SF0026 • 2020

State group insurance plan-participation.

AN ACT relating to insurance plans; limiting participation in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2020-03-11
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about what happens if a political subdivision wants to join the plan after April 1, 2020 or how many are currently participating.

State Group Insurance Plan Participation

The bill limits which political subdivisions other than school districts or BOCES can join the Wyoming state employees' and officials' group insurance plan starting April 1, 2020.

What This Bill Does

Limits political subdivisions other than school districts or boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) from joining the Wyoming state employees' and officials' group insurance plan on or after April 1, 2020.

Who It Names or Affects

Political subdivisions other than school districts or BOCES that want to join or continue in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan.

Terms To Know

political subdivision: A local government unit, such as a city or county, within a larger governmental entity like a state.
board of cooperative educational services (BOCES): An organization in some states that helps school districts work together to provide educational programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a political subdivision wants to join the plan after April 1, 2020.
It is unclear how many political subdivisions are currently participating in the plan and would be affected by this change.

Bill History

2020-03-11 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2020-02-25 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2020-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S12 - Rules 22-7-1-0-0
2020-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2019-12-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0224
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0224
Introduced
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0026

State group insurance plan-participation.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to insurance plans; limiting participation in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 9
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3
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201 by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

9
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201.

Group prepaid plans authorized; agreements with insurance companies authorized; limitation on authorized plans and companies; payroll deductions;
self
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insurance programs; optional school district participation in plan.

(g)

No political subdivision other than a school district or board of cooperative educational services shall be eligible to elect to initially participate in the Wyoming state employees' and officials' group insurance plan on or after April 1, 2020. Any political subdivision other than a school district or board of cooperative educational services which is participating in the plan prior to April 1, 2020 shall not be eligible to renew participation in the plan after the expiration of the political subdivision's initial participation period. This subsection is repealed effective June 30, 2021.

Section 2.

This act is effective April 1, 2020.

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