| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Department of Military Affairs; |
| 3 | amending s. 250.01, F.S.; defining the term |
| 4 | "servicemembers' group life insurance"; creating s. |
| 5 | 250.342, F.S.; requiring the department to provide life |
| 6 | insurance for members of the Florida National Guard, |
| 7 | subject to appropriation; requiring a report; providing an |
| 8 | effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Present subsections (20), (21), (22), and (23) |
| 13 | of section 250.01, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as |
| 14 | subsections (21), (22), (23), and (24), respectively, and a new |
| 15 | subsection (20) is added to said section, to read: |
| 16 | 250.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term: |
| 17 | (20) "Servicemembers' group life insurance" means the life |
| 18 | insurance purchased by the Federal Government from a commercial |
| 19 | life insurance company which is currently available to all |
| 20 | members of the uniformed services, including members of the |
| 21 | Florida Air National Guard and the Florida Army National Guard. |
| 22 | Section 2. Section 250.342, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 23 | to read: |
| 24 | 250.342 Life insurance benefits.-- |
| 25 | (1) The Department of Military Affairs shall provide life |
| 26 | insurance on the life of every eligible member of the Florida |
| 27 | National Guard. Life insurance coverage under this section shall |
| 28 | be provided through the servicemembers' group life insurance |
| 29 | program or another life insurance program determined by the |
| 30 | Adjutant General. |
| 31 | (2) Subject to a specific appropriation, the Department of |
| 32 | Military Affairs is responsible for paying any premiums for life |
| 33 | insurance coverage provided under this section. |
| 34 | (3) The life insurance benefits provided under this |
| 35 | section are supplemental to any other benefits provided to a |
| 36 | member of the Florida National Guard. |
| 37 | (4) The Department of Military Affairs shall report to the |
| 38 | Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the |
| 39 | House of Representatives the number of life insurance policies |
| 40 | provided and the amount of premiums paid under this section. |
| 41 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |