Also, special increases are included for specific jurisdictions. Proposed insurance benefit increases will partially cover anticipated medical inflation.
Funding is sufficient to provide exempt staff with comparable increases.
A similar increase is provided to the classified staff and non-academic administrators at the state s community colleges. In addition to the cost of living adjustment, faculty retention pools are provided to share proportionally among the six four-year institutions. Funding for faculty increments is included for the Community and Technical College system. The 1986 Legislature created the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. This 15-member body sets salaries for all elected state officials, including the legislative and executive branches, and all judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and superior courts.