Chapter 174
2008 -- S 2652
SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/02/08
A N A C T
RELATING
TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - PAY AND ALLOWANCES
Introduced
By: Senator Paul E. Moura
Date
Introduced: February 26, 2008
It is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter
30-6 of the General Laws entitled "Pay and Allowances" is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following section:
30-6-6.
Rights of employees entering service to maintain health care benefits. –
Every employee holding a position in municipal
service, who has left or shall leave the position
by reason of entering the armed forces of the
United States (whether through membership in the
reserve of the United States Military or Naval
Forces or in the Rhode Island National Guard or
Naval Reserves, when any of the foregoing units
are called to active federal or state duty, or by
reason of enlistment, induction commission or
otherwise), and who at the time of entrance into
the armed services had family medical benefits,
shall continue to be eligible to receive family
medical benefits, in the same manner as
available prior to entering service, for designated family
members, excluding the employee, during the
duration of his or her absences required by the
continuance of service in the armed services and
his or her return to municipal service. Nothing in
this section, however, shall require the
employee to continue family medical benefits provided by
the municipality or prevent the employee from
enrolling in or receiving medical benefits from
another source of health insurance coverage
including the federal medical benefits program for
deployed members of the armed services.
SECTION 2. This act
shall take effect upon passage.
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