1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/07/2001 | |
1st Engrossment | Posted on 03/26/2001 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state employment; permitting retired state 1.3 employees to purchase group long-term care insurance 1.4 through the same plan offered to active state 1.5 employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 1.6 43A.318, subdivision 1. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 43A.318, 1.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.10 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) [SCOPE.] For the 1.11 purposes of this section, the terms defined have the meaning 1.12 given them. 1.13 (b) [ADVISORY COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE.] "Advisory committee" 1.14 or "committee" means the committee created under subdivision 3. 1.15 (c) [COMMITTEE MEMBER; MEMBER.] "Committee member" or 1.16 "member" means a person serving on the advisory committee 1.17 created under subdivision 3. 1.18 (d) [ELIGIBLE PERSON.] "Eligible person" means: 1.19 (1)an active member of a public pension plan of the state1.20 a person who is eligible for insurance and benefits under 1.21 section 43A.24; 1.22 (2)an employee or elected official of the state who is not1.23eligible for participation in a public employee pension plan of1.24the statea person who at the time of separation from employment 1.25 was eligible to purchase coverage at personal expense under 1.26 section 43A.27, subdivision 3, regardless of whether the person 2.1 elected to purchase this coverage;or2.2 (3) a spouseor parentof a person described in clause (1) 2.3 or (2), regardless of the enrollment status in the program of 2.4 the person described in clause (1) or (2).; or 2.5 (4) a parent of a person described in clause (1), 2.6 regardless of the enrollment status in the program of the person 2.7 described in clause (1). 2.8 (e) [PROGRAM.] "Program" means the statewide public 2.9 employees long-term care insurance program created under 2.10 subdivision 2. 2.11 (f)[PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION PLAN.] "Public employee2.12pension plan" means any Minnesota public pension plan or fund2.13that provides pension or retirement coverage for state employees. 2.14(g)[QUALIFIED VENDOR.] "Qualified vendor" means an entity 2.15 licensed or authorized to underwrite, provide, or administer 2.16 group long-term care insurance benefits in this state. 2.17 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.18 Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment 2.19 and applies to all persons who separated from employment prior 2.20 to the day following final enactment and their spouses.