SB 347 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
05/01
SENATE BILL 347
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the state employee health insurance plan.
SPONSORS: Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Green, Dist 6; Rep. Weyler, Rock 8
COMMITTEE: Banks and Insurance
This bill establishes a committee to study the state employee health insurance plan.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2906
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the state employee health insurance plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the state employee health insurance plan.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall conduct a cost benefit analysis of the state employee health insurance plan, including a review of the anticipated and realized savings resulting from the transition to a self-funded health insurance plan. The committee also shall compare New Hampshire’s self-funded health insurance plan to self-funded plans in other states.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2006.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.