07 LC 28
3380
House
Bill 390
By:
Representative Harbin of the
118th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to the state employees´ health insurance plan, so as to
authorize the Board of Community Health to contract for the continuation of
health insurance for certain persons who retire as employees of community
service boards and their dependents; to provide for the collection and payment
of contributions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 18 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the state employees´ health insurance plan, is amended by inserting
immediately following Code Section 45-18-7.7 a new Code section to read as
follows:
"45-18-7.8.
The
board is authorized to contract for the continuation of coverage in any health
insurance plan established under this article for their employees and their
eligible dependents with the community service boards created by Chapter 2 of
Title 37 for the inclusion of employees who retire on or after July 1, 2007,
with at least ten years of actual service to a community service board after
having attained the age of 60 years, or after 30 years of actual service to a
community service board regardless of age, and the spouses and dependent
children of such employees, as defined by the regulations of the board, in any
health insurance plan or plans established under this article. It shall be the
duty of each community service board to collect such payment from its qualified
retired employees or dependents as may be required under the board´s
regulations. In addition, it shall be the duty of each community service board
to make the employer contributions required for the operation of such plan or
plans; provided, however, that each community service board shall be liable for
the entire amount due without regard to whether it has received the
employee´s share."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.