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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Governor McDonnell
Study of Adding Public School Divisions to the State Health Plan (language only)

Item 83 #1g

Item 83 #1g

Administration
Human Resource Management, Department of

Language
Page 67, after line 20, insert:
"I.1.  The Department of Human Resource Management shall conduct an actuarial study of the inclusion of local school divisions in the state employee health benefits plan.  This study shall assume that local school divisions will be given an irrevocable one-time option to be excluded from this program, otherwise all employees of local school divisions as well as local school division retirees will be enrolled in the plan.  If a school division elects to participate, then it may not offer any health benefits coverage other than that offered through the state employee health benefits plan.  The study shall further assume that local school divisions will pay the employer share of premiums and school division employees shall pay the employee share.
2. In the event that no adverse impact to the state employee health insurance plan is found as a result of the study referenced in the preceding subparagraph, the Governor is hereby authorized to execute a program for the inclusion of local school division employees and retirees in the state employee health benefits plan.  The execution of such a program shall be governed by policies determined by the state health benefits plan."


Explanation
(This amendment provides language directing the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) to conduct a study that will examine the feasibility of including local school divisions in the state employee health insurance program. Language is also included to allow for the execution of the program if the study results in no adverse impact to the state plan.)