Funds are provided to continue and expand the Career Opportunity Maritime Pre-Apprenticeship Support Services (COMPASS) Program. (Move Ahead WA Flexible Account - State)

This item will fund a consultant to provide business counseling and technical assistance to minority and women's businesses to enable them to compete more equitably for WSDOT projects. (Move Ahead WA Flexible Account - State)

This item will create a program to allow smaller minority- and women-owned trucking companies to pool their resources and compete with larger-scale trucking operations. (Move Ahead WA Flexible Account - State)

The department will enhance the Capacity Building Mentorship Program to enable more mentor contractors and consultants to be paired with veteran-owned businesses or firms certified by the Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises. (Move Ahead WA Flexible Account - State)

This item will continue the expansion of the Pre-Apprenticeship Support Services Program (PASS). (Move Ahead WA Flexible Account - State)

Funding is provided for the department to upgrade its Transportation Reporting and Accounting Information System (TRAINS). (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State)

Funding is included for the negotiated agreement, including a general wage increase of 5%, effective July 1, 2023, a general wage increase of 5%, effective July 1, 2024, and a $1,000 lump sum payment for a COVID-19 booster incentive. The agreement also includes a modified salary schedule to one year of service for each step and targeted increases for dispatchers, relief dispatchers, and dispatch coordinators. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State)

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 $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Motor Vehicle Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000; supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an increase of $250 to the annual lump sum payment for Labor and Industries risk classes 7200/7201. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, SR #520 Corridor Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

This provides health insurance funding as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%. effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; and a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000. (Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Pro - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Multimodal Transportation Account - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, other funds)

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 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)

Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (Multimodal Transportation Account - State, Puget Sound Ferry Operations Acct - State, Motor Vehicle Account - State, other funds)