Bill Text: PA SB1005 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizing a benefit for health care costs incurred by retired employees under certain circumstances.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-06 - Referred to FINANCE [SB1005 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB1005-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1262
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1005 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, ORIE, RAFFERTY, COSTA AND D. WHITE, JULY 6, 2009
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JULY 6, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 31, 1971 (P.L.398, No.96), entitled
"An act providing for the creation, maintenance and operation
of a county employes' retirement system, and imposing certain
charges on counties and providing penalties," authorizing a
benefit for health care costs incurred by retired employees
under certain circumstances.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 19 of the act of August 31, 1971
(P.L.398, No.96), known as the County Pension Law, is amended to
read:
Section 19. Additional Retirement Benefits.--In addition to
the retirement allowance, the board may grant to retired
employes insurance or other similar benefits that the county has
granted to other county employes. The board may, in its sole
discretion, grant a benefit for any or all covered health care
costs incurred by retired employes only if the fund is at least
one hundred per cent funded and actuarily sound as certified by
the board's actuary.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.