Florida Senate - 2022 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 596
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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02/25/2022 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Baxley) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Delete line 459
4 and insert:
5 Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
6 made by this act to section 112.19, Florida Statutes, in a
7 reference thereto, paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
8 110.123, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
9 110.123 State group insurance program.—
10 (4) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS; CONTRIBUTION BY STATE; LIMITATION
11 ON ACTIONS TO PAY AND COLLECT PREMIUMS.—
12 (e) No state contribution for the cost of any part of the
13 premium shall be made for retirees or surviving spouses for any
14 type of coverage under the state group insurance program.
15 However, any state agency that employs a full-time law
16 enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional
17 probation officer who is killed or suffers catastrophic injury
18 in the line of duty as provided in s. 112.19, or a full-time
19 firefighter who is killed or suffers catastrophic injury in the
20 line of duty as provided in s. 112.191, shall pay the entire
21 premium of the state group health insurance plan selected for
22 the employee’s surviving spouse until remarried, and for each
23 dependent child of the employee, subject to the conditions and
24 limitations set forth in s. 112.19 or s. 112.191, as applicable.
25 Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
26 made by this act to section 112.19, Florida Statutes, in a
27 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 112.1912, Florida
28 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
29 112.1912 First responders; death benefits for educational
30 expenses.—
31 (1) As used in this section, the term “first responder”
32 means:
33 (a) A law enforcement, correctional, or correctional
34 probation officer as defined in s. 112.19(1) who is killed as
35 provided in s. 112.19(2) on or after July 1, 2019;
36 (b) A firefighter as defined in s. 112.191(1) who is killed
37 as provided in s. 112.191(2) on or after July 1, 2019; or
38 (c) An emergency medical technician or a paramedic, as
39 defined in s. 112.1911(1), who is killed as provided in s.
40 112.1911(2) on or after July 1, 2019.
41 Section 18. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
42 act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2022.
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45 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
46 Delete line 286
47 and insert:
48 Section 8. Contingent upon SB 598 or similar legislation
49 taking effect, subsection (1) of section 320.025, Florida
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52 And the title is amended as follows:
53 Delete lines 62 - 63
54 and insert:
55 juveniles whom they represent; reenacting ss.
56 110.123(4)(e) and 112.1912(1), F.S., relating to the
57 payment of health insurance premiums by state agencies
58 for certain employees and surviving spouses and death
59 benefits for education expenses for survivors of first
60 responders, respectively, to incorporate the amendment
61 made to s. 112.19, F.S., in references thereto;
62 providing effective dates.