| ADD | Automatic Dues Deduction |
| AFC | Average Final Compensation |
| AGO | Attorney General Opinion |
| AWSP | Association of Washington School Principals |
| COBRA | Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (federal) |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| HB | House Bill (S=Substitute, E=Engrossed, # = number) |
| HCA | Health Care Authority |
| JCPP | Joint Committee on Pension Policy |
| LBC | Legislative Budget Committee (joint-bipartisan) |
| LEOFF | Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters |
| LTC | Long Term Care |
| NCTR | National Council on Teacher Retirement |
| NRT | National Retired Teachers Association |
| OFM | Office of Fiscal Management |
| OSA | Office of State Actuary |
| PDC | Public Disclosure Commission |
| PEBB | Public Employees Benefits Board |
| PERC | Public Employees Retirement Coalition |
| PERS | Public Employees Retirement System |
| PSE | Public School Employees |
| RCW | Revised Code of Washington |
| RPEC | Retired Public Employees Council |
| SB | Senate Bill (S=Substitute, E-Engrossed, # = number) |
| SERS | School Employees Retirement System |
| SHIBA | Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors |
| SIB | State Investment Board |
| TRS | Teachers' Retirement System |
| WAC | Washington Administrative Code |
| WASA | Washington Association of School Administrators |
| WEA | Washington Education Association |
| WSSRA | Washington State School Retirees' Association |
| WSSR-PAC | Washington State School Retirees' Political Action Committee |
| YOS | Years of Service |
