Minnesota Legislature
SF 261
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to education; allowing school districts to
levy for the cost of certain health benefits; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 126C.41, by adding a
subdivision; 471.61, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.41, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
new text begin Subd. 1a.new text end
new text begin Group benefits.new text end
new text begin A district may annually levy
the amount necessary to make employer contributions for
insurance premiums for all eligible employees under section
471.61.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2005,
for taxes payable in 2006.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 471.61,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Officers, employees.
A county, municipal
corporation, town, school district, county extension committee,
other political subdivision or other body corporate and politic
of this state, other than the state or any department of the
state, through its governing body, and any two or more
subdivisions acting jointly through their governing bodies, may
insure or protect its or their officers and employees, and their
dependents, or any class or classes of officers, employees, or
dependents, under a policy or policies or contract or contracts
of group insurance or benefits covering life, health, and
accident, in the case of employees, and medical and surgical
benefits and hospitalization insurance or benefits for both
employees and dependents or dependents of an employee whose
death was due to causes arising out of and in the course of
employment, or any one or more of those forms of insurance or
protection. A governmental unit, including county extension
committees and those paying their employees, may pay all or any
part of the premiums or charges on the insurance or protection.
A payment is deemed to be additional compensation paid to the
officers or employees, but for purposes of determining
contributions or benefits under a public pension or retirement
system it is not deemed to be additional compensation. One or
more governmental units may determine that a person is an
officer or employee if the person receives income from the
governmental subdivisions without regard to the manner of
election or appointment, including but not limited to employees
of county historical societies that receive funding from the
county and employees of the metropolitan intercounty
association. The appropriate officer of the governmental unit,
or those disbursing county extension funds, shall deduct from
the salary or wages of each officer and employee who elects to
become insured or so protected, on the officer's or employee's
written order, all or part of the officer's or employee's share
of premiums or charges and remit the share or portion to the
insurer or company issuing the policy or contract.
A governmental unitdeleted text begin , other than a school district,deleted text end that
pays all or part of the premiums or charges is authorized to
levy and collect a tax, if necessary, in the next annual tax
levy for the purpose of providing the necessary money for the
payment of the premiums or charges, and the sums levied and
appropriated are not, in the event the sum exceeds the maximum
sum allowed by the charter of a municipal corporation,
considered part of the cost of government of the governmental
unit as defined in any levy or expenditure limitation; provided
at least 50 percent of the cost of benefits on dependents must
be contributed by the employee or be paid by levies within
existing charter tax limitations.
The word "dependents" as used in this subdivision means
spouse and minor unmarried children under the age of 18 years
actually dependent upon the employee.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2005,
for taxes payable in 2006.
new text end