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1998 SESSION
SB 126 Sickness and disability program for state employees.
Introduced by: Richard J. Holland | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Sickness and disability program for state employees. Establishes a program for sick leave, family and personal leave, and short-term and long-term disability insurance for state classified employees, appointed and elected officials, and college and university faculties. Limited benefits are also provided for permanent part-time salaried employees working at least 20 hours per week. The program is optional for all employees on January 1, 1999, and mandatory for employees hired after that date. Current employees who enroll in this program may either bank their sick leave balances or convert the balance to VRS service credit. Full-time participants receive 8 to 10 days of sick leave, and 4 or 5 days of family and personal leave annually, depending on length of service. Short-term disability coverage provides income replacement of 100, 80, or 60 percent of creditable compensation, depending on length of service, accrued leave, and duration of the disability. Short-term disability coverage is available for illness or injury lasting more than five days but not more than six months, maternity leave, and periodic absences due to major chronic conditions. Long-term disability coverage provides income replacement of 60 percent of creditable compensation for illness or injury lasting more than six months. Enhanced benefits are available for catastrophic illness or injury. The program provides incentives for members to return to work and participate in rehabilitation programs. If an injury is work-related, the disability benefits are integrated with workers' compensation coverage. Long-term disability benefits are adjusted for inflation. Members may remain on long-term disability until age 65, when they would receive the normal VRS retirement benefit based on the last salary earned, adjusted for inflation. VRS service credit is earned for time covered by the disability program.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 987221681 pdf
- 03/10/98 House: Committee substitute printed 989768681-H1 pdf
- 03/13/98 Senate: Conference substitute printed 989388681-S1 pdf
- 04/02/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB126ER) pdf
- 04/23/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB126ER) pdf
- 05/11/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 987221681
- 01/14/98 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/10/98 Senate: Reported from Finance (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/13/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/17/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/98 House: Read first time
- 02/18/98 House: Referred to Committee on Corporations, Insurance and Banking
- 02/19/98 House: Reported from Corp., Ins. & Banking (26-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/98 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 03/10/98 House: Reported from Appropriations with sub. (30-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/98 House: Committee substitute printed 989768681-H1
- 03/10/98 House: Read second time
- 03/11/98 House: Read third time
- 03/11/98 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/12/98 House: Read third time
- 03/12/98 House: Committee substitute agreed to 989768681-H1
- 03/12/98 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 989768681-H1
- 03/12/98 House: Passed House with substitute (97-Y 2-N)
- 03/12/98 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/12/98 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (6-Y 34-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: VOTE: REJECTED HOUSE SUBSTITUTE R (6-Y 34-N)
- 03/12/98 House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/12/98 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/12/98 Senate: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM.R (37-Y 0-N)
- 03/12/98 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/12/98 Senate: Senators: Holland, Miller, K.G., Stolle
- 03/12/98 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/12/98 House: Delegates: Barlow, Putney, Reid
- 03/13/98 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/13/98 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT R (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/13/98 Conference: House substitute rejected by conference committee
- 03/13/98 Conference: Sub. recommended by conference comm. 989388681
- 03/13/98 Senate: Conference substitute printed 989388681-S1
- 03/13/98 House: Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N)
- 03/13/98 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 1-N)
- 04/02/98 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB126ER)
- 04/06/98 Senate: Enrolled
- 04/06/98 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/98 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/16/98 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/22/98 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/22/98 Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV. RECOMM. R (39-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: House concurred in Gov's recom. (Block vote) (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 04/22/98 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 04/22/98 Senate: Reenrolled
- 04/22/98 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 04/22/98 House: Enacted, Chapter 774 (effective 7/1/98)
- 04/23/98 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB126ER)
- 05/11/98 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0774)