ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 558	By:	Russell of the Senate

			and

		Bennett of the House

An Act relating to insurance coverage of military retirees; prohibiting an employer from requiring certain retirees from participating in the health insurance plan; requiring proof of certain coverage; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1165 of Title 36, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
No employer shall require any employee who is retired from a branch of the United States military and has been provided with health coverage through a federal plan to participate in employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.  The employee shall provide to the employer before the beginning of each plan year proof of that coverage.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective November 1, 2011.
Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2011.

	
Presiding Officer of the House
	of Representatives