(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2001–02 fiscal year, the state shall pay 65 percent and each county shall pay 35 percent of the nonfederal share of any increase to individual provider wages a county chooses to grant, up to 5.31 percent above the statewide minimum wage.
(b) This section shall not apply to providers who are employees of a public authority or nonprofit consortium pursuant to Section 12301.6.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2001.