Bill Text: MI HB5694 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Retirement; legislative; public employee health benefit system; require to harmonize with legislative retirees. Amends sec. 50b of 1957 PA 261 (MCL 38.1050b).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-15 - Printed Bill Filed 12/11/2009 [HB5694 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5694-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5694
December 10, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Dillon and referred to the Committee on Public Employee Health Care Reform.
A bill to amend 1957 PA 261, entitled
"Michigan legislative retirement system act,"
by amending section 50b (MCL 38.1050b), as amended by 1998 PA 501.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 50b. (1) For a retirant or a survivor or beneficiary of a
deceased retirant, or for a deferred vested member if that deferred
vested member first became a member on or before January 1, 1995,
the retirement system shall purchase and pay the premium for
hospitalization and medical insurance coverage and dental and
vision coverage for the retirant, deferred vested member, and the
spouses, eligible children, and survivors of those retirants and
deferred vested members. Coverage provided and plans authorized
shall be provided and authorized in accordance with the Michigan
health benefits program act. Coverage provided and plans authorized
in accordance with the Michigan health benefits program act shall
be provided and authorized subject to section 21 of the Michigan
health benefits program act. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the retirement system shall provide hospitalization and
medical insurance coverage and dental and vision insurance coverage
under this section at a level that is equal to or greater than the
level of insurance coverage under this section in effect on
December 1, 1992. The retirement board may increase the amounts
each person who is enrolled in insurance coverage under this
section is required to pay for co-pays or deductibles under that
insurance coverage.
(2) On and after March 31, 1997, the retirement system shall
also pay health insurance premiums described in this section in the
manner prescribed in section 79. Coverage provided and plans
authorized shall be provided and authorized in accordance with the
Michigan health benefits program act. Coverage provided and plans
authorized in accordance with the Michigan health benefits program
act shall be provided and authorized subject to section 21 of the
Michigan health benefits program act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless House Bill No. 5345 of the 95th Legislature is enacted into
law.