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than $50 per month from members who cover a spouse or domestic 1 partner where the spouse or domestic partner has chosen not to enroll 2 in another employer-based group health insurance that has benefits 3 and premiums with an actuarial value of not less than 95 percent of 4 the actuarial value of the public employees' benefits board plan with 5 the largest enrollment. The surcharge payments shall be collected in 6 addition to the member premium payment. 7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 910. GENERAL WAGE INCREASES AND LUMP SUM 8 PAYMENTS 9 (1)(a) Appropriations for state agency employee compensation in 10 this act are sufficient to provide general wage increases to state 11 agency employees and employees of institutions of higher education, 12 who are not represented or who bargain under statutory authority 13 other than chapter 41.80 or 47.64 RCW or RCW 41.56.473 or 41.56.475. 14 (b) Appropriations for state agency employee compensation in this 15 act are sufficient to provide a retention lump sum payment and a lump 16 sum COVID-19 booster incentive to state agency employees who are not 17 represented or who bargain under statutory authority other than 18 chapter 41.80 or 47.64 RCW or RCW 41.56.473 or 41.56.475. 19 (2) Funding is provided for a four percent general wage increase 20 effective July 1, 2023, for all classified employees as specified in 21 subsection (1)(a) of this section, employees in the Washington 22 management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 23 the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 24 sufficient to fund a four percent salary increase effective July 1, 25 2023, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 26 exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 27 the commission on salaries for elected officials. 28 (3) Funding is provided for a three percent general wage increase 29 effective July 1, 2024, for all classified employees as specified in 30 subsection (1)(a) of this section, employees in the Washington 31 management service, and exempt employees under the jurisdiction of 32 the office of financial management. The appropriations are also 33 sufficient to fund a three percent salary increase effective July 1, 34 2024, for executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees 35 exempt from merit system rules whose maximum salaries are not set by 36 the commission on salaries for elected officials. 37 (4) Funding is provided for a retention lump sum payment of 38 $1,000 for all employees as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this 39 p. 654 ESSB 5187.SL