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10 | 19 | | AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR STATE MARSHALS. |
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11 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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12 | 21 | | Assembly convened: |
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14 | 23 | | Section 1. Subsections (a) to (l), inclusive, of section 5-259 of the 1 |
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15 | 24 | | general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2 |
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16 | 25 | | thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 3 |
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17 | 26 | | (a) The Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and 4 |
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18 | 27 | | of the Insurance Commissioner, shall arrange and procure a group 5 |
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19 | 28 | | hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan or plans for (1) 6 |
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20 | 29 | | state employees, (2) members of the General Assembly who elect 7 |
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21 | 30 | | coverage under such plan or plans, (3) participants in an alternate 8 |
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22 | 31 | | retirement program who meet the service requirements of section 5-162 9 |
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23 | 32 | | or subsection (a) of section 5-166, (4) anyone receiving benefits under 10 |
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24 | 33 | | section 5-144 or from any state-sponsored retirement system, except the 11 |
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25 | 34 | | teachers' retirement system and the municipal employees retirement 12 |
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26 | 35 | | system, (5) judges of probate and Probate Court employees, (6) the 13 |
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27 | 36 | | surviving spouse, and any dependent children of a state police officer, a 14 |
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28 | 37 | | member of an organized local police department, a firefighter or a 15 |
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29 | 38 | | constable who performs criminal law enforcement duties who dies 16 |
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38 | 49 | | a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. 21 |
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39 | 50 | | Coverage for a dependent child pursuant to this subdivision shall 22 |
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40 | 51 | | terminate no earlier than the end of the calendar year during whichever 23 |
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41 | 52 | | of the following occurs first, the date on which the child: Becomes 24 |
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42 | 53 | | covered under a group health plan through the dependent's own 25 |
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43 | 54 | | employment; or attains the age of twenty-six, (7) employees of the 26 |
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44 | 55 | | Capital Region Development Authority established by section 32-601, 27 |
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45 | 56 | | [and] (8) the surviving spouse and dependent children of any employee 28 |
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46 | 57 | | of a municipality who dies on or after October 1, 2000, as the result of 29 |
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47 | 58 | | injuries received while acting within the scope of such employee's 30 |
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48 | 59 | | employment and not as the result of illness or natural causes, and whose 31 |
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49 | 60 | | surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for 32 |
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50 | 61 | | a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan, and 33 |
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51 | 62 | | (9) state marshals. For purposes of [this] subdivision (8) of this 34 |
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52 | 63 | | subsection, "employee" means any regular employee or elective officer 35 |
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53 | 64 | | receiving pay from a municipality, "municipality" means any town, city, 36 |
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54 | 65 | | borough, school district, taxing district, fire district, district department 37 |
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55 | 66 | | of health, probate district, housing authority, regional workforce 38 |
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56 | 67 | | development board established under section 31-3k, flood commission 39 |
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57 | 68 | | or authority established by special act or regional council of 40 |
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58 | 69 | | governments. For purposes of subdivision (6) of this subsection, 41 |
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59 | 70 | | "firefighter" means any person who is regularly employed and paid by 42 |
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60 | 71 | | any municipality for the purpose of performing firefighting duties for a 43 |
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61 | 72 | | municipality on average of not less than thirty-five hours per week. The 44 |
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62 | 73 | | minimum benefits to be provided by such plan or plans shall be 45 |
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63 | 74 | | substantially equal in value to the benefits that each such employee or 46 |
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64 | 75 | | member of the General Assembly could secure in such plan or plans on 47 |
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65 | 76 | | an individual basis on the preceding first day of July. The state shall pay 48 |
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66 | 77 | | for each such employee and each member of the General Assembly 49 |
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67 | 78 | | covered by such plan or plans the portion of the premium charged for 50 |
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77 | 90 | | state shall pay for anyone receiving benefits from any such state-56 |
