Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 290

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Title

Description: School bus drivers; state will pay health insurance cost for PERS retirees employed as.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/04 (H) Referred To Appropriations
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Guice

Additional Author: Holland

Code Sections: A 025-0015-0003, A 025-0015-0015, A 037-0151-0095, A 025-0011-0127

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-3, 25-15-15 AND 37-151-95, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL PAY 100% OF THE COST OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR ALL RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS; TO AMEND SECTION 25-11-127, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE STATE FOR THE COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR THOSE RETIREES SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE SALARY, EARNED COMPENSATION OR AVERAGE COMPENSATION OF THOSE RETIREES WHO ARE EMPLOYED AFTER RETIREMENT; TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT EMPLOYED THOSE RETIREES AS SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS DURING THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2003, THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT TO REIMBURSE THE RETIREES FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS THAT THEY PAID DURING THAT TIME, USING ADEQUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE DISTRICT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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