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A80, R134, S64
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gregory and Reese
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\002line.mrh.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the House on February 26, 2003
Last Amended on February 20, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2003
Governor's Action: June 27, 2003, Signed
Summary: State health and dental plan, dependent of person killed in the line of duty; conditions to receive state health coverage
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/4/2002 Senate Prefiled
12/4/2002 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
1/14/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-46
1/14/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-46
2/19/2003 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-15
2/20/2003 Senate Amended SJ-19
2/20/2003 Senate Read second time SJ-19
2/21/2003 Scrivener's error corrected
2/25/2003 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
2/26/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
2/26/2003 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10
6/3/2003 House Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-106
6/4/2003 House Read second time HJ-39
6/5/2003 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-5
6/5/2003 Ratified R 134
6/27/2003 Signed By Governor
7/7/2003 Copies available
7/7/2003 Effective date 06/27/03
7/23/2003 Act No. 80
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/4/2002
2/19/2003
2/20/2003
2/21/2003
6/3/2003
(A80, R134, S64)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF A PERSON KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2001, SHALL CONTINUE COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS AND THE STATE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE FULL PREMIUM COSTS AND AFTER THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD THE SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR STATE-PAID PREMIUMS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Coverage for spouse or dependent to continue after a covered person is killed in the line of duty
SECTION 1. Section 1-11-730 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 387 of 2000, is further amended to read:
"Section 1-11-730. (A) A person covered by the state health and dental insurance plans who terminates employment with at least twenty years' retirement service credit by a state-covered entity before eligibility for retirement under a state retirement system is eligible for the plans effective on the date of retirement under a state retirement system, if the last five years are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity.
(B) A member of the General Assembly who leaves office or retires with at least eight years' credited service in the General Assembly Retirement System is eligible to participate in the plans by paying the full premium costs as determined by the State Budget and Control Board.
(C) An active employee retiring with ten or more years of state-covered entity service credited under a state retirement system is eligible for state-paid premiums, if the last five years are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity.
(D) A person covered by the plans who retires with at least five years' state-covered entity service credited under a state retirement system is eligible to participate in the plan by paying the full premium costs as determined by the board, if the last five years are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity.
(E) A spouse or dependent of a person covered by the plans who is killed in the line of duty after December 31, 2001, shall receive equivalent coverage under the plans for a period of twelve months and the State shall be responsible for paying the full premium costs. After the twelve-month period, a spouse or dependent is eligible for state-paid premiums. A spouse is eligible for state-paid premiums under this subsection until the spouse remarries. A dependent is eligible for state-paid premiums under this subsection until the dependent's eligibility for coverage under the plans would ordinarily terminate.
(F) All state and school district employees employed before July 1, 1984, who were or would have been eligible for the plans upon completion of five years' service are exempt from the provisions of this section and are eligible for the plan effective on the date of their retirement.
(G) A former municipal or county council member of a county or municipality which participates in the state health and dental insurance plans who served on the council for at least twelve years and who was covered under the plans at the time of termination is eligible to maintain coverage under the plans if the former member pays the full employer and employee contributions and if the county or municipal council elects to allow this coverage for former members.
(H) A person covered by the state health and dental plans who terminated employment with at least eighteen years' retirement service credit by a state-covered entity before eligibility for retirement under a state retirement system prior to 1990 is eligible for the plans effective on the date of retirement, if this person returns to a state-covered entity and is covered by the state health and dental plans and completes at least two consecutive years in a full-time, permanent position prior to the date of retirement."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 5th day of June, 2003.
Approved the 27th day of June, 2003.
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