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78 | 91 | | sponsored retirement system one hundred per cent of the portion of the 57 |
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79 | 92 | | premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage 58 |
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80 | 93 | | and one hundred per cent of any additional cost for the form of 59 |
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81 | 94 | | coverage. The balance of any premiums payable by an individual 60 |
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82 | 95 | | employee or by a member of the General Assembly for the form of 61 |
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83 | 96 | | coverage shall be deducted from the payroll by the State Comptroller. 62 |
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84 | 97 | | The total premiums payable shall be remitted by the Comptroller to the 63 |
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85 | 98 | | insurance company or companies or nonprofit organization or 64 |
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86 | 99 | | organizations providing the coverage. The amount of the state's 65 |
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87 | 100 | | contribution per employee for a health maintenance organization option 66 |
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88 | 101 | | shall be equal, in terms of dollars and cents, to the largest amount of the 67 |
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89 | 102 | | contribution per employee paid for any other option that is available to 68 |
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90 | 103 | | all eligible state employees included in the health benefits plan, but shall 69 |
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91 | 104 | | not be required to exceed the amount of the health maintenance 70 |
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92 | 105 | | organization premium. 71 |
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93 | 106 | | (b) The insurance coverage procured under subsection (a) of this 72 |
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94 | 107 | | section for active state employees, employees of the Connecticut 73 |
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95 | 108 | | Institute for Municipal Studies, anyone receiving benefits from any such 74 |
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96 | 109 | | state-sponsored retirement system, [and] members of the General 75 |
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97 | 110 | | Assembly and state marshals, who are over sixty-five years of age, may 76 |
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98 | 111 | | be modified to reflect benefits available to such employees or members 77 |
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99 | 112 | | pursuant to Social Security and medical benefits programs administered 78 |
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100 | 113 | | by the federal government, provided any payments required to secure 79 |
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101 | 114 | | such benefits administered by the federal government shall be paid by 80 |
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102 | 115 | | the Comptroller either directly to the employee or members or to the 81 |
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103 | 116 | | agency of the federal government authorized to collect such payments. 82 |
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104 | 117 | | (c) On October 1, 1972, the Comptroller shall continue to afford 83 |
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114 | 129 | | the state shall pay for a member of any such state-sponsored retirement 89 |
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115 | 130 | | system, or a participant in an alternate retirement program who meets 90 |
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116 | 131 | | the service requirements of section 5-162 or subsection (a) of section 5-91 |
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117 | 132 | | 166, and who begins receiving benefits from such system or program on 92 |
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118 | 133 | | or after November 1, 1989, eighty per cent of the portion of the premium 93 |
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119 | 134 | | charged for his individual coverage and eighty per cent of any 94 |
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120 | 135 | | additional cost for his form of coverage. Upon the death of any such 95 |
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121 | 136 | | member, any surviving spouse of such member who begins receiving 96 |
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122 | 137 | | benefits from such system shall be eligible for coverage under this 97 |
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123 | 138 | | section and the state shall pay for any such spouse eighty per cent of the 98 |
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124 | 139 | | portion of the premium charged for his individual coverage and eighty 99 |
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125 | 140 | | per cent of any additional cost for his form of coverage. 100 |
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126 | 141 | | (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 101 |
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127 | 142 | | vending stand operators eligible for membership in the state employees 102 |
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128 | 143 | | retirement system pursuant to section 5-175a shall be eligible for 103 |
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129 | 144 | | coverage under the group hospitalization and medical and surgical 104 |
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130 | 145 | | insurance plans procured under this section, provided the cost for such 105 |
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131 | 146 | | operators' insurance coverage shall be paid by the Department of Aging 106 |
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132 | 147 | | and Disability Services from vending machine income pursuant to 107 |
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133 | 148 | | section 17a-818. 108 |
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134 | 149 | | (f) The Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and 109 |
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135 | 150 | | of the Insurance Commissioner, shall arrange and procure a group 110 |
