| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the state employee benefits; amending |
| 3 | s. 110.123, F.S.; providing for separate benefit plans and |
| 4 | different levels of state contributions for officers and |
| 5 | employees exempt from career service; providing an |
| 6 | exception for State University System employees; amending |
| 7 | s. 110.1239, F.S.; subjecting premium levels necessary for |
| 8 | full funding of the state group health insurance program |
| 9 | to certain requirements; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) and paragraph |
| 14 | (c) of subsection (4) of section 110.123, Florida Statutes, are |
| 15 | amended to read: |
| 16 | 110.123 State group insurance program.- |
| 17 | (3) STATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM.- |
| 18 | (f) Except as provided for in subparagraph (h)2., the |
| 19 | state contribution toward the cost of any plan in the state |
| 20 | group insurance program shall be uniform with respect to all |
| 21 | state employees in a state collective bargaining unit |
| 22 | participating in the same coverage tier in the same plan. This |
| 23 | section does not prohibit the development of Separate benefit |
| 24 | plans for officers and employees exempt from the career service |
| 25 | other than employees of the State University System or the |
| 26 | development of separate benefit plans for each collective |
| 27 | bargaining unit other than employees of the State University |
| 28 | System may be developed but must be developed consistent with |
| 29 | the requirements of this paragraph. |
| 30 | (4) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS; CONTRIBUTION BY STATE; LIMITATION |
| 31 | ON ACTIONS TO PAY AND COLLECT PREMIUMS.- |
| 32 | (c) During each policy or budget year, no state agency |
| 33 | shall contribute a greater dollar amount of the premium cost for |
| 34 | its officers or employees for any plan option under the state |
| 35 | group insurance program than any other agency for similar |
| 36 | officers and employees, nor shall any greater dollar amount of |
| 37 | premium cost be made for employees in one state collective |
| 38 | bargaining unit than for those in any other state collective |
| 39 | bargaining unit. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of |
| 40 | Different levels of state contributions for positions exempt |
| 41 | from career service other than positions in the State University |
| 42 | System may be used but must be used consistent with the |
| 43 | requirements of this paragraph. |
| 44 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 110.1239, Florida |
| 45 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 46 | 110.1239 State group health insurance program funding.-It |
| 47 | is the intent of the Legislature that the state group health |
| 48 | insurance program be managed, administered, operated, and funded |
| 49 | in such a manner as to maximize the protection of state employee |
| 50 | health insurance benefits. Inherent in this intent is the |
| 51 | recognition that the health insurance liabilities attributable |
| 52 | to the benefits offered state employees should be fairly, |
| 53 | orderly, and equitably funded. Accordingly: |
| 54 | (2) The Governor, in the Governor's recommended budget, |
| 55 | shall provide premium rates necessary for full funding of the |
| 56 | state group health insurance program, and the Legislature shall |
| 57 | provide in the General Appropriations Act for a premium level |
| 58 | necessary for full funding of the state group health insurance |
| 59 | program consistent with the requirements of s. 110.123(3)(f) and |
| 60 | (4)(c). |
| 61 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |