History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: State health plan; employees may join after retirement; state pay 20% of retiree health cost.
| 1 | 01/09/97 | (H) | Referred To Insurance;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 1997 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committees:
Principal Author: McBride
Additional Author: Morris
Code Sections: A 025-0015-0013, A 025-0015-0015, A 025-0015-0003, A 025-0015-0009
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN BY CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN OR SIGNING UP INITIALLY WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER RETIREMENT; TO ALLOW SURVIVING SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF DECEASED ACTIVE OR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN BY CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN OR SIGNING UP INITIALLY WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER THE EMPLOYEE'S DEATH; TO PROVIDE FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIODS DURING WHICH EMPLOYEES, RETIRED EMPLOYEES, SURVIVING SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLAN MAY ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLAN; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SHALL PAY 20% OF THE COST OF GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE FOR RETIRED STATE EMPLOYEES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES UNDER AGE 65 SHALL BE THE SAME COST AS THAT FOR ACTIVE EMPLOYEES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-3 AND 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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