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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 492 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 16, 2023 - Introduced by Senators L. JOHNSON, LARSON, SMITH, HESSELBEIN, |
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| 6 | 6 | | AGARD and CARPENTER, cosponsored by Representatives CONSIDINE, SHELTON, |
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| 7 | 7 | | JOERS, HONG, C. ANDERSON, CLANCY, JACOBSON, SHANKLAND, BARE, CABRERA, |
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| 8 | 8 | | CONLEY, EMERSON, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SINICKI, SNODGRASS, SUBECK, VINING, |
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| 9 | 9 | | STUBBS, MOORE OMOKUNDE, MADISON, J. ANDERSON and NEUBAUER. Referred to |
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| 10 | 10 | | Committee on Education. |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to amend 40.51 (7) (a); and to create 40.51 (7) (c) of the statutes; |
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| 12 | 12 | | relating to: health insurance for school district employees. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under the bill, a municipal employer is required to offer a health insurance plan |
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| 15 | 15 | | that is offered by the Group Insurance Board to eligible employees of a school district. |
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| 16 | 16 | | For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 17 | 17 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 18 | 18 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 19 | 19 | | enact as follows: |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 1. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 21 | 21 | | 40.51 (7) (a) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that |
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| 22 | 22 | | is not a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care |
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| 23 | 23 | | coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule |
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| 25 | 25 | | establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 492 |
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| 36 | 36 | | employees and employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise |
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| 37 | 37 | | provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except |
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| 38 | 38 | | as provided in par. pars. (b) and (c), an employer may not offer a health care coverage |
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| 39 | 39 | | plan to its employees under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 |
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| 40 | 40 | | percent of the average premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest |
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| 41 | 41 | | employee premium cost under this subsection. |
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| 42 | 42 | | SECTION 2. 40.51 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 43 | 43 | | 40.51 (7) (c) Beginning on January 1, 2025, each municipal employer shall offer |
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| 44 | 44 | | all eligible employees of a school district a health care coverage plan through a |
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| 45 | 45 | | program offered by the group insurance board under par. (a). |
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