diff --git a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
index 4c33d0081..ab7c06b64 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 use super::honey_badger_split::SplitExt;
-use super::types::{ShardAndCommittee, ValidatorRecord, ChainConfig};
+use super::types::{
+    ShardAndCommittee,
+    ValidatorRecord,
+    ValidatorStatus,
+    ChainConfig,
+};
 use super::TransitionError;
 use super::shuffle;
 use std::cmp::min;
 
 type DelegatedCycle = Vec<Vec<ShardAndCommittee>>;
 
-/// Produce a vector of validators indicies where those validators start and end
-/// dynasties are within the supplied `dynasty`.
-fn active_validator_indicies(
-    dynasty: u64,
-    validators: &[ValidatorRecord])
+/// Returns the indicies of each active validator in a given vec of validators.
+fn active_validator_indicies(validators: &[ValidatorRecord])
     -> Vec<usize>
 {
     validators.iter()
         .enumerate()
         .filter_map(|(i, validator)| {
-            if (validator.start_dynasty >= dynasty) &
-                (validator.end_dynasty < dynasty)
-            {
-                Some(i)
-            } else {
-                None
+            match validator.status {
+                x if x == ValidatorStatus::Active as u8 => Some(i),
+                _ => None
             }
         })
         .collect()
@@ -35,13 +34,12 @@ fn active_validator_indicies(
 pub fn delegate_validators(
     seed: &[u8],
     validators: &[ValidatorRecord],
-    dynasty: u64,
     crosslinking_shard_start: u16,
     config: &ChainConfig)
     -> Result<DelegatedCycle, TransitionError>
 {
     let shuffled_validator_indices = {
-        let mut validator_indices = active_validator_indicies(dynasty, validators);
+        let mut validator_indices = active_validator_indicies(validators);
         match shuffle(seed, validator_indices) {
             Ok(shuffled) => shuffled,
             _ => return Err(TransitionError::InvalidInput(
diff --git a/beacon_chain/types/src/lib.rs b/beacon_chain/types/src/lib.rs
index 14dfa792a..a00e904e9 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/types/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub mod validator_record;
 use self::ethereum_types::{
     H256,
     H160,
-    U256
+    U256,
 };
 use self::boolean_bitfield::BooleanBitfield;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub use beacon_block::BeaconBlock;
 pub use crosslink_record::CrosslinkRecord;
 pub use shard_and_committee::ShardAndCommittee;
 pub use special_record::{ SpecialRecord, SpecialRecordKind };
-pub use validator_record::ValidatorRecord;
+pub use validator_record::{ ValidatorRecord, ValidatorStatus };
 
 pub type Hash256 = H256;
 pub type Address = H160;
diff --git a/beacon_chain/types/src/validator_record.rs b/beacon_chain/types/src/validator_record.rs
index 4949e13f4..19c848a76 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/types/src/validator_record.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/types/src/validator_record.rs
@@ -1,21 +1,32 @@
 use super::{
     Hash256,
     Address,
-    EthBalance,
 };
 use super::bls::{
     PublicKey,
     Keypair
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum ValidatorStatus {
+    PendingActivation   = 0,
+    Active              = 1,
+    PendingExit         = 2,
+    PendingWithdraw     = 3,
+    Withdrawn           = 5,
+    Penalized           = 127,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ValidatorRecord {
     pub pubkey: PublicKey,
     pub withdrawal_shard: u16,
     pub withdrawal_address: Address,
     pub randao_commitment: Hash256,
-    pub balance: EthBalance,
-    pub start_dynasty: u64,
-    pub end_dynasty: u64,
+    pub randao_last_change: u64,
+    pub balance: u64,
+    pub status: u8,
+    pub exit_slot: u64,
 }
 
 impl ValidatorRecord {
@@ -30,24 +41,15 @@ impl ValidatorRecord {
             withdrawal_shard: 0,
             withdrawal_address: Address::zero(),
             randao_commitment: Hash256::zero(),
-            balance: EthBalance::zero(),
-            start_dynasty: 0,
-            end_dynasty: 0,
+            randao_last_change: 0,
+            balance: 0,
+            status: 0,
+            exit_slot: 0,
         };
         (s, keypair)
     }
 }
 
-impl Clone for ValidatorRecord {
-    fn clone(&self) -> ValidatorRecord {
-        ValidatorRecord {
-            pubkey: self.pubkey.clone(),
-            ..*self
-
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
@@ -56,12 +58,12 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_validator_record_zero_rand_keypair() {
         let (v, _kp) = ValidatorRecord::zero_with_thread_rand_keypair();
-        // TODO: check keys
         assert_eq!(v.withdrawal_shard, 0);
         assert!(v.withdrawal_address.is_zero());
         assert!(v.randao_commitment.is_zero());
-        assert!(v.balance.is_zero());
-        assert_eq!(v.start_dynasty, 0);
-        assert_eq!(v.end_dynasty, 0);
+        assert_eq!(v.randao_last_change, 0);
+        assert_eq!(v.balance, 0);
+        assert_eq!(v.status, 0);
+        assert_eq!(v.exit_slot, 0);
     }
 }