Manweller elected chair of SCPP

OLYMPIA — Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, has been elected chair of the Select Committee on Pension Policy (SCPP).

The SCPP analyses issues and policies affecting the state’s public employee retirement systems and can propose changes and amendments to state law to the Legislature.

“As a member of the House Appropriations Committee I am fully aware of the importance pensions play in our budget process and future financial obligations,” Manweller said in a press release issued by Senior PIO Kurt Hammond. “I am elated I have been chosen to chair this committee. I have been a member of the committee since I was elected to the Legislature. We have an essential responsibility to ensure our pension systems are continually financially stable and secure and make any necessary recommendations to the Legislature to protect and keep our pension system strong.”

Manweller has been actively involved in pension issues. Last year, he was the prime-sponsor of House Bill 2202, which fixed a discrepancy in the Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters (LEOFF) pension system regarding eligibility of EMTs. 

He has been a member of SCPP since 2013 and chaired his first meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19.

The SCPP committee has 20 members; four appointed by the president of the Senate, four appointed by the Speaker of the House, and four active, two retired and as four employer representatives appointed by the governor.

The next scheduled SCPP meeting is Oct. 17.