Bill Text: MN SF1518 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State employees group insurance plan (SEGIP) health plan benefits ineligibility for legislators and constitutional officers
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-02 - Referred to State and Local Government [SF1518 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-SF1518-Introduced.html
1.2relating to state government; providing that legislators and constitutional officers
1.3do not participate in the state employee group insurance program;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. General. Employees, including persons on layoff from a civil
1.8service position, and employees who are employed less than full time, shall be eligible for
1.9state paid life insurance and hospital, medical and dental benefits as provided in collective
1.10bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section43A.18 . The governor,
1.11lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, and legislators are
1.12not eligible for state-paid life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits.
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 Subd. 2. Other eligible persons. The following persons are eligible for state paid
1.15life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits as determined in applicable
1.16collective bargaining agreements or by the commissioner or by plans pursuant to section
1.1743A.18, subdivision 6
, or by the Board of Regents for employees of the University of
1.18Minnesota not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Coverages made available,
1.19including optional coverages, are as contained in the plan established pursuant to section
1.2043A.18, subdivision 2
:
1.21(1) a member of the state legislature, provided that changes in benefits resulting
1.22in increased costs to the state shall not be effective until expiration of the term of the
1.23members of the existing house of representatives. An eligible member of the state
2.1legislature may decline to be enrolled for state paid coverages by filing a written waiver
2.2with the commissioner. The waiver shall not prohibit the member from enrolling the
2.3member or dependents for optional coverages, without cost to the state, as provided for in
2.4section
43A.26. A member of the state legislature who returns from a leave of absence
2.5to a position previously occupied in the civil service shall be eligible to receive the life
2.6insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits to which the position is entitled;
2.7(2) (1) an employee of the legislature or an employee of a permanent study or
2.8interim committee or commission or a state employee on leave of absence to work for the
2.9legislature, during a regular or special legislative session, as determined by the Legislative
2.10Coordinating Commission;
2.11(3) (2) a judge of the appellate courts or an officer or employee of these courts; a
2.12judge of the district court, a judge of county court, or a judge of county municipal court; a
2.13district court referee, judicial officer, court reporter, or law clerk; a district administrator;
2.14an employee of the Office of the District Administrator that is not in the Second or
2.15Fourth Judicial District; a court administrator or employee of the court administrator in a
2.16judicial district under section480.181, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), and a guardian ad
2.17litem program employee;
2.18(4) (3) a salaried employee of the Public Employees Retirement Association;
2.19(5) (4) a full-time military or civilian officer or employee in the unclassified service
2.20of the Department of Military Affairs whose salary is paid from state funds;
2.21(6) (5) a salaried employee of the Minnesota Historical Society, whether paid from
2.22state funds or otherwise, who is not a member of the governing board;
2.23(7) (6) an employee of the regents of the University of Minnesota;
2.24(8) (7) notwithstanding section
43A.27, subdivision 3 , an employee of the state of
2.25Minnesota or the regents of the University of Minnesota who is at least 60 and not yet
2.2665 years of age on July 1, 1982, who is otherwise eligible for employee and dependent
2.27insurance and benefits pursuant to section43A.18 or other law, who has at least 20
2.28years of service and retires, earlier than required, within 60 days of March 23, 1982; or
2.29an employee who is at least 60 and not yet 65 years of age on July 1, 1982, who has
2.30at least 20 years of state service and retires, earlier than required, from employment at
2.31Rochester state hospital after July 1, 1981; or an employee who is at least 55 and not
2.32yet 65 years of age on July 1, 1982, and is covered by the Minnesota State Retirement
2.33System correctional employee retirement plan or the State Patrol retirement fund, who
2.34has at least 20 years of state service and retires, earlier than required, within 60 days of
2.35March 23, 1982. For purposes of this clause, a person retires when the person terminates
2.36active employment in state or University of Minnesota service and applies for a retirement
3.1annuity. Eligibility shall cease when the retired employee attains the age of 65, or when
3.2the employee chooses not to receive the annuity that the employee has applied for. The
3.3retired employee shall be eligible for coverages to which the employee was entitled at the
3.4time of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage through collective bargaining or
3.5plans established pursuant to section43A.18 , for employees in positions equivalent to that
3.6from which retired, provided that the retired employee shall not be eligible for state-paid
3.7life insurance. Coverages shall be coordinated with relevant health insurance benefits
3.8provided through the federally sponsored Medicare program;
3.9(9) (8) an employee of an agency of the state of Minnesota identified through
3.10the process provided in this paragraph who is eligible to retire prior to age 65. The
3.11commissioner and the exclusive representative of state employees shall enter into
3.12agreements under section179A.22 to identify employees whose positions are in programs
3.13that are being permanently eliminated or reduced due to federal or state policies or
3.14practices. Failure to reach agreement identifying these employees is not subject to impasse
3.15procedures provided in chapter 179A. The commissioner must prepare a plan identifying
3.16eligible employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement in accordance
3.17with the process outlined in section43A.18 , subdivisions 2 and 3. For purposes of this
3.18paragraph, a person retires when the person terminates active employment in state service
3.19and applies for a retirement annuity. Eligibility ends as provided in the agreement or
3.20plan, but must cease at the end of the month in which the retired employee chooses not
3.21to receive an annuity, or the employee is eligible for employer-paid health insurance
3.22from a new employer. The retired employees shall be eligible for coverages to which
3.23they were entitled at the time of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage through
3.24collective bargaining or plans established under section43A.18 for employees in positions
3.25equivalent to that from which they retired, provided that the retired employees shall not be
3.26eligible for state-paid life insurance;
3.27(10) (9) employees of the state Board of Public Defense, with eligibility determined
3.28by the state Board of Public Defense in consultation with the commissioner of
3.29management and budget; and
3.30(11) (10) employees of supporting organizations of Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.,
3.31established after July 1, 2003, under section116O.05, subdivision 4 , as paid for by the
3.32supporting organization.