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136 | 151 | | hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan or plans for any 111 |
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137 | 152 | | person who adopts a child from the state foster care system, any person 112 |
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138 | 153 | | who has been a foster parent for the Department of Children and 113 |
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139 | 154 | | Families for six months or more, and any dependent of such adoptive 114 |
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140 | 155 | | parent or foster parent who elects coverage under such plan or plans. 115 |
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152 | 169 | | and surgical insurance plan. A person and his dependents electing 123 |
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153 | 170 | | coverage pursuant to this subsection shall be eligible for such coverage 124 |
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154 | 171 | | until no longer an adoptive parent or a foster parent. An adoptive parent 125 |
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155 | 172 | | shall be eligible for such coverage until the coverage anniversary date 126 |
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156 | 173 | | on or after whichever of the following occurs first, the date on which the 127 |
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157 | 174 | | child: Becomes covered under a group health plan through the 128 |
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158 | 175 | | dependent's own employment; or attains the age of twenty-six. As used 129 |
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159 | 176 | | in this section "dependent" means a spouse or natural or adopted child 130 |
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160 | 177 | | if such child is wholly or partially dependent for support upon the 131 |
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161 | 178 | | adoptive parent or foster parent. 132 |
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162 | 179 | | (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 133 |
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163 | 180 | | the Probate Court Administration Fund established in accordance with 134 |
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164 | 181 | | section 45a-82, shall pay for each probate judge and each probate court 135 |
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165 | 182 | | employee not more than one hundred per cent of the portion of the 136 |
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166 | 183 | | premium charged for the judge's or employee's individual coverage and 137 |
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167 | 184 | | not more than seventy per cent of any additional cost for the judge's or 138 |
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168 | 185 | | employee's form of coverage. The remainder of the premium for such 139 |
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169 | 186 | | coverage shall be paid by the probate judge or probate court employee 140 |
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170 | 187 | | to the State Treasurer. Payment shall be credited by the State Treasurer 141 |
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171 | 188 | | to the fund established by section 45a-82. The total premiums payable 142 |
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172 | 189 | | shall be remitted by the Probate Court Administrator directly to the 143 |
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173 | 190 | | insurance company or companies or nonprofit organization or 144 |
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174 | 191 | | organizations providing the coverage. The Probate Court Administrator 145 |
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175 | 192 | | shall issue regulations governing group hospitalization and medical 146 |
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176 | 193 | | and surgical insurance pursuant to subsection (b) of section 45a-77. 147 |
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177 | 194 | | (h) For the purpose of subsection (g) of this section, "probate judge" 148 |
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178 | 201 | | or "judge" means a duly elected probate judge who works in such 149 |
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179 | 202 | | judge's capacity as a probate judge at least twenty hours per week, on 150 |
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180 | 203 | | average, on a quarterly basis and certifies to that fact on forms provided 151 |
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181 | 204 | | by and filed with the Probate Court Administrator, on or before the 152 |
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182 | 205 | | fifteenth day of April, July, October and January, for the preceding 153 |
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183 | 206 | | calendar quarter; and "probate court employee" or "employee" means a 154 |
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189 | 208 | | (i) The Comptroller may provide for coverage of employees of 156 |
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190 | 209 | | municipalities, nonprofit corporations, community action agencies and 157 |
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191 | 210 | | small employers and individuals eligible for a health coverage tax 158 |
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192 | 211 | | credit, retired members or members of an association for personal care 159 |
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193 | 212 | | assistants under the plan or plans procured under subsection (a) of this 160 |
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194 | 213 | | section, provided: (1) Participation by each municipality, nonprofit 161 |
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195 | 214 | | corporation, community action agency, small employer, eligible 162 |
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196 | 215 | | individual, retired member or association for personal care assistants 163 |
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197 | 216 | | shall be on a voluntary basis; (2) where an employee organization 164 |
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198 | 217 | | represents employees of a municipality, nonprofit corporation, 165 |
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199 | 218 | | community action agency or small employer, participation in a plan or 166 |
