A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize counties to provide health insurance benefits to former employees who are not receiving retirement benefits.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 153A‑93(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	A county which is providing health insurance under G.S. 153A‑92(d) may provide health insurance for all or any class of former officers and employees of the county. Such health insurance may be paid entirely by the county, partly by the county and former officer or employee, or entirely by the former officer or employee, at the option of the county."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 153A‑93 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d1)	Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section, any county that has elected to and is covering its active employees only, or its active and retired employees under the State Health Plan or elects such coverage under the Plan, may not provide health insurance through the State Health Plan to all or any class of former officers and employees who are not receiving benefits under subsection (a) of this section. The county may, however, provide health insurance to such former officers and employees by any other means authorized by G.S. 153A‑92(d). The health insurance premium may be paid entirely by the county, partly by the county and former officer or employee, or entirely by the former officer or employee, at the option of the county."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.