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S. 1040
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Thomas
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Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: State health and dental plan
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/5/2011 Senate Prefiled 12/5/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance 1/10/2012 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 25) 1/10/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 25)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RETIREE ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL PLANS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS FOR RETIREES ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE PLANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STATE EMPLOYEE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEE RETIRES ON DISABILITY UNDER A STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE RETIREE IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS WHILE RETIRED, THEN THE TRUST FUND SHALL PAY ONE-HALF OF THE RETIREE'S EMPLOYEE PREMIUM.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 1-11-730 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 195 of 2008, is further amended by adding a new subsection at the end to read:
"(D) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, if a state employee or public school district employee retires on disability under a state retirement system, and the retiree is eligible to participate in the state health and dental insurance plans while retired, then in addition to any other trust fund paid premiums, the trust fund shall pay one-half of the retiree's employee premium."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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