Bill Text: MI SB0375 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public employees and officers; compensation and benefits; cap on state contribution to legislature's health care coverage; provide for. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-12 - Referred To Committee On Reforms, Restructuring And Reinventing [SB0375 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-SB0375-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 375

 

 

May 12, 2011, Introduced by Senators BIEDA, JONES, SCHUITMAKER and ROCCA and referred to the Committee on Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing.

 

 

 

     A bill to establish the terms upon which health benefits may

 

be provided to legislators.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"legislative health benefits act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Health coverage" means hospital, medical-surgical, sick

 

care, dental, optical, and hearing benefits.

 

     (b) "Legislator" means a person duly elected and serving in

 

the senate or house of representatives of this state.

 

     Sec. 3. Beginning January 1, 2013, this state shall pay not

 

more than 75% of the costs of any health coverage it provides to a

 

legislator during the legislator's term of office.