1.3do not participate in the state employee group insurance program;amending
1.4Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1. General. Employees, including persons on layoff from a civil
1.8service position, and employees who are employed less than full time, shall be eligible for
1.9state paid life insurance and hospital, medical and dental benefits as provided in collective
1.10bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section
1.11lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, secretary of state, and legislators are
1.12not eligible for state-paid life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits.
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 43A.24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 Subd. 2. Other eligible persons. The following persons are eligible for state paid
1.15life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefits as determined in applicable
1.16collective bargaining agreements or by the commissioner or by plans pursuant to section
1.18Minnesota not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Coverages made available,
1.19including optional coverages, are as contained in the plan established pursuant to section
1.21
1.22
1.23
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2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8interim committee or commission or a state employee on leave of absence to work for the
2.9legislature, during a regular or special legislative session, as determined by the Legislative
2.10Coordinating Commission;
2.11
2.12judge of the district court, a judge of county court, or a judge of county municipal court; a
2.13district court referee, judicial officer, court reporter, or law clerk; a district administrator;
2.14an employee of the Office of the District Administrator that is not in the Second or
2.15Fourth Judicial District; a court administrator or employee of the court administrator in a
2.16judicial district under section
2.17litem program employee;
2.18
2.19
2.20of the Department of Military Affairs whose salary is paid from state funds;
2.21
2.22state funds or otherwise, who is not a member of the governing board;
2.23
2.24
2.25Minnesota or the regents of the University of Minnesota who is at least 60 and not yet
2.2665 years of age on July 1, 1982, who is otherwise eligible for employee and dependent
2.27insurance and benefits pursuant to section
2.28years of service and retires, earlier than required, within 60 days of March 23, 1982; or
2.29an employee who is at least 60 and not yet 65 years of age on July 1, 1982, who has
2.30at least 20 years of state service and retires, earlier than required, from employment at
2.31Rochester state hospital after July 1, 1981; or an employee who is at least 55 and not
2.32yet 65 years of age on July 1, 1982, and is covered by the Minnesota State Retirement
2.33System correctional employee retirement plan or the State Patrol retirement fund, who
2.34has at least 20 years of state service and retires, earlier than required, within 60 days of
2.35March 23, 1982. For purposes of this clause, a person retires when the person terminates
2.36active employment in state or University of Minnesota service and applies for a retirement
3.1annuity. Eligibility shall cease when the retired employee attains the age of 65, or when
3.2the employee chooses not to receive the annuity that the employee has applied for. The
3.3retired employee shall be eligible for coverages to which the employee was entitled at the
3.4time of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage through collective bargaining or
3.5plans established pursuant to section
3.6from which retired, provided that the retired employee shall not be eligible for state-paid
3.7life insurance. Coverages shall be coordinated with relevant health insurance benefits
3.8provided through the federally sponsored Medicare program;
3.9
3.10the process provided in this paragraph who is eligible to retire prior to age 65. The
3.11commissioner and the exclusive representative of state employees shall enter into
3.12agreements under section
3.13that are being permanently eliminated or reduced due to federal or state policies or
3.14practices. Failure to reach agreement identifying these employees is not subject to impasse
3.15procedures provided in chapter 179A. The commissioner must prepare a plan identifying
3.16eligible employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement in accordance
3.17with the process outlined in section
3.18paragraph, a person retires when the person terminates active employment in state service
3.19and applies for a retirement annuity. Eligibility ends as provided in the agreement or
3.20plan, but must cease at the end of the month in which the retired employee chooses not
3.21to receive an annuity, or the employee is eligible for employer-paid health insurance
3.22from a new employer. The retired employees shall be eligible for coverages to which
3.23they were entitled at the time of retirement, subject to any changes in coverage through
3.24collective bargaining or plans established under section
3.25equivalent to that from which they retired, provided that the retired employees shall not be
3.26eligible for state-paid life insurance;
3.27
3.28by the state Board of Public Defense in consultation with the commissioner of
3.29management and budget; and
3.30
3.31established after July 1, 2003, under section
3.32supporting organization.
