Florida Senate - 2010 SB 2498 By Senator Altman 24-01666B-10 20102498__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to state employee benefits; amending 3 s. 110.123, F.S.; prohibiting separate benefit plans 4 and different levels of state contributions for 5 employees exempt from career service; providing an 6 exception for State University System employees; 7 amending s. 110.1239, F.S.; subjecting premium levels 8 necessary for full funding of the state group health 9 insurance program to certain requirements; providing 10 an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) and paragraph 15 (c) of subsection (4) of section 110.123, Florida Statutes, are 16 amended to read: 17 110.123 State group insurance program.— 18 (3) STATE GROUP INSURANCE PROGRAM.— 19 (f) Except as provided for in subparagraph (h)2., the state 20 contribution toward the cost of any plan in the state group 21 insurance program shall be uniform with respect to all state 22 employees in a state collective bargaining unit participating in 23 the same coverage tier in the same plan.This section does not24prohibit the development ofSeparate benefit plans for officers 25 and employees exempt fromthecareer service other than 26 employees of the State University System orthe development of27 separate benefit plans for each collective bargaining unit other 28 than employees of the State University System may be developed, 29 but must be consistent with the requirements of this paragraph. 30 (4) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS; CONTRIBUTION BY STATE; LIMITATION 31 ON ACTIONS TO PAY AND COLLECT PREMIUMS.— 32 (c) During each policy or budget year, no state agency 33 shall contribute a greater dollar amount of the premium cost for 34 its officers or employees for any plan option under the state 35 group insurance program than any other agency for similar 36 officers and employees, nor shall any greater dollar amount of 37 premium cost be made for employees in one state collective 38 bargaining unit than for those in any other state collective 39 bargaining unit.Nothing in this section prohibits the use of40 Different levels of state contributions for positions exempt 41 from career service other than positions in the State University 42 System may be used, but must be consistent with the requirements 43 of this paragraph. 44 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 110.1239, Florida 45 Statutes, is amended to read: 46 110.1239 State group health insurance program funding.—It 47 is the intent of the Legislature that the state group health 48 insurance program be managed, administered, operated, and funded 49 in such a manner as to maximize the protection of state employee 50 health insurance benefits. Inherent in this intent is the 51 recognition that the health insurance liabilities attributable 52 to the benefits offered state employees should be fairly, 53 orderly, and equitably funded. Accordingly: 54 (2) The Governor, in the Governor’s recommended budget, 55 shall provide premium rates necessary for full funding of the 56 state group health insurance program, and the Legislature shall 57 provide in the General Appropriations Act for a premium level 58 necessary for full funding of the state group health insurance 59 program consistent with the requirements of s. 110.123(3)(f) and 60 (4)(c). 61 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.