GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 2319
Second Edition Engrossed 7/6/90

Short Title:  LEO Ret./State Health Plan.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Lineberry; Buchanan and Miller.
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Referred to:  Pensions and Retirement.
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June 6, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING CERTAIN RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR MEDICAL PLAN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 135-40.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The following persons are eligible for coverage under the Plan, on a noncontributory basis, subject to the provisions of G.S. 135-40.3:
(1)	All permanent full-time employees of an employing unit who meet the following conditions:
a.	Paid from general or special State funds, or
b.	Paid from non-State funds and in a group for which his or her employing unit has agreed to provide coverage.
	Employees of State agencies, departments, institutions, boards, and commissions not otherwise covered by the Plan who are employed in permanent job positions on a recurring basis and who work 30 or more hours per week for nine or more months per calendar year are covered by the provisions of this subdivision.
(1a)	Permanent hourly employees as defined in G.S. 126-5(c4) who work at least one-half of the workdays of each pay period.
(2)	Retired teachers, State employees, members of the General Assembly, and retired State law enforcement officers who retired under the Law Officers' Retirement System prior to January 1, 1985.
(2a)	Surviving spouses of:
a.	Deceased retired employees, provided the death of the former plan member occurred prior to October 1, 1986; and
b.	Deceased teachers, State employees, and members of the General Assembly who are receiving a survivor's alternate benefit under any of the State-supported retirement programs, provided the death of the former plan member occurred prior to October 1, 1986.
(3)	Repealed by Session Laws 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1020, s. 29(b), effective January 1, 1988.
(3a)	Employees of the General Assembly, not otherwise covered by this section, as determined by the Legislative Services Commission, except for legislative interns and pages.
(4)	Members of the General Assembly."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective the first day of the calendar month following ratification of this act, and applies to coverage in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 135-40.3.