit by paying employer, member, and state contributions plus interest within five years of returning to full‑time service or before retirement; such purchased part‑time credit counts toward the two‑year unpaid leave maximum. It also provides up to five years of retirement credit for military service and describes eligibility timelines (including applying for reemployment within 90 days after honorable discharge), options for payment or proof of wartime service, required employer and state billing under RCW 41.26.450, contribution bases if actual compensation cannot be estimated, and survivor and disability claim procedures for members who die or become totally incapacitated while in covered uniformed or certain federal disaster service. Contribution calculations for unpaid or purchased leave generally exclude the unfunded supplemental present value required by specified RCWs and are based on the average basic salary at leave grant and at resumption (or the salary at leave grant, adjusted for comparable pay increases, if the member retires instead of returning). The LEOFF Plan 2 Retirement Board is listed as the requestor, and affected parties include members, employers, labor organizations, the department that administers benefits, the director who makes determinations, the state (for contribution billing), surviving spouses or partners and children, FEMA, the National Disaster Medical System, and persons receiving benefits under Title 51 RCW (who are deemed to be on unpaid authorized leave). The excerpt does not name the specific department or director, does not include standalone statutory definitions for terms like “member,” and does not include the full text of subsection (7) or other potential sections of the bill, so those details and any other provisions outside this excerpt are uncertain.

If enacted, people covered by LEOFF Plan 2 would generally keep accumulating retirement service credit while on employer‑authorized paid leave, and may also count certain unpaid or part‑time leaves toward retirement if they and their employer and the state make required contributions plus interest within set deadlines (usually within five years of returning or before retirement). Law enforcement members can take authorized part‑time leaves but cannot work other jobs for that employer during the leave; any purchased service for part‑time months counts toward a two‑year lifetime limit on unpaid leave credit. Labor organizations that reimburse employers for an official’s paid leave could become financially responsible for contributions, and employers and the state may be billed for their share once a member makes required payments or proves wartime service. Veterans and those who enter uniformed or covered federal emergency service can obtain up to five years of military or covered service credit if they meet reemployment timelines (for example, applying within 90 days of honorable discharge) and pay or document required contributions; employers and the state will be billed for their portions after the member pays or provides evidence. Survivors and members who become totally incapacitated while on covered service also have clearer paths to obtain credit but must meet proof and payment rules. The bill leaves unclear which specific department or director administers these procedures and other implementation details that appear in cross‑referenced statutes.