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2001 SESSION
SB 1000 Sickness and Disability Program.
Introduced by: Malfourd W. Trumbo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Virginia Sickness and Disability Program. Enrolls certain state employees into the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) unless such employees opt not to be enrolled. Members of the Virginia Retirement System, the State Police Officers' Retirement System, the Virginia Law Officers' Retirement System, certain part-time employees of the Commonwealth, and employees of higher education participating in the Retirement System, who are not already participating in the program, will be automatically enrolled into the VSDP unless such persons provide written notice to VRS of their decision not to participate. In general, the opt-out period will run from October 1, 2001, through December 31, 2001, and VSDP coverage will be effective January 10, 2002. Employees of higher education commencing employment on or after October 1, 2001, who are employed in a faculty position performing teaching, research or administrative duties, have 30 days to opt out of the VSDP beginning with their first date of employment. Any person enrolled into the VSDP will have their sick leave balances converted to disability credits at the rate of one hour of disability credit for each hour of sick leave. The bill only applies to employees who currently are not participating in the VSDP; the bill does not affect employees who previously elected to enroll in the VSDP or who were enrolled by effect of law. The bill also authorizes VRS to provide a long-term care insurance program for members of the VSDP. The bill also authorizes VRS to manage long-term care insurance programs that are currently managed by the Department of Human Resource Management. VRS may purchase group insurance policies to provide long-term care benefits or may self-insure long-term care benefits. State agencies are required to fund the costs of long-term care insurance from such funds as are appropriated to such agencies by the General Assembly.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/01 012872260 pdf | impact statements
- 01/23/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013228260-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/14/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012951900-H1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/10/01 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/01 012872260
- 01/10/01 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/23/01 Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/01 Senate: Committee substitute printed 013228260-S1
- 01/24/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/01 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/25/01 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 013228260-S1
- 01/25/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 013228260-S1
- 01/26/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/02/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/01 House: Read first time
- 02/02/01 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/13/01 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub (28-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/01 House: Committee substitute printed 012951900-H1
- 02/15/01 House: Read second time
- 02/16/01 House: Read third time
- 02/16/01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 012951900-H1
- 02/16/01 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/01 House: Stricken from House calendar