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Chapter 7: Transmittal Codes

Status Codes


List of Status Codes for Prior Periods
C | D | H | J | K | L | Q
C— For Reporting PERS School District Members

Valid only for earning periods from September 1983 through August 1990.

This code was used to report a PERS or SERS member working for a school district. Reporting with status code C entitled the member to service credit in a month when the member's hours of employment fell below 70 hours (Plan 1) or 90 hours (Plan 2) because of a scheduled school closure of five consecutive calendar days or more.

If you have questions about whether the provisions associated with this code would apply to a member, please contact PERS /SERS Retirement Services for assistance. For assistance in reporting status code C, contact ESS.

D— For Reporting PERS Higher Education Members

Valid only for earning periods of August 1989 and earlier.

This code was used to report a break in service for a PERS Plan 1 or Plan 2 member working for a community college or a four-year college or university. Reporting with status code D entitled the member to service credit in a month when he or she did not work. Legislation was passed in 1989 which made retroactive changes to PERS service credit rules and eliminated the need for this code.

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H— For Reporting TRS Substitute Teachers

Valid only for earning periods of August 1990 and earlier.

This code was used to report a TRS member working as a substitute teacher for an education employer. The member was reported with this code in months when the member's only employment was as a substitute teacher. Legislation was passed in 1990 that exempted substitute teachers from TRS membership, but provided them the option of purchasing service credit for periods of employment as a substitute.

If you determine a need to use this code to report for a prior period, contact ESS for assistance.

J— For Reporting Member Name Changes

Invalid code after December 1992 reporting period.

This code was used to report an employee whose name had changed. Using this code did not change the name on record at DRS but did suppress the input warning message generated when a different name was reported. This code can no longer be used in transmittal reporting for any earning period.

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K— For Reporting Taxed Member Contributions

Invalid code after December 1992 reporting period.

This code was used to report a member's taxed contributions for a prior earning period when compensation and service had previously been reported. This code was valid for PERS Plan 1, PERS Plan 2, LEOFF Plan 1, LEOFF Plan 2, WSPRS, and JRS members. This code can no longer be used in transmittal reporting for any earning period.

L— For Reporting Members Who Did Not Earn Service Credit

Valid only for earning periods from January 1987 through August 1991.

This code was used to report a member employed in an eligible position whose hours of employment fell below 70 hours (Plan 1) or 90 hours (Plan 2) for a month. This code was valid for PERS, SERS, TRS Plan 2 and Plan 3, and LEOFF Plan 2 members. Compensation and service were reported with status code L, but zero contributions were reported. Status code L was not used by educational employers if the member was eligible to receive a full year of service credit.

If you determine a need to use this code to report for a prior period, contact ESS for assistance.

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Q— For Reporting Certain PERS 2 Elected Officials

Valid only for earning periods of December 1992 and earlier.

This code was used to report compensation and contributions for certain PERS Plan 2 elected officials. Compensation and contributions were reported but not service. To be reported with status code Q, the elected official needed to:

  • earn a monthly salary more than 90 times the state minimum wage at the time;
  • provide a signed statement indicating he or she worked 90 hours or more during the month; and
  • be reported with type code 10 through 16 (See the section "List of Type Codes by System" for definitions of type codes 10 through 16.) If you determine a need to use this code to report for a prior period, contact ESS for assistance.

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