Bill Text: OH HB387 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: To authorize a board of county commissioners of any county to enter into agreements for the sale and leaseback of all or portions of county buildings, and to authorize a township to reimburse an officer or employee for out-of-pocket premiums attributable to insurance coverage provided for the immediate dependents of the officer or employee.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-11-28 - To State & Local Government & Veterans Affairs [HB387 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB387-Engrossed.html

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As Passed by the House

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

Am. H. B. No. 387

Representatives Sears, Ashford 

Cosponsors: Representatives Letson, Gardner, Hill, McGregor, Antonio, Combs, Fedor, Stebelton, Brenner, Hackett, Blair, Blessing, Ruhl 

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A BILL

To amend section 505.60 and to enact section 307.093

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of the Revised Code to authorize a board of county

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commissioners of any county to enter into

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agreements for the sale and leaseback of all or

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portions of county buildings, and to authorize a

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township to reimburse an officer or employee for

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out-of-pocket premiums attributable to insurance

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coverage provided for the immediate dependents of

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the officer or employee.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 505.60 be amended and section 307.093	10
of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:	11

Sec. 307.093. A board of county commissioners may enter into	12
a sale and leaseback agreement under which the board agrees to	13
convey a county-owned building to a purchaser who is obligated,	14
immediately upon closing, to lease all or portions of the building	15
back to the board. The sale and leaseback agreement shall obligate	16
the lessor to make public improvements to all or portions of the	17
building subject to the lease, including renovations, energy	18
conservation measures, and other measures that are necessary to	19
improve the functionality and reduce the operating costs of the	20
portions of the building that are subject to the lease.	21

The sale and leaseback agreement shall require that, subject	22
to section 4117.07 of the Revised Code, the lessor recognize the	23
employee organization that represents the employees who work in	24
the building or portion of the building that is the subject of the	25
sale and leaseback agreement as the exclusive representative, as	26
defined in section 4117.01 of the Revised Code, of those	27
employees.	28

The authority granted by this section is not subject to the	29
limitations imposed by sections 307.02 and 307.09 of the Revised	30
Code.	31

Sec. 505.60.  (A) As provided in this section and section	32
505.601 of the Revised Code, the board of township trustees of any	33
township may procure and pay all or any part of the cost of	34
insurance policies that may provide benefits for hospitalization,	35
surgical care, major medical care, disability, dental care, eye	36
care, medical care, hearing aids, prescription drugs, or sickness	37
and accident insurance, or a combination of any of the foregoing	38
types of insurance for township officers and employees. The board	39
of township trustees of any township may negotiate and contract	40
for the purchase of a policy of long-term care insurance for	41
township officers and employees pursuant to section 124.841 of the	42
Revised Code.	43

If the board procures any insurance policies under this	44
section, the board shall provide uniform coverage under these	45
policies for township officers and full-time township employees	46
and their immediate dependents, and may provide coverage under	47
these policies for part-time township employees and their	48
immediate dependents, from the funds or budgets from which the	49
officers or employees are compensated for services, such policies	50
to be issued by an insurance company duly authorized to do	51
business in this state.	52

(B) The board may also provide coverage for any or all of the	53
benefits described in division (A) of this section by entering	54
into a contract for group health care services with health	55
insuring corporations holding certificates of authority under	56
Chapter 1751. of the Revised Code for township officers and	57
employees and their immediate dependents. If the board so	58
contracts, it shall provide uniform coverage under any such	59
contracts for township officers and full-time township employees	60
and their immediate dependents, from the funds or budgets from	61
which the officers or employees are compensated for services, and	62
may provide coverage under such contracts for part-time township	63
employees and their immediate dependents, from the funds or	64
budgets from which the officers or employees are compensated for	65
services, provided that each officer and employee so covered is	66
permitted to:	67

(1) Choose between a plan offered by an insurance company and	68
a plan offered by a health insuring corporation, and provided	69
further that the officer or employee pays any amount by which the	70
cost of the plan chosen exceeds the cost of the plan offered by	71
the board under this section;	72

(2) Change the choice made under this division at a time each	73
year as determined in advance by the board.	74

An addition of a class or change of definition of coverage to	75
the plan offered under this division by the board may be made at	76
any time that it is determined by the board to be in the best	77
interest of the township. If the total cost to the township of the	78
revised plan for any trustee's coverage does not exceed that cost	79
under the plan in effect during the prior policy year, the	80
revision of the plan does not cause an increase in that trustee's	81
compensation.	82

(C) Any township officer or employee may refuse to accept any	83
coverage authorized by this section without affecting the	84
availability of such coverage to other township officers and	85
employees.	86

(D) If any township officer or employee is denied coverage	87
under a health care plan procured under this section or if any	88
township officer or employee elects not to participate in the	89
township's health care plan, the township may reimburse the	90
officer or employee for each out-of-pocket premium attributable to	91
the coverage provided for the officer or employee and their	92
immediate dependents for insurance benefits described in division	93
(A) of this section that the officer or employee otherwise	94
obtains, but not to exceed an amount equal to the average premium	95
paid by the township for its officers and employees under any	96
health care plan it procures under this section.	97

(E) The board may provide the benefits authorized under this	98
section, without competitive bidding, by contributing to a health	99
and welfare trust fund administered through or in conjunction with	100
a collective bargaining representative of the township employees.	101

The board may also provide the benefits described in this	102
section through an individual self-insurance program or a joint	103
self-insurance program as provided in section 9.833 of the Revised	104
Code.	105

(F) If a board of township trustees fails to pay one or more	106
premiums for a policy, contract, or plan of insurance or health	107
care services authorized under this section and the failure causes	108
a lapse, cancellation, or other termination of coverage under the	109
policy, contract, or plan, it may reimburse a township officer or	110
employee for, or pay on behalf of the officer or employee, any	111
expenses incurred that would have been covered under the policy,	112
contract, or plan.	113

(G) As used in this section and section 505.601 of the	114
Revised Code:	115

(1) "Part-time township employee" means a township employee	116
who is hired with the expectation that the employee will work not	117
more than one thousand five hundred hours in any year.	118

(2) "Premium" does not include any deductible or health care	119
costs paid directly by a township officer or employee.	120

Section 2.  That existing section 505.60 of the Revised Code	121
is hereby repealed.	122