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SENATE BILL NO. 1452

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S1452......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM - Adds to existing law to require that
for retirees under the Public Employee Retirement System, the rights to
health insurance coverage shall be maintained for a surviving spouse after
the death of the retiree.
                                                                        
02/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Com/HuRes

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  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1452
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS; AMENDING  CHAPTER  13,  TITLE
  3        59,  IDAHO  CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 59-1366, IDAHO CODE, TO
  4        REQUIRE THAT RIGHTS TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BE MAINTAINED.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 13, Title 59, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
  7    hereby  amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des-
  8    ignated as Section 67-1366, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
  9        59-1366.  INSURANCE RIGHTS TO BE EXTENDED. A health insurance  program  or
 10    options  in  effect  for a retired member and his or her spouse at the time of
 11    death of the retired member shall, at the option of the surviving  spouse,  be
 12    continued in effect at the cost of the spouse, until he or she reaches the age
 13    of sixty-five (65) years.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 12019

This legislation is for those eligible for coverage under the
State's health insurance program. It would extend coverage beyond
the 36-month cobra on the same terms and with the same conditions
for the spouse and adult dependent children of a state retiree
should the retiree precede them in death. It would require that
spouse and/or dependent bear the full cost of that coverage.


                         FISCAL IMPACT



At tHe time this legislation would go into effect, the spouse or
adult dependent would be bearing the full cost of the health
insurance so that there would be no cost to the general fund.





Contact
Name:  Sen. Gary Schroeder
Phone: 332-1321
      

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE         S 1452