Current Status Bill Number:5062 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980421 Primary Sponsor:H. Brown All Sponsors:H. Brown Drafted Document Number:jic\5537htc.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:State health insurance plan, medical; service requirements; state-covered groups; Public Officers and Employees
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House 19980421 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-730, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE PLANS, SO AS TO REVISE THE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW PARTICIPATION IF THE LAST THREE YEARS RATHER THAN THE LAST FIVE YEARS ARE CONSECUTIVE AND IN A FULL-TIME POSITION IN A STATE-COVERED INSURANCE GROUP, TO CHANGE REFERENCES DESCRIBING ELIGIBLE SERVICE FROM "STATE-COVERED ENTITY" TO "STATE-COVERED INSURANCE GROUP", AND TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.
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 230 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 1-11-730. (A) A person covered by the state health and dental insurance plans who terminates employment with at least twenty years retirement service credit with by a state-covered entity insurance group who terminates employment before eligibility for retirement under a state retirement system is eligible for the insurance plans effective on the date of retirement under a state retirement system, if the last five three years of employment are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity insurance group.
(B) A member of the General Assembly who leaves office or retires with at least eight years credited service in the General Assembly Retirement System is eligible to participate in the plans by paying the full premium costs as determined by the State Budget and Control Board.
(C) An active employee retiring with ten or more years of state-covered entity insurance group service credited under a state retirement system is eligible for state-paid premiums, if the last five years are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity insurance group.
(D) A person covered by the plans who retires with at least five three years' years state-covered entity insurance group service credited under a state retirement system is eligible to participate in the plan by paying the full premium costs as determined by the board, if the last five three years are consecutive and in a full-time permanent position with a state-covered entity insurance group.
(E) Reserved All state and school district employees employed before July 1, 1984, who were or would have been eligible for the plans upon completion of five years service are exempt from the provisions of this section and are eligible for the plan effective on the date of their retirement.
(F) A former municipal or county council member of a county or municipality which participates in the state health and dental insurance plans who served on the council for at least twelve years and who was covered under the plans at the time of termination is eligible to maintain coverage under the plans if the former member pays the full employer and employee contributions and if the county or municipal council elects to allow this coverage for former members."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to persons terminating or retiring on or after that date.