A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing for the central coordination of supplemental posttax insurance products available to state employees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 126‑4.2  Central coordination of supplemental posttax insurance products.
(a)	There is established the Centralized Supplemental Benefits Committee (Committee). The purpose of the Committee is to coordinate the establishment of, and to offer, posttax supplemental benefit options on a statewide basis to State agencies, departments, institutions, and The University of North Carolina. The Committee shall review plan options, prepare requests for proposals, and select plan providers upon a thorough and competitive procurement process. Terms of contracts shall follow purchase and contract guidelines in Article 23 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. State agencies, departments, institutions, and The University of North Carolina may choose to participate in the Centralized Supplemental Benefits Committee or elect to offer certain benefits options as provided in G.S. 58‑31‑60. 
(b)	The Committee shall consist of seven members appointed as follows:
(1)	Two members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(2)	Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(3)	Three members appointed by the State Personnel Commission.
Committee members shall serve three-year terms. The Office of State Personnel shall provide administrative and technical support to the Committee."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 120‑123 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(79)	Centralized Supplemental Benefits Committee."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.