Senate Bill sb2878

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SB 2878

    By Senator Saunders





    37-937-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Lee County Sheriff's

  3         Office, Lee County; amending chapter 74-522,

  4         Laws of Florida, as amended; providing for a

  5         retiree having less than 20 years of service to

  6         pay the health insurance benefits of his or her

  7         dependents; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section

12  15 of chapter 74-522, Laws of Florida, as amended by chapter

13  99-434, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:

14         Section 15.

15         (2)  Effective October 1, 1986 and thereafter, it is

16  the duty of the sheriff of Lee County to provide annually in

17  his budget a sufficient sum of money to pay a percentage of

18  the cost of the health insurance of members of the Lee County

19  Sheriff's Office who retire from active service after having

20  accumulated at least 15 years of creditable service under the

21  Florida Retirement System. The health insurance costs payable

22  pursuant to this section include premiums for major medical

23  and hospitalization insurance, but do not include premiums for

24  dental insurance. When a retiree receiving this health

25  insurance benefit becomes eligible for Medicare, his health

26  coverage will convert to the Medicare Supplement health

27  insurance.

28         (f)  The Lee County Sheriff's Office shall pay for the

29  health insurance coverage of the retiree only. A retiree who

30  obtains benefits without attaining 20 years of service The

31  retiree may pay for the health insurance of his or her

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    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                      SB 2878
    37-937-03




 1  dependents. Upon a retiree's death, his or her spouse may

 2  continue the health insurance coverage previously provided by

 3  the retiree. Premiums must be paid to the Lee County Sheriff's

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