Public employee retirement plan-contributions.

This bill increases retirement contribution rates for Wyoming public employees and their employers. It raises employee contributions from 8.5% to 9.75% of salary (with firefighters at 7% to 7.12%) and employer contributions from 8.62% to 9.87% (firefighters at 7.12%), with all employee increases deducted directly from paychecks. The bill appropriates specific funds ($25,000 to $3.9 million) to cover the new employer costs, explicitly stating these funds cannot pay for employee contribution increases. These changes apply to state employees, judges, firefighters, and public education staff for fiscal year 2024.