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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1384
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 5219
Referred to Committee on INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Introduced by:
(INS)
AN ACT ALLOWING BOARD MEMBERS OF QUASI -PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO OBTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER
THE STATE EMPLOYEE PLAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Any member of a board of 1
directors of any quasi-public agency whose nomination to such board is 2
confirmed by both houses of the General Assembly and who is not 3
otherwise eligible to participate in the group hospitalization and 4
medical and surgical insurance plan established pursuant to subsection 5
(a) of section 5-259 of the general statutes may elect to participate in such 6
plan. Each member who elects such coverage shall pay the same 7
percentage of the premium as paid by a state employee for the form of 8
coverage. The quasi-public agency of such member of a board of 9
directors shall reimburse the appropriate state agency for the remainder 10
of the premium and any other costs incurred due to such member's 11
participation. For the purposes of this section, "quasi-public agency" has 12
the same meaning as provided in section 1-120 of the general statutes. 13
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To allow any board member of a quasi-public agency to obtain health
insurance coverage under the state employee plan.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]