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200 | 219 | | plans to be procured under subsection (a) of this section shall be by 167 |
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201 | 220 | | mutual agreement of the municipality, nonprofit corporation, 168 |
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202 | 221 | | community action agency or small employer and the employee 169 |
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203 | 222 | | organization only and neither party may submit the issue of 170 |
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204 | 223 | | participation to binding arbitration except by mutual agreement if such 171 |
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205 | 224 | | binding arbitration is available; (3) no group of employees shall be 172 |
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206 | 225 | | refused entry into the plan by reason of past or future health care costs 173 |
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207 | 226 | | or claim experience; (4) rates paid by the state for its employees under 174 |
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208 | 227 | | subsection (a) of this section are not adversely affected by this 175 |
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209 | 228 | | subsection; (5) administrative costs to the plan or plans provided under 176 |
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210 | 229 | | this subsection shall not be paid by the state; (6) participation in the plan 177 |
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211 | 230 | | or plans in an amount determined by the state shall be for the duration 178 |
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212 | 231 | | of the period of the plan or plans, or for such other period as mutually 179 |
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213 | 232 | | agreed by the municipality, nonprofit corporation, community action 180 |
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214 | 233 | | agency, small employer, retired member or association for personal care 181 |
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215 | 240 | | assistants and the Comptroller; and (7) nothing in this section or section 182 |
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216 | 241 | | 12-202a, 38a-551 or 38a-556 shall be construed as requiring a 183 |
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217 | 242 | | participating insurer or health care center to issue individual policies to 184 |
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218 | 243 | | individuals eligible for a health coverage tax credit. The coverage 185 |
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219 | 244 | | provided under this section may be referred to as the "Municipal 186 |
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220 | 245 | | Employee Health Insurance Plan". The Comptroller may arrange and 187 |
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221 | 246 | | procure for the employees and eligible individuals under this subsection 188 |
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222 | 247 | | health benefit plans that vary from the plan or plans procured under 189 |
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228 | 249 | | of chapter 700c, the coverage provided under this subsection may be 191 |
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229 | 250 | | offered on either a fully underwritten or risk-pooled basis at the 192 |
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230 | 251 | | discretion of the Comptroller. For the purposes of this subsection, (A) 193 |
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231 | 252 | | "municipality" means any town, city, borough, school district, taxing 194 |
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232 | 253 | | district, fire district, district department of health, probate district, 195 |
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233 | 254 | | housing authority, regional workforce development board established 196 |
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234 | 255 | | under section 31-3k, regional emergency telecommunications center, 197 |
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235 | 256 | | tourism district established under section 32-302, flood commission or 198 |
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236 | 257 | | authority established by special act, regional council of governments, 199 |
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237 | 258 | | transit district formed under chapter 103a, or the Children's Center 200 |
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238 | 259 | | established by number 571 of the public acts of 1969; (B) "nonprofit 201 |
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239 | 260 | | corporation" means (i) a nonprofit corporation organized under 26 USC 202 |
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240 | 261 | | 501 that has a contract with the state or receives a portion of its funding 203 |
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241 | 262 | | from a municipality, the state or the federal government, or (ii) an 204 |
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242 | 263 | | organization that is tax exempt pursuant to 26 USC 501(c)(5); (C) 205 |
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243 | 264 | | "community action agency" means a community action agency, as 206 |
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244 | 265 | | defined in section 17b-885; (D) "small employer" means a small 207 |
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245 | 266 | | employer, as defined in section 38a-564; (E) "eligible individuals" or 208 |
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246 | 267 | | "individuals eligible for a health coverage tax credit" means individuals 209 |
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247 | 268 | | who are eligible for the credit for health insurance costs under Section 210 |
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248 | 269 | | 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent 211 |
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249 | 270 | | corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time 212 |
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250 | 271 | | to time amended, in accordance with the Pension Benefit Guaranty 213 |
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251 | 272 | | Corporation; (F) "association for personal care assistants" means an 214 |
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252 | 273 | | organization composed of personal care attendants who are employed 215 |
