HLS 20RS-1706 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 33
BY REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS
INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: To authorize and direct the Office of Group Benefits to
study options for reducing state and participant premiums
1 A RESOLUTION
2To authorize and direct the Office of Group Benefits to study options for reducing premiums
3 for participants and employers and to report its findings to the Legislature no later
4 than December 31, 2020.
5 WHEREAS, providing for the health and welfare of current and former state and
6school district employees is an obligation the legislature does not take lightly; and
7 WHEREAS, health insurance costs are increasing nationally as our society reaps the
8benefits of living longer; and
9 WHEREAS, identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to improve health
10insurance benefits for those who provide essential services to our state and our communities
11while simultaneously creating an opportunity for savings for the state is a fiscally prudent
12action; and
13 WHEREAS, having the Office of Group Benefits meet with key stakeholders and
14study options for improved benefits and cost savings and report its findings to the legislature
15will help the state move forward on more sound fiscal footing.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby authorize and direct the Office of Group Benefits to
18study options for reducing premiums for participants, retirees, and employers and to report
19its findings to the House Committee on Appropriations no later than December 31, 2020.
20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in executing this study the Office of Group
21Benefits shall seek input from key stakeholders, such as retired stakeholder groups including
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1but not limited to: AARP; the Retired State Employees Association; the Louisiana Retired
2Teachers Association; the Louisiana Association of Health Plans; and retired judges.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the
4chief executive officer of the Office of Group Benefits and director of each organization
5listed above.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 33 Original 2020 Regular Session Echols
To authorize and direct the Office of Group Benefits to study options for reducing premiums
for participants, retirees, and employers and to report its findings to the House Committee
on Appropriations no later than Dec. 31, 2020.
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