Bill Text: NJ A1641 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires premium sharing for health care benefits for elected officials and certain appointed officials.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A1641 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A1641-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CONNIE WAGNER
District 38 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman JOAN M. VOSS
District 38 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman JOAN M. QUIGLEY
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle and Assemblyman Moriarty
SYNOPSIS
Requires premium sharing for health care benefits for elected officials and certain appointed officials.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning health care benefits for elected officials and certain appointed officials and supplementing various parts of the statutory law.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an official holding elective public office in, or an appointed official serving on a multi-member board, commission, or authority of, a political subdivision of the State shall be required to pay annually at least 20 percent of the premium for health care benefits coverage provided through the public entity for the official and the official's dependents. No such official shall accept any amount of money in consideration for waiving health care benefits coverage during active service.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an official holding an elective public office, or an appointed official serving on a multi-member board, commission, or authority, of this State shall be required to pay annually at least 20 percent of the premium for health care benefits coverage provided through the State for the official and the official's dependents. No such official shall accept any amount of money in consideration for waiving health care benefits coverage during active service.
3. This act shall take effect six months after enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires State and local elected officials and appointed officials serving on State or local multi-member boards, commissions, or authorities to pay annually 20 percent of the premium for health care benefits coverage provided. This bill would apply to all such active officials commencing six months after enactment.
In addition, the bill prohibits an elected official or such an appointed official from accepting any amount for waiving health care benefits coverage during active service.
