House Amendment 2063 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 601, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 47, by inserting after line 12 the 1 4 following: 1 5 <Sec. . Section 296.7, subsection 3, Code 2007, 1 6 is amended to read as follows: 1 7 3.AExcept as provided in section 298.4, a school 1 8 district, providing an insurance program as described 1 9 in subsection 2, shall not contract indebtedness and 1 10 issue general obligation bonds or enter into insurance 1 11 agreements obligating the school district to make 1 12 payments beyond its current budget year for that 1 13 employee benefit plan. A school district may, 1 14 however, apply to the school budget review committee 1 15 for relief if necessitated by the expenses in the 1 16 school district's insurance program as described in 1 17 subsection 2. 1 18 Sec. . Section 298.4, Code 2007, is amended by 1 19 adding the following new subsection: 1 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. To pay the cost of employee 1 21 health benefits. For the purposes of this subsection, 1 22 employee health benefits means costs for hospital and 1 23 surgical, medical expense, major medical, dental, or 1 24 prescription drug benefits. In authorizing a levy 1 25 pursuant to this subsection, the board may, and upon 1 26 the written request of not less than one hundred 1 27 eligible electors or thirty percent of the number of 1 28 eligible electors voting at the last regular school 1 29 election, whichever is greater, shall direct the 1 30 county commissioner of elections to provide for 1 31 submitting the proposition of utilizing the management 1 32 levy for employee health benefits in the notice of the 1 33 regular school election. The proposition is adopted 1 34 if a majority of those voting on the proposition at 1 35 the election approves it. The district management 1 36 levy may, in the board's discretion, be utilized to 1 37 fund all, or a portion, of the district's employee 1 38 health benefit costs. Authorization to levy pursuant 1 39 to this subsection shall be in the board's discretion 1 40 and shall not be subject to or imposed by arbitrator 1 41 decision.> 1 42 1 43 1 44 1 45 FREVERT of Palo Alto 1 46 SF 601.230 82 1 47 mg/es/10028 1 48 1 49 1 50 -1-