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section who were employed on or before July 1, 2022, and continuously 1 employed through July 1, 2023. 2 (5) Funding is provided for a COVID-19 booster incentive payment 3 of $1,000 for all employees as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this 4 section who provide verification, beginning January 1, 2023, through 5 December 31, 2023, that they are up-to-date with the COVID-19 vaccine 6 booster. 7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 911. COMPENSATION—PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS 8 The appropriations in this act for school districts and state 9 agencies, including institutions of higher education, are subject to 10 the following conditions and limitations: 11 (1) Appropriations are adjusted to reflect changes to agency 12 appropriations to reflect pension contribution rates adopted by the 13 pension funding council and the law enforcement officers' and 14 firefighters' retirement system plan 2 board, and as adjusted under 15 Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5294 (plan 1 UAAL rates). 16 (2) An increase of 0.12 percent is funded for state employer 17 contributions to the public employees' retirement system, the public 18 safety employees' retirement systems, and the school employees' 19 retirement system, and an increase of 0.23 percent for employer 20 contributions to the teachers' retirement system is funded for the 21 provisions of Senate Bill No. 5350 (providing a benefit increase to 22 certain retirees of the public employees' retirement system plan 1 23 and the teachers' retirement system plan 1). If the bill is not 24 enacted by June 30, 2023, this subsection is null and void and 25 appropriations for school districts and state agencies, including 26 institutions of higher education, shall be held in unallotted status. 27 (3) An increase of 0.13 percent is funded for state employer 28 contributions to the Washington state patrol retirement system and an 29 increase of 0.01 percent is funded for state contributions to the law 30 enforcement officers' and firefighters' retirement system plan 2 for 31 the provisions of Substitute House Bill No. 1007 (military service 32 credit). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, this subsection 33 is null and void and appropriations for state agencies shall be held 34 in unallotted status. 35 (4) An increase of 0.01 percent for school district and state 36 employer contributions is funded for the teachers' retirement system 37 for the provisions of Substitute House Bill No. 1056 (postretirement 38 employment). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, this 39 p. 655 ESSB 5187.SL