Matt Smith, State Actuary, and Laura Harper, Policy and
Research Services Manager, presented the
2009 Pension Funding Check-Up
at the June 16, 2009, SCPP meeting.
A 2007 report published by the Pew Charitable Trusts identified the funded status of Washington state's pension plans at 79%.
This memo on Washington's funded status provides further information and
demonstrates that the total funded status for all of Washington's retirement plans is 99%.