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253 | 280 | | by recipients of service (i) under the home-care program for the elderly 216 |
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254 | 281 | | under section 17b-342, (ii) under the personal care assistance program 217 |
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255 | 282 | | under section 17b-605a, (iii) in an independent living center pursuant to 218 |
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256 | 283 | | sections 17a-792 to 17a-794, inclusive, or (iv) under the program for 219 |
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257 | 284 | | individuals with acquired brain injury as described in section 17b-260a; 220 |
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258 | 285 | | and (G) "retired members" means individuals eligible for a retirement 221 |
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259 | 286 | | benefit from the Connecticut municipal employees' retirement system. 222 |
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260 | 287 | | (j) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 223 |
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266 | 289 | | state employer under current law and contract shall not be impaired by 225 |
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267 | 290 | | the provisions of this section. (2) Other conditions of entry for any group 226 |
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268 | 291 | | into the plan or plans procured under subsection (a) of this section shall 227 |
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269 | 292 | | be determined by the Comptroller upon the recommendation of a 228 |
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270 | 293 | | coalition committee established pursuant to subsection (f) of section 5-229 |
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271 | 294 | | 278, except for such conditions referenced in subsection (g) of this 230 |
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272 | 295 | | section. (3) Additional determinations by the Comptroller on (A) issues 231 |
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273 | 296 | | generated by any group's actual or contemplated participation in the 232 |
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274 | 297 | | plan or plans, (B) modifications to the terms and conditions of any 233 |
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275 | 298 | | group's continued participation, (C) related matters shall be made upon 234 |
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276 | 299 | | the recommendation of such committee. (4) Notwithstanding any 235 |
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277 | 300 | | provision of law to the contrary, a municipal employer and an employee 236 |
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278 | 301 | | organization may upon mutual agreement reopen a collective 237 |
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279 | 302 | | bargaining agreement for the exclusive purpose of negotiating on the 238 |
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280 | 303 | | participation by such municipal employer or employee organization in 239 |
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281 | 304 | | the plan or plans offered under the provisions of this section. 240 |
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282 | 305 | | (k) The Comptroller shall submit annually to the General Assembly a 241 |
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283 | 306 | | review of the coverage of employees of municipalities, nonprofit 242 |
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284 | 307 | | corporations, community action agencies, small employers under 243 |
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285 | 308 | | subsection (i) of this section and eligible individuals under subsection 244 |
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286 | 309 | | (i) of this section beginning February 1, 2004. 245 |
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287 | 310 | | (l) (1) Effective July 1, 1996, any deputies or special deputies 246 |
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288 | 311 | | appointed pursuant to section 6-37 of the general statutes, revision of 247 |
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294 | | - | who works as a state marshal for fewer than twenty hours per week, on 253 |
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295 | | - | average, shall be allowed to participate in the plan or plans procured by 254 |
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296 | | - | the Comptroller pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such 255 |
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297 | | - | participation shall be voluntary and the participant shall pay the full 256 |
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298 | | - | cost of the coverage under such plan. 257 Substitute Bill No. 1220 |
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| 323 | + | who works in such state marshal's capacity as a state marshal for less 253 |
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| 324 | + | than twenty hours per week, on average, shall be allowed to participate 254 |
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| 325 | + | in the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection 255 |
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| 326 | + | (a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary and the 256 |
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| 327 | + | participant shall pay the full cost of the coverage under such plan. 257 |
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| 328 | + | (B) Effective October 1, 2025, any state marshal who (i) works in such 258 |
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| 329 | + | marshal's capacity as a state marshal at least twenty hours per week, on 259 |
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| 330 | + | average, on a quarterly basis, and (ii) is actively engaged in either (I) 260 |
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| 331 | + | service of process under a waiver of fees issued pursuant to section 52-261 |
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| 332 | + | 259b, (II) service of process of orders of protection issued pursuant to 262 |
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| 333 | + | section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, or (III) service of capias mittimus orders 263 |
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| 334 | + | issued by a family support magistrate pursuant to section 46b-231, (iii) 264 |
