GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2009

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SENATE BILL 355

Short Title:        State Health Plan/Local Govt Retiree Contrib.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Senator Clary.
Referred to:	Appropriations/Base Budget.

March 3, 2009

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide that a local government that has been submitting premium payments for its employees to the state health plan for teachers and state employees is not liable for contributions owing to the state retirement system for a specified period.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding Section 31.26(b) of S.L. 2004‑124, a local government that was approved to participate in the Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan ("Plan") (predecessor plan to the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees) effective July 1, 2004, and that has been making contributions to the Plan for its active and retired employees based on active employee contribution rates, is not liable for the amount in contributions owing to the Local Government Employees' Retirement System under S.L. 2004-124 that represents the difference between the contribution rate owed under S.L. 2004-124 and the amount paid to the Plan for local government retiree coverage.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.  This act applies only to those fewer than 10 counties that have retirement contributions owing for the period July 1, 2004, through July 1, 2008.