1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying state paid
1.3 	insurance benefits for certain executive branch public
1.4 	officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.5 	43A.24, subdivision 1.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.24,
1.8 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) Except as provided in
1.10 	paragraph (b),employees, including persons on layoff from a
1.11 	civil service position, and employees who are employed less than
1.12 	full time, shall be eligible for state paid life insurance and
1.13 	hospital, medical and dental benefits as provided in collective
1.14 	bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section
1.15 	43A.18.
1.16 	(b) Public officials employed within the executive branch
1.17 	are eligible for benefits as provided in section 256L.035,
1.18 	paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (3).  For the purposes of
1.19 	this subdivision, "public official" has the meaning given it in
1.20 	section 10A.01, subdivision 35.  Individuals covered by this
1.21 	paragraph are eligible for state paid life insurance under the
1.22 	terms of paragraph (a).
1.23 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2006.