HOUSE AMENDMENT
    hbd-06                              Bill No. HB 1931, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Lacasa offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 1, line 20, through page 7, line 11,
15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines
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17  and insert in lieu thereof:  
18         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (8) of
19  section 112.363, Florida Statutes, to read:
20         112.363  Retiree health insurance subsidy.--
21         (8)  CONTRIBUTIONS.--For purposes of funding the
22  insurance subsidy provided by this section:
23         (f)  Beginning July 1, 2001, the employer of each
24  member of a state-administered plan shall contribute 1.11
25  percent of gross compensation each pay period.
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27  Such contributions shall be submitted to the Department of
28  Management Services and deposited in the Retiree Health
29  Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund.
30         Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
31  121.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1931, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 121.052 Membership class of elected officers.-- 2 (7) CONTRIBUTIONS.-- 3 (c) The following table states the required employer 4 contribution on behalf of each member of the Elected Officers' 5 Class in terms of a percentage of the member's gross 6 compensation. Such contribution constitutes the entire health 7 insurance subsidy contribution with respect to the member. A 8 change in the contribution rate is effective with the first 9 salary paid on or after the beginning date of the change. The 10 retiree health insurance subsidy contribution rate is as 11 follows: 12 13 Dates of Contribution Contribution 14 Rate Changes Rate 15 16 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 17 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 18 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 19 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 20 Effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 0.94% 21 2001 22 Effective July 1, 2001 1.11% 23 24 Such contributions shall be deposited by the administrator in 25 the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 26 Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 27 121.055, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 28 121.055 Senior Management Service Class.--There is 29 hereby established a separate class of membership within the 30 Florida Retirement System to be known as the "Senior 31 Management Service Class," which shall become effective 2 File original & 9 copies 05/04/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01931-0117-685107
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1931, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 February 1, 1987. 2 (3) 3 (c) The following table states the required employer 4 contribution on behalf of each member of the Senior Management 5 Service Class in terms of a percentage of the member's gross 6 compensation. Such contribution constitutes the entire health 7 insurance subsidy contribution with respect to the member. A 8 change in the contribution rate is effective with the first 9 salary paid on or after the beginning date of the change. The 10 retiree health insurance subsidy contribution rate is as 11 follows: 12 13 Dates of Contribution Contribution 14 Rate Changes Rate 15 16 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 17 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 18 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 19 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 20 Effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 0.94% 21 2001 22 Effective July 1, 2001 1.11% 23 24 Such contributions shall be deposited by the administrator in 25 the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 26 Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 121.071, Florida 27 Statutes, is amended to read: 28 121.071 Contributions.--Contributions to the system 29 shall be made as follows: 30 (4) The following table states the required employer 31 contribution on behalf of each member of the Regular Class, 3 File original & 9 copies 05/04/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01931-0117-685107
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1931, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 Special Risk Class, or Special Risk Administrative Support 2 Class in terms of a percentage of the member's gross 3 compensation. Such contribution constitutes the entire health 4 insurance subsidy contribution with respect to the member. A 5 change in the contribution rate is effective with the first 6 salary paid on or after the beginning date of the change. The 7 retiree health insurance subsidy contribution rate is as 8 follows: 9 10 Dates of Contribution Contribution 11 Rate Changes Rate 12 13 October 1, 1987, through December 31, 1988 0.24% 14 January 1, 1989, through December 31, 1993 0.48% 15 January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994 0.56% 16 January 1, 1995, through June 30, 1998 0.66% 17 Effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 0.94% 18 2001 19 Effective July 1, 2001 1.11% 20 21 Such contributions shall be deposited by the administrator in 22 the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund. 23 Section 5. Subsection (4) of section 121.571, Florida 24 Statutes, is amended to read: 25 121.571 Contributions.--Contributions to the Public 26 Employee Optional Retirement Program shall be made as follows: 27 (4) CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE AND FOR 28 RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE SUBSIDY.--Contributions required 29 under this section shall be in addition to employer and member 30 contributions required for social security and the Retiree 31 Health Insurance Subsidy Trust Fund as provided in ss. 4 File original & 9 copies 05/04/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01931-0117-685107
HOUSE AMENDMENT hbd-06 Bill No. HB 1931, 1st Eng. Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only) 1 112.363, 121.052, 121.055, and s. 121.071, as appropriate. 2 Section 6. The Legislature finds that a proper and 3 legitimate state purpose is served when employees, officers, 4 and retirees of the state and of its political subdivisions, 5 and the dependents, survivors, and beneficiaries of such 6 employees, officers, and retirees, are extended the basic 7 protections afforded governmental retirement systems that 8 provide fair and adequate benefits, including health insurance 9 subsidies, and that are managed, administered, and funded in a 10 reasonable manner. Therefore, the Legislature hereby 11 determines and declares that the provisions of this act 12 fulfill an important state interest. 13 14 15 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 16 And the title is amended as follows: 17 On page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, through page 1, 18 line 15, 19 remove from the title of the bill: all of said lines 20 21 and insert in lieu thereof: 22 amending ss. 112.363, 121.052, 121.055, and 23 121.071, F.S.; changing the employer 24 contribution for the retiree health insurance 25 subsidy; amending s. 121.571, F.S.; adding 26 cross references; providing a finding of 27 important state interest; providing an 28 29 30 31 5 File original & 9 copies 05/04/01 hbd0011 01:28 pm 01931-0117-685107