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HOUSE BILL NO. 2632
House Amendments in [ ] – February 9, 2009
A BILL to require the Department of Human Resource Management to develop a health insurance program for school board and local government officers and employees, similar in plan design and administration to the health insurance program for state employees.
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Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Shannon
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That the Department of Human Resource Management (Department) is instructed to develop a statewide [ optional ] health insurance program (program) forteachers school board and local government officers and employees ] , similar in plan design and administration to the health insurance program for state employees. The program will coverall teachers employed by officers and employees of ] local school boardsand localities ] throughout the Commonwealth. The program will be self-insured through premium payment from participants and employers and administered by the Department through contracts to be awarded through the procurement process. The Department shall also develop an alternative program that covers all eligible employees and retirees of local school boards, and officers, employees, and retirees of localities ] .

School boards [ , the governing bodies of localities, ] and existing administrators of health insurance programs provided to school boardsand localities ] are instructed to cooperate with the Department in the development of the health program for teachersand local government officers and employees ] , and the alternative program for all employees and retirees of local school boardsand localities ] ; including providing census and claim information necessary for performing actuarial analyses, plan and premium information for existing health programs, and, as needed, access toschool board ] administrators andschool board ] employees for interview purposes.

The program that is developed shall not be implemented unless and until it is mandated by the General Assembly.