Assembly Bill No. 544–Committee on Ways and Means

 

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AN ACT relating to programs for public employees; establishing for the next biennium the amount to be paid by this state for group insurance for certain public employees, public officers and retired public employees; making appropriations to effect certain increases in the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment for certain departments, commissions, agencies and the University and Community College System of Nevada; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. For the purposes of NRS 287.044 and 287.0445 and

subsection 1 of NRS 287.046, this state’s share of the cost of

premiums or contributions for group insurance for each public

officer or employee who elects to participate in the Public

Employees’ Benefits Program is:

    1.  For the Fiscal Year 2003-2004, $495.68 per month.

    2.  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005, $558.07 per month.

    Sec. 2.  For the purposes of subsection 2 of NRS 287.046, the

base amount for this state’s share of the cost of premiums or

contributions for group insurance for each person who is retired

from the service of this state and continues to participate in the

Public Employees’ Benefits Program is:

    1.  For the Fiscal Year 2003-2004, $280.78 per month.

    2.  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005, $316.26 per month.

    Sec. 3.  1.  To effect an increase of approximately 15.4

percent in the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment,

there is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the

Interim Finance Committee for the fiscal year beginning on July 1,

2003, and ending on June 30, 2004, the sum of $824,391, for the

purpose of meeting any deficiencies which may be created between

the appropriated money of the respective departments, commissions

and agencies of the State of Nevada, as fixed by the 72nd Session of

the Legislature and the requirements for the Retired Employees’

Group Insurance assessment of those departments, commissions and

agencies, including the Judicial Branch of State Government.

    2.  To effect an increase of approximately 13.3 percent in the

Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment, there is hereby

appropriated from the State General Fund to the Interim Finance

Committee for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2004, and ending

on June 30, 2005, the sum of $806,488, for the purpose of meeting

any deficiencies which may be created between the appropriated

money of the respective departments, commissions and agencies of

the State of Nevada, as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature

and the requirements for the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance

assessment of those departments, commissions and agencies,

including the Judicial Branch of State Government.

    3.  The Interim Finance Committee may allocate and disburse

to various departments, commissions and agencies of the State of

Nevada, out of the money appropriated by this section, such sums of

money as may from time to time be required, which when added to

the money otherwise appropriated or available equals the amount of

money required to pay the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance

assessment of the respective departments, commissions and

agencies under the increased assessment rates.

    Sec. 4.  1.  To effect an increase of approximately 15.4

percent in the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment,

there is hereby appropriated from the State Highway Fund to the

Interim Finance Committee for the fiscal year beginning on July 1,

2003, and ending on June 30, 2004, the sum of $160,868, for the

purpose of meeting any deficiencies which may be created between

the appropriated money of the Department of Motor Vehicles,

Department of Public Safety and Transportation Services Authority

as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature and the requirements

for the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment of the

Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety and

Transportation Services Authority.

    2.  To effect an increase of approximately 13.3 percent in the

Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment, there is hereby

appropriated from the State Highway Fund to the Interim Finance

Committee for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2004, and ending

on June 30, 2005, the sum of $161,950, for the purpose of meeting

any deficiencies which may be created between the appropriated

money of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public

Safety and Transportation Services Authority as fixed by the 72nd

Session of the Legislature and the requirements for the Retired

Employees’ Group Insurance assessment of the Department of

Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety and Transportation

Services Authority.

    3.  The Interim Finance Committee may allocate and disburse

to the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety

and Transportation Services Authority, out of the money

appropriated by this section, such sums of money as may from time

to time be required, which when added to the money otherwise

appropriated or available equals the amount of money required to

pay the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment of the

Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety and

Transportation Services Authority under the increased assessment

rates.

    Sec. 5.  1.  To effect an increase of approximately 15.4

percent in the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment,

there is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the

Interim Finance Committee for the fiscal year beginning on July 1,

2003, and ending on June 30, 2004, the sum of $194,060, for the

purpose of meeting any deficiencies which may be created between

the appropriated money of the University and Community College

System of Nevada as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature

and the requirements for the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance

assessments of the classified personnel of the University and

Community College System of Nevada.

    2.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

the Interim Finance Committee for the fiscal year beginning on

July 1, 2004, and ending on June 30, 2005, the sum of $187,640 to

provide the Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessment

increase as provided in subsection 1.

    3.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

the University and Community College System of Nevada for the

fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2003, and ending on June 30, 2004,

the sum of $611,835, for the purpose of meeting any deficiencies

which may be created between the appropriated money of the

University and Community College System of Nevada as fixed by

the 72nd Session of the Legislature and the requirements for the

Retired Employees’ Group Insurance assessments of the

professional personnel of the University and Community College

System of Nevada.

    4.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

the University and Community College System of Nevada for the

fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2004, and ending on June 30, 2005,

the sum of $600,101 to provide the Retired Employees’ Group

Insurance assessment increase as provided in subsection 3.

    Sec. 6.  1.  Any balance of the sums appropriated by sections

3, 4 and 5 of this act for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2003,

and ending on June 30, 2004, does not revert to the State General

Fund or State Highway Fund, as appropriate, and is available for the

following fiscal year.

    2.  Any remaining balance of the sums appropriated by sections

3, 4 and 5 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after

June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General Fund or State

Highway Fund, as appropriate, as soon as all payments of money

committed have been made.

    Sec. 7.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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