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RCW 41.05.085. For calendar years 2024 and 2025, the subsidy shall be 1 up to $183 per month. Funds from reserves accumulated for future 2 adverse claims experience, from past favorable claims experience, or 3 otherwise, may not be used to increase this retiree subsidy beyond 4 what is authorized in this subsection. 5 (d) School districts and educational service districts shall 6 remit to the health care authority for deposit into the public 7 employees' and retirees' insurance account established in RCW 8 41.05.120 the following amounts: 9 (i) For each full-time employee, $68.41 per month beginning 10 September 1, 2023, and $78.58 beginning September 1, 2024; 11 (ii) For each part-time employee, who at the time of the 12 remittance is employed in an eligible position as defined in RCW 13 41.32.010 or 41.40.010 and is eligible for employer fringe benefit 14 contributions for basic benefits, $68.41 each month beginning 15 September 1, 2023, and $78.58 beginning September 1, 2024, prorated 16 by the proportion of employer fringe benefit contributions for a 17 full-time employee that the part-time employee receives. The 18 remittance requirements specified in this subsection do not apply to 19 employees of a school district or educational service district who 20 purchase insurance benefits through contracts with the health care 21 authority. 22 NEW SECTION. Sec. 909. COMPENSATION—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES—INSURANCE 23 BENEFITS 24 An agreement was reached for the 2023-2025 biennium between the 25 governor and the school employee coalition under the provisions of 26 chapters 41.56 and 41.59 RCW. Appropriations in this act for 27 allocations to school districts are sufficient to implement the 28 provisions of the 2023-2025 collective bargaining agreement, which 29 maintains the provisions of the prior agreement, and are subject to 30 the following conditions and limitations: 31 (1) The monthly employer funding rate for insurance benefit 32 premiums, school employees' benefits board administration, retiree 33 remittance, and the uniform medical plan, shall not exceed the rates 34 identified in section 506(4) of this act. 35 (a) These rates are sufficient to cover, effective January 1, 36 2024: 37 (i) The following in the uniform medical plan: 38 (A) Offering a diabetes management program; and 39 p. 652 ESSB 5187.SL