(a) (1) The state and employees in State Bargaining Unit 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, or 19 shall prefund retiree health care, with the goal of reaching a 50-percent cost sharing of actuarially determined normal costs for both employer and employees by July 1, 2019. (2) The state and employees in State Bargaining Units 6 and 16 shall prefund retiree health care, with the goal of reaching a 50-percent cost sharing of actuarially determined normal costs for both employer and employees by July 1, 2018. (3) The state and employees in the judicial branch shall prefund retiree health care, with the goal of reaching a 50-percent cost sharing of actuarially determined normal costs for both employer and employees by July 1, 2017. (4) The state and employees in State Bargaining Unit 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, or 21 shall prefund retiree health care, with the goal of reaching a 50-percent cost sharing of actuarially determined normal costs for both employer and employees by July 1, 2020. (b) (1) The employees in State Bargaining Unit 9 shall make contributions to prefund retiree health care based on the following schedule, and the state shall make a matching contribution: (A) Effective July 1, 2017, 0.5 percent of pensionable compensation. (B) Effective July 1, 2018, an additional 0.5 percent for a total employee contribution of 1.0 percent of pensionable compensation. (C) Effective July 1, 2019, an additional 1.0 percent for a total employee contribution of 2.0 percent of pensionable compensation. (D) The employeesâ monthly contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits for the 2020â21 fiscal year, as described in subparagraph (C), is suspended and shall not be withheld from employeesâ salaries beginning with the July 2020 pay period and ending on June 30, 2021. The employerâs monthly contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits will continue in the 2020â21 fiscal year, as described in subparagraph (C). (E) The employerâs monthly contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits for the 2025â26 and 2026â27 fiscal years, as described in subparagraph (C), is suspended and shall not be withheld from employeesâ salaries or contributed by the employer. (2) The employees in State Bargaining Unit 10 shall make contributions to prefund retiree health care based on the following schedule, and the state shall make a matching contribution: (A) Effective July 1, 2017, 0.7 percent of pensionable compensation. (B) Effective July 1, 2018, an additional 0.7 percent for a total employee contribution of 1.4 percent of pensionable compensation. (C) Effective July 1, 2019, an additional 1.4 percent for a total employee contribution of 2.8 percent of pensionable compensation. (D) Effective July 1, 2020, the employer and employee contribution percentages will be increased or decreased to maintain a 50-percent cost sharing of the actuarially determined total normal costs. Adjustments to both the employer and employee contribution percentages will occur if the actuarially determined total normal costs increase or decrease by more than one-half of 1 percent from the total normal cost contribution percentages in effect on July 1, 2019. The increase or decrease to the employer or employee contribution shall not exceed 0.5 percent per year. (E) The employeesâ monthly contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits for the 2020â21 fiscal year, as described in subparagraph (D), is suspended and shall not be withheld from employeesâ salaries beginning on the first day of the pay period following ratification and ending on June 30, 2021. The employerâs monthly contribution for prefunding other postemployment benefits will continue in the 2020â21 fiscal year, as described in subparagraph (D). (F) Notwithstanding Sections 22940, 22942, 22943, 22944, 22944.2, 22944.3, and 22944.5, effective the first day of the pay period following ratification by both parties, the employeesâ and employerâs mon
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