HB-4071, As Passed House, March 4, 2009
January 22, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Smith and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1957 PA 261, entitled
"Michigan legislative retirement system act,"
by amending section 50b (MCL 38.1050b), as amended by 1998 PA 501.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 50b. (1) For a retirant or a survivor or beneficiary of a
deceased retirant, or for a deferred vested member if that deferred
vested member first became a member on or before January 1, 1995,
the
retirement system board
and the office of retirement services
in the department of management and budget shall select, purchase,
and pay the premium for hospitalization and medical insurance
coverage and dental and vision coverage for the retirant, deferred
vested member, and the spouses, eligible children, and survivors of
those retirants and deferred vested members. Except as otherwise
provided
in this section, the retirement system board and the
office of retirement services in the department of management and
budget shall provide hospitalization and medical insurance coverage
and dental and vision insurance coverage under this section at a
level that is equal to or greater than the level of insurance
coverage under this section in effect on December 1, 1992. The
retirement
office of retirement services
in the department of
management and budget and the board may increase the amounts each
person who is enrolled in insurance coverage under this section is
required to pay for co-pays or deductibles under that insurance
coverage.
(2)
On and after March 31, 1997, the retirement system office
of retirement services in the department of management and budget
shall also pay health insurance premiums described in this section
in the manner prescribed in section 79.