MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2007 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representative Mayo, Espy
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "RETIREE" UNDER STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TO INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY RETIRED UNDER THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RETIRED UNDER A MUNICIPAL DISABILITY AND RELIEF FUND FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 25-15-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
[Through June 30 of the year in which Section 25-11-143 becomes effective as provided in subsection (1) of Section 25-11-143, this section shall read as follows:]
25-15-3. For the purposes of this article, the words and phrases used herein shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Employee" means a person who works full time for the State of Mississippi and receives his compensation in a direct payment from a department, agency or institution of the state government and any person who works full time for any school district, community/junior college, public library or university-based program authorized under Section 37-23-31 for deaf, aphasic and emotionally disturbed children or any regular nonstudent bus driver. This shall include legislators, employees of the legislative branch and the judicial branch of the state and "employees" shall include full-time salaried judges and full-time district attorneys and their staff and full-time compulsory school attendance officers. For the purposes of this article, any "employee" making contributions to the State of Mississippi retirement plan shall be considered a full-time employee.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Finance and Administration.
(c) "Plan" means the State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan created under this article.
(d) "Fund" means the State and School Employees Insurance Fund set up under this article.
(e) "Retiree" means any employee who is retired under the Public Employees' Retirement System or the Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System. The term also includes any law enforcement officer of a county or municipality who is retired under the Public Employees' Retirement System, and any law enforcement officer who is retired under Section 21-29-101 et seq. or Section 21-29-201 et seq.
(f) "Board" means the State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board created under Section 25-15-303.
[From and after July 1 of the year in which Section 25-11-143 becomes effective as provided in subsection (1) of Section 25-11-143, this section shall read as follows:]
25-15-3. For the purposes of this article, the words and phrases used in this section shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Employee" means a person who works full time for the State of Mississippi and receives his compensation in a direct payment from a department, agency or institution of the state government, and any person who works full time for any school district, community/junior college, public library, university-based program authorized under Section 37-23-31 for deaf, aphasic and emotionally disturbed children, or any regular nonstudent bus driver. This term includes legislators, employees of the legislative branch and the judicial branch of the state, full-time salaried judges and full-time district attorneys and their staff, and full-time compulsory school attendance officers. For the purposes of this article, any "employee" making contributions to the Public Employees' Retirement System or the Highway Safety Patrol Retirement System shall be considered a full-time employee.
(b) "Department" means the Department of Finance and Administration.
(c) "Plan" means the State and School Employees Life and Health Insurance Plan created under this article.
(d) "Fund" means the State and School Employees Insurance Fund set up under this article.
(e) "Board" means the State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board created under Section 25-15-303.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2007.