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ID H0248
Bill
Status
3/4/2021
Primary Sponsor
Education Committee
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AI Summary
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Allows school districts and public charter schools to use a portion of salary-based apportionment funds to cover employees under the state employee health insurance plan (group disability and health care services).
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Requires premium schedules for school employees to be set by the Department of Administration and may differ from state employee premiums.
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Mandates that schools moving to state health insurance must cover all eligible employees under the plan, prohibiting partial enrollment with other competing plans.
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Requires schools opting into state health insurance to remain in the plan for a minimum of two (2) years.
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Allows schools using state health insurance to use prior career ladder compensation amounts as minimum salaries, while ensuring no full-time instructional or pupil service staff falls below the residency rung minimum.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to provide that a school district or public charter school may use part of its salary-based apportionment to pay for its employees to be covered by the state employee health insurance plan.
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
Last Action
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
3/5/2021