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"AA.1 The base salary of the following employees shall be increased by three percent on June 10, 2024:
a. Full-time and other classified employees of the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act;
b. Full-time employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, except officials elected by popular vote;
c. Any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 of this act, subject to the ranges specified in the agency head salary levels in § 4-6.01 c;
d. Full-time staff of the Governor's Office, the Lieutenant Governor's Office, the Attorney General's Office, Cabinet Secretaries' Offices, including the Deputy Secretaries, the Virginia Liaison Office, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office;
e. Heads of agencies in the Legislative Department;
f. Full-time employees in the Legislative Department, other than officials elected by popular vote;
g. Legislative Assistants as provided for in Item 1 of this act;
h. Judges and Justices in the Judicial Department;
i. Heads of agencies in the Judicial Department;
j. Full-time employees in the Judicial Department;
k. Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia College Savings Plan, and the Directors of the Virginia Lottery, and the Virginia Retirement System.
l. Full-time employees of the State Corporation Commission, the Virginia College Savings Plan, the Virginia Lottery, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Virginia Retirement System.
2.a. Employees in the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall receive the salary increases authorized in this paragraph only if they attained at least a rating of "Contributor" on their latest performance evaluation.
b. Salary increases authorized in this paragraph for employees in the Judicial and Legislative Departments, employees of Independent agencies, and employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall be consistent with the provisions of this paragraph, as determined by the appointing or governing authority. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the governing authorities of those state institutions of higher education with employees not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act may implement salary increases for such employees that may vary based on performance and other employment-related factors. The appointing or governing authority shall certify to the Department of Human Resource Management that employees receiving the awards are performing at levels at least comparable to the eligible employees as set out in subparagraph 2.a. of this paragraph.
3. The Department of Human Resource Management shall increase the minimum and maximum salary for each band within the Commonwealth's Classified Compensation Plan by three percent on June 10, 2024. No salary increase shall be granted to any employee as a result of this action. The department shall develop policies and procedures to be used in instances when employees fall below the entry level for a job classification due to poor performance. Movement through the revised pay band shall be based on employee performance.
4. The following agency heads, at their discretion, may utilize agency funds or the funds provided pursuant to this paragraph to implement the provisions of new or existing performance-based pay plans:
a. The heads of agencies in the Legislative and Judicial Departments;
b. The Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission;
c. The Attorney General;
d. The Director of the Virginia Retirement System;
e. The Director of the Virginia Lottery;
f. The Director of the University of Virginia Medical Center;
g. The Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia College Savings Plan; and
h. The Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority. and
i. The Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.
5. The base rates of pay, and related employee benefits, for wage employees may be increased by up to three percent no earlier than June 10, 2024. The cost of such increases for wage employees shall be borne by existing funds appropriated to each agency.
6. The governing authorities of the state institutions of higher education may provide a salary adjustment based on performance and other employment-related factors, as long as the increases do not exceed the three percent increase on average for faculty and university staff."