Minnesota Session Laws - 2018, Regular Session

CHAPTER 136--S.F.No. 2692

An act

relating to military affairs; providing National Guard members access to information regarding state-sponsored life insurance program;

proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [192.552] STATE-SPONSORED LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, "state-sponsored life insurance program" means the life insurance program exclusively offered to all members of the Minnesota National Guard through the National Guard Association of Minnesota, pursuant to Public Law 93-289. new text end

new text begin (b) The adjutant general is the official sponsor of the Minnesota National Guard state-sponsored life insurance program. The adjutant general shall: new text end

new text begin (1) allow, facilitate, and coordinate all efforts to make the state-sponsored life insurance program available to all members of the Minnesota National Guard; new text end

new text begin (2) provide an opportunity for members of the Minnesota National Guard to purchase state-sponsored life insurance program products; new text end

new text begin (3) allow, facilitate, and coordinate requested allotments with the appropriate United States Property and Fiscal Office for purposes of the state-sponsored life insurance program; new text end

new text begin (4) allow state-sponsored life insurance program representatives to provide Minnesota National Guard units with state-sponsored life insurance program briefings during annual training and drill weekends to educate members on their state-sponsored life insurance program benefits; and new text end

new text begin (5) allow members to change or designate beneficiaries. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end

Presented to the governor May 10, 2018

Signed by the governor May 14, 2018, 11:59 a.m.