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Chapter 3: Service Credit

Overview

Summary

This chapter provides information about service credit in the Washington State retirement systems. Refer to this chapter for:

  1. General information about service credit and its importance to members
  2. Service credit rules for the retirement systems you report. Your handbook may include information for:
    • Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS)
    • Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS)
    • School Employees' Retirement System (SERS)
    • Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
    • Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System (LEOFF)
    • Washington State Patrol Retirement System  (WSPRS)
    • Judicial Retirement System (JRS)
    • Judges' Retirement Fund (JRF)
  3. Summaries of service credit rules for prior periods for PERS, SERS, TRS and LEOFF members