CHAPTER 123
SB 388 - FINAL VERSION
2016 SESSION
\t16-2856
\t10/09
SENATE BILL\t388
AN ACT\trequiring a public hearing on proposed changes to the state retiree group insurance plan.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Little, Dist 8; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Rep. Eaton, Ches. 3; Rep. Rosenwald, Hills. 30; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE:\tExecutive Departments And Administration
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires that proposed changes to the state retiree group insurance plan have a hearing before the fiscal committee of the general court before approving the plan.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2856
\t10/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trequiring a public hearing on proposed changes to the state retiree group insurance plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t123:1 State Retirees; Group Insurance Plan; Hearing Required. Amend RSA 21-I:30, II to read as follows:
\t\tII. The state shall pay a premium for each Medicare-eligible retired employee, as defined in paragraphs VI and VII of this section, and his or her spouse for their lifetimes, toward group hospitalization, hospital medical care, surgical care and other medical benefits plan or a self-funded alternative within the limits of the funds appropriated at each legislative session and providing any change in plan is approved by the fiscal committee of the general court, after a duly noticed public hearing on any proposed changes to the plan is held before the fiscal committee, prior to its adoption. Retired employees who are eligible for Medicare may voluntarily cease participation in plan benefits at any time and may reenroll without restriction.
\t123:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 20, 2016
Effective Date: July 19, 2016