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| 335 | + | certifies to those facts in clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph on 265 |
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| 336 | + | forms provided by and filed with the State Marshal Commission on or 266 |
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| 337 | + | before the fifteenth day of April, July, October and January for the 267 |
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| 338 | + | preceding calendar quarter, and (iv) does not have access to coverage 268 |
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| 339 | + | under a health benefit plan that is available (I) through the employer of 269 |
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| 340 | + | such state marshal's spouse and has an actuarial value that is equivalent 270 |
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| 341 | + | to the actuarial value of the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller 271 |
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| 342 | + | pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (II) through the municipal 272 |
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| 343 | + | employees' retirement system established by part II of chapter 113 shall 273 |
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| 344 | + | be allowed to participate in the plan or plans procured by the 274 |
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| 345 | + | Comptroller pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such 275 |
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| 346 | + | participation shall be voluntary and the participant shall pay the same 276 |
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| 347 | + | amount for the coverage under such plan under the same terms and 277 |
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| 348 | + | conditions as active state employees in accordance with the provisions 278 |
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| 349 | + | of the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition agreement. 279 |
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| 350 | + | Raised Bill No. 1220 |
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303 | | - | (B) Effective October 1, 2025, any state marshal who (i) works as a 258 |
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304 | | - | state marshal at least twenty hours per week, on average, on a quarterly 259 |
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305 | | - | basis, (ii) is actively engaged in either (I) service of process under a 260 |
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306 | | - | waiver of fees issued pursuant to section 52-259b, (II) service of process 261 |
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307 | | - | of orders of protection issued pursuant to section 46b-15 or 46b-16a, or 262 |
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308 | | - | (III) service of capias mittimus orders issued by a family support 263 |
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309 | | - | magistrate pursuant to section 46b-231, (iii) certifies to those facts in 264 |
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310 | | - | clauses (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph on forms provided by and filed 265 |
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311 | | - | with the State Marshal Commission on or before the fifteenth day of 266 |
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312 | | - | April, July, October and January for the preceding calendar quarter, and 267 |
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313 | | - | (iv) does not have access to coverage under a health benefit plan that is 268 |
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314 | | - | available (I) through the employer of such state marshal's spouse and 269 |
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315 | | - | has an actuarial value that is equivalent to the actuarial value of the plan 270 |
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316 | | - | or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection (a) of this 271 |
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317 | | - | section, or (II) through the municipal employees' retirement system 272 |
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318 | | - | established by part II of chapter 113 shall be allowed to participate in 273 |
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319 | | - | the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant to subsection 274 |
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320 | | - | (a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary and the 275 |
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321 | | - | participant shall pay the same amount for the coverage under such plan 276 |
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322 | | - | under the same terms and conditions as active state employees in 277 |
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323 | | - | accordance with the provisions of the State Employees Bargaining 278 |
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324 | | - | Agent Coalition agreement. 279 |
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325 | 356 | | (3) Effective December 1, 2000, any judicial marshal shall be allowed 280 |
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326 | 357 | | to participate in the plan or plans procured by the Comptroller pursuant 281 |
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327 | 358 | | to subsection (a) of this section. Such participation shall be voluntary 282 |
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328 | 359 | | and the participant shall pay the full cost of the coverage under such 283 |
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329 | 360 | | plan unless and until the judicial marshals participate in the plan or 284 |
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330 | 361 | | plans procured by the Comptroller under this section through collective 285 |
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331 | 362 | | bargaining negotiations pursuant to subsection (f) of section 5-278. 286 |
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332 | 363 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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333 | 364 | | sections: |
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335 | 366 | | Section 1 October 1, 2025 5-259(a) to (l) |
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