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IN SB0277
Bill
Status
1/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Eric Bassler
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AI Summary
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Establishes a religious exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for members of certain religious sects or divisions who obtain a certificate of exemption from the worker's compensation board.
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Requires employees applying for exemption to submit verified affidavits confirming their religious sect membership, adherence to tenets opposing insurance benefits, participation in a sect cost-sharing system, and voluntary waiver of all worker's compensation benefits.
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Mandates submission of IRS Form 4029 (Application for Exemption from Social Security and Medicare Taxes) and a statement from a religious leader confirming membership as part of the exemption application.
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Requires the board to issue certificates within 10 days of receiving completed applications, with exemptions remaining in effect until rescinded.
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Mandates that employees and employers notify the board within 30 days if an exempted employee no longer meets exemption requirements, after which the employer must provide worker's compensation coverage beginning on the date of notice.
Legislative Description
Religious exemption from worker's compensation. Provides for an exemption from worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for a member of certain religious sects or a division of a religious sect who meets certain requirements and obtains a certificate of exemption (certificate) from the worker's compensation board (board). Provides that, if an employee for whom a certificate is issued no longer meets the requirements for a certificate, the employee and the employee's employer are required to notify the board in writing. Requires the employer to provide worker's compensation and occupational diseases coverage for that employee beginning on the date of the
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
1/4/2018