Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB417 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		sb0417
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10	7		SENATE BILL 417
11	8		P4 2lr1727
12	9		CF HB 379
13	10		By: Senator Feldman
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2022
15	12		Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: March 5, 2022
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program – Eligibility 2
25	19		for Enrollment and Participation 3
26	20		(Independent Agency Health Insurance Option Act) 4
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28	22		FOR the purpose of authorizing employees of the Maryland Agricult ural and 5
29		-	Resource–Based Industry Development Corporation, and the Maryland Clean 6
30		-	Energy Center, and the Bainbridge Development Corporation to enroll and 7
31		-	participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the State 8
32		-	Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program under certain 9
33		-	circumstances; requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management to make a certain 10
34		-	determination within a certain period of time; requiring the Secretary of Budget and 11
35		-	Management to submit a certain report; and generally relating to the State 12
36		-	Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program. 13
	23	+	Resource–Based Industry Development Corporation, the Maryland Clean Energy 6
	24	+	Center, and the Bainbridge Development Corporation to enroll and participate in the 7
	25	+	health insurance benefit options established under the State Employee and Retiree 8
	26	+	Health and Welfare Benefits Program under certain circumstances; requiring the 9
	27	+	Secretary of Budget and Management to make a certain determination within a 10
	28	+	certain period of time; and generally relating to the State Employee and Retiree 11
	29	+	Health and Welfare Benefits Program. 12
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38		-	BY adding to 14
39		-	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 15
40		-	Section 2–515.3 16
41		-	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
42		-	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
	31	+	BY adding to 13
	32	+	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 14
	33	+	Section 2–515.3 15
	34	+	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
	35	+	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 17
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44		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
45		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
	37	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
	38	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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47		-	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 21
	40	+	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 20
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	42	+	2–515.3. 21
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	44	+	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL AND 22
	45	+	RESOURCE–BASED INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION , THE MARYLAND 23
	46	+	CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, AND THE BAINBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION . 24
48	47		2 SENATE BILL 417
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51		-	2–515.3. 1
	50	+	(B) IF THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT AN ENTITY SUBJE CT TO THIS 1
	51	+	SECTION IS AN ELIGIB LE ENTITY, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE E NTITY MAY ENROLL AND 2
	52	+	PARTICIPATE IN THE H EALTH INSURANCE BENE FIT OPTIONS ESTABLIS HED UNDER 3
	53	+	THE PROGRAM WITH THE APPR OVAL OF THE ENTITY . 4
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53		-	(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO THE MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL AND 2
54		-	RESOURCE–BASED INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION , AND THE MARYLAND 3
55		-	CLEAN ENERGY CENTER, AND THE BAINBRIDGE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION . 4
	55	+	(C) AN ENTITY SUBJECT TO THIS S ECTION SHALL: 5
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57		-	(B) IF THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT AN ENTITY SUBJE CT TO THIS 5
58		-	SECTION IS AN ELIGIB LE ENTITY, AN EMPLOYEE OF THE E NTITY MAY ENROLL AND 6
59		-	PARTICIPATE IN THE H EALTH INSURANCE BENE FIT OPTIONS ESTABLIS HED UNDER 7
60		-	THE PROGRAM WITH THE APPR OVAL OF THE ENTITY . 8
	57	+	(1) PAY TO THE STATE THE TOTAL COSTS RESULTING FROM THE 6
	58	+	PARTICIPATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM; AND 7
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62		-	(C) AN ENTITY SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION SHALL : 9
	60	+	(2) DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ENTITY WILL SUBSIDIZE 8
	61	+	PARTICIPATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM. 9
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64		-	(1) PAY TO THE STATE THE TOTAL COSTS RESULTING FROM THE 10
65		-	PARTICIPATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM; AND 11
	63	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 10
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67		-	(2) DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE ENTITY WILL SUBSIDIZE 12
68		-	PARTICIPATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES IN THE PROGRAM. 13
	65	+	(a) Within 30 days of the effective date of this Act, the Secretary of Budget and 11
	66	+	Management shall determine whether the entities subject to § 2–515.3 of the State 12
	67	+	Personnel and Pensions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, are eligible to enroll 13
	68	+	and participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the State 14
	69	+	Employee and Retirement Health and Welfare Benefits Program. 15
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70		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 14
	71	+	(b) The Secretary shall notify the Department of Legislative Services within 5 16
	72	+	days of making the determination required under subsection (a) of this section. 17
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72		-	(a) ~~Within 30 60 days~~ of the ~~effective date~~ of ~~this Act,~~ the ~~Secretary of Budget and 15~~
73		-	~~Management shall determine whether the entities subject to § 2–515.3~~ of ~~the State 16~~
74		-	~~Personnel and Pensions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, are eligible~~ to enroll 17
75		-	~~and participate in~~ the ~~health insurance benefit options established under the State 18~~
76		-	~~Employee~~ and ~~Retirement Health~~ and ~~Welfare Benefits Program~~. 19
	74	+	(c) If the Secretary determines that all of the entities subject to § 2–515.3 of the 18
	75	+	State Personnel and Pensions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, are not eligible 19
	76	+	to enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the 20
	77	+	Program, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 21
	78	+	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 22
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78		-	~~(b) The Secretary~~ shall ~~notify the Department of Legislative Services within 5 20~~
79		-	~~days of making the determination required under subsection (a) of this section~~. 21
	80	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
	81	+	1, 2022. 24
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81		-	(c) If the Secretary determines that all of the entities subject to § 2–515.3 of the 22
82		-	State Personnel and Pensions Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, are not eligible 23
83		-	to enroll and participate in the health insurance benefit options established under the 24
84		-	Program, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be 25
85		-	abrogated and of no further force and effect. 26
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87		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 27
88		-	2022, the Secretary of Budget and Management shall submit a report, in accordance with 28
89		-	§ 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee 29
90		-	and the House Appropriations Committee on the participation by non–State entities in the 30
91		-	State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, including: 31
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93		-	(1) the non–State entities approved to participate in the program; 32
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95		-	(2) the benefits in which employees and retirees of each entity are eligible 33
96		-	to participate; 34 SENATE BILL 417 3
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100		-	(3) the aggregate number of employees and retirees of non–State entities 1
101		-	participating in the program; and 2
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103		-	(4) the employer subsidies provided by each participating entity. 3
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105		-	SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
106		-	July 1, 2022. 5
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112		-	Approved:
113		-	________________________________________________________________________________
114		-	Governor.
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116		-	President of the Senate.
117		-	________________________________________________________________________________
118		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.