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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE | |
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     Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska | |
     Date Introduced: February 14, 2012 | |
     Referred To: Senate Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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     SECTION 1. Chapter 22-11 of the General Laws entitled "Joint Committee on |
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Legislative Services" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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     22-11-3.6. General assembly member health insurance benefits. – Senators and |
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representatives of the general assembly shall pay a share of their health insurance benefits equal |
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to a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of said benefits. Further, no senator or |
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representative who receives a similar taxpayer funded health care benefit from the state or any |
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subdivision thereof, or from any municipality of the state, shall be paid a state subsidy or |
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emolument or waiver in lieu of his or her refusal to accept the state health care benefit. |
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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect the first Tuesday in January of the year 2014. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE | |
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     This act would require senators and representatives to pay a share for their health |
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insurance benefits equal to a minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of benefits and would |
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prohibit any payment or state subsidy for waiving said health insurance benefits. |
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     This act would take effect the first Tuesday in January of the year 2014. |
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