Text: HF00163 Text: HF00165 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 296.7, subsection 3, Code 2003, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 3.AExcept as provided in section 298.4, a school 1 4 district, providing an insurance program as described in 1 5 subsection 2, shall not contract indebtedness and issue 1 6 general obligation bonds or enter into insurance agreements 1 7 obligating the school district to make payments beyond its 1 8 current budget year for that employee benefit plan. A school 1 9 district may, however, apply to the school budget review 1 10 committee for relief if necessitated by the expenses in the 1 11 school district's insurance program as described in subsection 1 12 2. 1 13 Sec. 2. Section 298.4, Code 2003, is amended by adding the 1 14 following new subsection: 1 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. To pay the cost of employee health 1 16 benefits. For the purposes of this subsection, employee 1 17 health benefits shall refer to costs for hospital and 1 18 surgical, medical expense, major medical, dental, or 1 19 prescription drug benefits. In authorizing a levy pursuant to 1 20 this subsection, the board may, and upon the written request 1 21 of not less than one hundred eligible electors or thirty 1 22 percent of the number of eligible electors voting at the last 1 23 regular school election, whichever is greater, shall, direct 1 24 the county commissioner of elections to provide for submitting 1 25 the proposition of utilizing the management levy for employee 1 26 health benefits in the notice of the regular school election. 1 27 The proposition is adopted if a majority of those voting on 1 28 the proposition at the election approves it. The district 1 29 management levy may, in the board's discretion, be utilized to 1 30 fund all, or a portion, of the district's employee health 1 31 benefit costs. Authorization to levy pursuant to this 1 32 subsection shall be in the board's discretion and shall not be 1 33 subject to or imposed by arbitrator decision. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill provides that the district management levy 2 1 authorized in Code section 298.4 may be utilized by a school 2 2 district to pay the cost of school district employee health 2 3 benefits. The bill provides that employee health benefits 2 4 include the costs for hospital and surgical, medical expense, 2 5 major medical, dental, or prescription drug benefits. These 2 6 benefits were previously specifically excluded from the list 2 7 of insurance benefits for which a school district is 2 8 authorized to contract indebtedness and issue general 2 9 obligation bonds pursuant to Code section 296.7. 2 10 The bill provides that the school district board of 2 11 directors may, and upon the written request of not less than 2 12 100 eligible electors or 30 percent of the number of eligible 2 13 electors voting at the last regular school election, whichever 2 14 is greater, shall, submit the proposition of utilizing the 2 15 management levy for employee health benefits in the notice of 2 16 the regular school election. The proposition would be subject 2 17 to a majority vote. The bill provides that authorization to 2 18 levy for employee health benefits shall be in the board's 2 19 discretion, and shall not be subject to or imposed by the 2 20 decision of an arbitrator. 2 21 LSB 1435YH 80 2 22 rn/cl/14.1
Text: HF00163 Text: HF00165 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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