Department of Retirement Systems
| Annual FTEs | General Fund State | Other Funds | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in Thousands) | ||||
| Estimated Expenditures | 256.7 | 0 | 69,546 | 69,546 |
| 2019-21 Maintenance Level | 248.3 | 0 | 67,150 | 67,150 |
| Difference from 2017-19 | (8.4) | 0 | (2,396) | (2,396) |
| % Change from 2017-19 | (3.3%) | 0.0% | (3.4%) | (3.4%) |
2019-21 Policy Other Changes |
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| DRS Building Update | 1.0 | 0 | 443 | 443 |
| Legacy IT Update Program | 15.5 | 0 | 9,529 | 9,529 |
| Increasing Transactions/Workload | 4.0 | 0 | 741 | 741 |
| IT Security New Capabilities | 1.7 | 0 | 796 | 796 |
| 2019-21 Policy Other Changes Total | 22.2 | 0 | 11,509 | 11,509 |
2019-21 Policy Comp Changes |
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| State Public Employee Benefits Rate | 0.0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Non-Rep General Wage Increase | 0.0 | 0 | 1,839 | 1,839 |
| Non-Rep Targeted Pay Increases | 0.0 | 0 | 167 | 167 |
| PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase | 0.0 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| Non-Rep Salary Schedule Revision | 0.0 | 0 | 422 | 422 |
| 2019-21 Policy Comp Changes Total | 0.0 | 0 | 2,514 | 2,514 |
2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes |
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| Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Archives/Records Management | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Audit Services | 0.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Legal Services | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Administrative Hearings | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| CTS Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | (54) | (54) |
| DES Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| OFM Central Services | 0.0 | 0 | 203 | 203 |
| 2019-21 Policy Central Services Changes Total | 0.0 | 0 | 208 | 208 |
| Total Policy Changes | 22.2 | 0 | 14,231 | 14,231 |
| 2019-21 Policy Level | 270.5 | 0 | 81,381 | 81,381 |
| Difference from 2017-19 | 13.8 | 0 | 11,835 | 11,835 |
| % Change from 2017-19 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% |
Policy Changes
DRS Building Update
The agency's lease on the space it occupies in Tumwater is being renewed with reconfiguration of the first floor, including revamping the customer service area and providing more secure building access. Funding is provided to support this update.
Legacy IT Update Program
A multi-year, multi-project effort that will support technology enhancements, as well as business process re-design, is in progress to update the agency's legacy information technology systems. These outdated systems maintain information for approximately 750,000 current and former public employees and are used to calculate and distribute more than $4 billion in payments each year. Funding is provided for supporting projects, focusing on re-hosting legacy mainframe systems and initial planning for a customer management system.
Increasing Transactions/Workload
Self-service and automation have created efficiencies to support absorbing a growing transactional workload for the agency. Increases in the number of clients and transactions have caused this workload to continue to exceed capacity. Funding and staffing are provided to meet customer demand.
IT Security New Capabilities
Newly emerging information security challenges require the agency to continually improve the security for the system it uses to administer 15 retirement plans. In order for the agency to stay in front of these challenges, funding is provided for software tools and dedicated personnel to improve access control, system monitoring and security for sensitive data.
State Public Employee Benefits Rate
Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $977 per employee per month for fiscal year 2020 and $978 per employee per month for fiscal year 2021.
Non-Rep General Wage Increase
Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2019, and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2020. This item includes both general government and higher education workers.
Non-Rep Targeted Pay Increases
Funding is provided for classified state employees who are not represented by a union for pay increases in specific job classes in alignment with other employees.
PERS & TRS Plan 1 Benefit Increase
For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides a one-time, ongoing increase of 3 percent, up to a maximum of $62.50 per month.
Non-Rep Salary Schedule Revision
This funds a revised salary schedule for non-represented employees in information technology jobs, in alignment with other state employees.
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s estimated portion of increased fee for service charges from the Department of Enterprise Services to expand electric vehicle infrastructure for the state Motor Pool fleet.
Archives/Records Management
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges for the state archives and state records center.
Audit Services
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges for state government audits.
Legal Services
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of legal service charges.
Administrative Hearings
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s anticipated share of charges for administrative hearings.
CTS Central Services
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Consolidated Technology Services Agency (WaTech) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cyber Security, state network, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services.
DES Central Services
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, utilities, parking, and contracts; a capital project surcharge; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street child care center; and the department’s enterprise applications.
OFM Central Services
Agency budgets are adjusted to reflect each agency’s allocated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for the One Washington project and OFM enterprise systems.
