HB335 (2009) Detail

Relative to the state retiree health plan commission.


HB 335 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

06/03/09 1923s

2009 SESSION

09-0763

10/09

HOUSE BILL 335

AN ACT relative to the state retiree health plan commission and the Mount Washington commission.

SPONSORS: Rep. Butler, Carr 1

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill adds 2 legislative members and 2 retired state employees under 65 years of age to the state retiree health plan commission under RSA 100-A:56 and requires the commission to study future costs of post-employment benefits and the state policy for retired state employees under 65 years of age. The bill also changes the designation of one of the groups having a member appointed to the Mount Washington commission.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06/03/09 1923s

09-0763

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to the state retiree health plan commission and the Mount Washington commission.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 State Retiree Health Plan Commission; Members and Duty Added. Amend RSA 100-A:56 to read as follows:

100-A:56 State Retiree Health Plan Commission.

I. There is hereby established a state retiree health plan commission consisting of the following members:

(a) [One member] Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) [One member] Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.

(c) One member appointed by the governor.

(d) The state treasurer.

(e) The commissioner of the department of administrative services.

(f) One retired state employee under the age of 65 years, appointed by the president of the senate.

(g) One retired state employee under the age of 65 years, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the commission.

III. The commission shall:

(a) Determine the actuarial assumptions to be used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities relative to state retiree health benefits.

(b) Ensure that an actuarial valuation report is completed by a qualified, independent actuary and submitted to the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, the house and senate finance committees, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor, on or before December 1 of every even-numbered year.

(c) Study the impact of anticipated future costs of other post-employment benefits and recommend any necessary legislation or change in policy or practice.

IV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. [Three] Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The terms of the members of the commission shall be coterminous with their terms of office.

2 State Retiree Health Plan Commission; Additional Study and Report. The state retiree health plan commission established in RSA 100-A:56 shall conduct, in addition to its duties under RSA 100-A:56, III, a study of the impact of changing the current policy for retired state employees under the age of 65 years and shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the house and senate executive departments and administration committees, the house and senate finance committees, speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2009.

3 Mount Washington Commission; Membership Group; Citadel Broadcasting. Amend RSA 227-B:3, II to read as follows:

II. One member from each of the following groups shall be appointed through the concurrence of their boards of directors: the Mount Washington Auto Road; the Mount Washington Observatory; [Mount Washington TV, Inc.] Citadel Broadcasting; and the Mount Washington Cog Railway.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.