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NY S02843
Bill
Status
6/16/2011
Primary Sponsor
David Carlucci
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AI Summary
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Authorizes cities, towns, villages, school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, library districts, fire districts, and other special districts to establish centralized offices for collective provision of employee payroll, health insurance, tax-deferred retirement plans, and other administrative and personnel services.
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Allows municipal employers to offer employees standardized health insurance contracts under the same regulatory framework as private employers, provided they do not receive stop-loss fund subsidies.
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Reduces minimum participation requirements for municipal cooperative health benefit plans from three municipalities and 2,000 employees to two municipalities and 500 employees.
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Permits municipal cooperative health benefit plans to offer actuarially appropriate premium reductions to employees who adhere to bona fide wellness programs, subject to superintendent approval.
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Extends eligibility for municipal cooperative health benefit plans to include cities of all population sizes, fire districts, and public libraries.
Legislative Description
Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services; provides for health insurance coverage of municipal employees pursuant to standardized health insurance contracts; and authorizes the provision of reduced premiums for municipal health insurance plans which offer wellness programs.
Last Action
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/21/2012