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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
July 15, 2011 - Introduced by Senator Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives
Vos, Nygren, Thiesfeldt, Spanbauer and Brooks. Referred to Committee on
Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
SB153,1,4
1An Act to amend 40.51 (7) of the statutes;
relating to: permitting governmental
2employers who are not participating employers in the Wisconsin Retirement
3System to be covered in the local government health insurance plan offered by
4the group insurance board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The Group Insurance Board (GIB) offers a health insurance plan to local
government employers and their employees. This bill specifically requires the GIB
to offer this plan to local government employers who are not participating employers
in the Wisconsin Retirement System.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB153, s. 1
5Section
1. 40.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB153,2,66
40.51
(7) Any employer, other than the state, may offer to all of its employees
7a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board.
1Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule
2establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such
3employees and employers and may by rule limit the categories of employers, other
4than the state, which may be included as participating employers under this
5subchapter.
An employer that is not a participating employer may offer to its
6employees the health care coverage plan under this subsection.
