1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; permitting a group
1.3 	health insurance arrangement of local governments to
1.4 	provide the same coverage to each participating
1.5 	governmental unit; amending Laws 1985, chapter 85,
1.6 	section 1.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Laws 1985, chapter 85, section 1, is amended to
1.9 	read:

1.10 	Section 1. Certain counties; joint agreements for
1.11 	insurance coverage.
1.12 	(a) The counties of Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching and St.
1.13 	Louis, and political subdivisions located in those counties,
1.14 	except the city of Duluth, when two or more of them are acting
1.15 	jointly under Minnesota Statutes, section 471.61, subdivision 1,
1.16 	or section 471.59 for purposes of section 471.61, may act
1.17 	jointly for the same purposes with any nonprofit organization
1.18 	organized under the laws of Minnesota and which is exempt from
1.19 	taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
1.20 	Code 1954, as amended through December 31, 1984.
1.21 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an
1.22 	arrangement described in paragraph (a) may provide the same
1.23 	health insurance coverage to each of its member employers,
1.24 	without regard to the number of employees a member employer has.

1.25 	Sec. 2EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.26 	Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023,
2.1 	subdivision 1, clause (a), local approval of this act is not
2.2 	required.  This act is effective the day following final
2.3 	enactment.