House
File
2549
H-8157
Amend
House
File
2549
as
follows:
1
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
2
inserting:
3
<
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.7
Peace
officers
——
health
4
insurance.
5
1.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
6
peace
officers
employed
within
the
department
that
are
not
7
covered
under
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
who
were
at
8
any
time
eligible
to
be
enrolled
in
the
group
health
insurance
9
plan
that
is
negotiated
under
chapter
20
between
the
state
10
and
the
state
police
officers
council
labor
union
and
who
11
elect
to
participate
in
a
group
health
insurance
plan
provided
12
by
the
state,
shall
only
be
permitted,
if
not
prohibited
to
13
participate
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
to
participate
in
the
14
group
health
insurance
plan
that
is
negotiated
under
chapter
20
15
between
the
state
and
the
state
police
officers
council
labor
16
union
for
peace
officers
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
17
section.
In
addition,
a
peace
officer
who
was
covered
under
18
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
who
becomes
a
manager
19
or
supervisor
and
is
no
longer
covered
by
the
agreement
shall
20
not
lose
group
health
insurance
benefits
as
provided
by
the
21
agreement.
22
b.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
peace
23
officers
participating
in
the
group
health
insurance
plan
24
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
shall
have
the
option,
upon
25
retirement,
to
continue
participation
in
the
group
health
26
insurance
plan
pursuant
to
section
509A.13
subject
to
the
27
requirements
of
this
section.
In
addition,
a
retired
peace
28
officer
who
was
not
covered
under
a
collective
bargaining
29
agreement
and
not
eligible
to
participate
in
the
group
health
30
insurance
plan
as
provided
by
this
section
shall
have
the
31
option,
until
December
31,
2020,
to
participate
in
the
group
32
health
insurance
plan
as
provided
by
this
section
pursuant
to
33
section
509A.13
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
section.
34
An
election
by
a
retired
peace
officer
to
participate
in
the
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group
health
insurance
plan
as
authorized
by
this
paragraph
is
1
irrevocable.
2
2.
By
September
1,
2020,
and
by
September
1
of
each
year
3
thereafter,
the
governing
body
of
the
state
police
officers
4
council
shall
have
the
right
to
offer
or
terminate
the
ability
5
to
participate
in
the
group
health
insurance
plan
provided
6
by
this
subsection
for
the
subsequent
calendar
year
and
7
shall
provide
written
notice
of
the
council’s
decision
to
the
8
department
by
September
1.
The
Iowa
state
patrol
supervisors
9
association
shall
have
the
opportunity
to
address
the
governing
10
board
of
the
state
police
officers
council
concerning
the
11
decision
of
the
governing
board
under
this
subsection
on
or
12
after
July
1
but
before
September
1
of
each
calendar
year.
13
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
456A.13A
Full-time
officers
——
health
14
insurance.
15
1.
a.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
16
full-time
officers
as
defined
in
section
456A.13
that
are
not
17
covered
under
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
who
were
at
18
any
time
eligible
to
be
enrolled
in
the
group
health
insurance
19
plan
that
is
negotiated
under
chapter
20
between
the
state
20
and
the
state
police
officers
council
labor
union
and
who
21
elect
to
participate
in
a
group
health
insurance
plan
provided
22
by
the
state,
shall
only
be
permitted,
if
not
prohibited
to
23
participate
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
to
participate
in
the
24
group
health
insurance
plan
that
is
negotiated
under
chapter
25
20
between
the
state
and
the
state
police
officers
council
26
labor
union
for
full-time
officers
subject
to
the
requirements
27
of
this
subsection.
In
addition,
a
full-time
officer
who
28
was
covered
under
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
who
29
becomes
a
manager
or
supervisor
and
is
no
longer
covered
by
30
the
agreement
shall
not
lose
group
health
insurance
benefits
31
as
provided
by
the
agreement.
32
b.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
33
full-time
officers
participating
in
the
group
health
insurance
34
plan
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
shall
have
the
option,
upon
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retirement,
to
continue
participation
in
the
group
health
1
insurance
plan
pursuant
to
section
509A.13
subject
to
the
2
requirements
of
this
section.
In
addition,
a
retired
full-time
3
officer
who
was
not
covered
under
a
collective
bargaining
4
agreement
and
not
eligible
to
participate
in
the
group
health
5
insurance
plan
as
provided
by
this
section
shall
have
the
6
option,
until
December
31,
2020,
to
participate
in
the
group
7
health
insurance
plan
as
provided
by
this
section
pursuant
to
8
section
509A.13
subject
to
the
requirements
of
this
section.
9
An
election
by
a
retired
full-time
officer
to
participate
in
10
the
group
health
insurance
plan
as
authorized
by
this
paragraph
11
is
irrevocable.
12
2.
By
September
1,
2020,
and
by
September
1
of
each
year
13
thereafter,
the
governing
body
of
the
state
police
officers
14
council
shall
have
the
right
to
offer
or
terminate
the
ability
15
to
participate
in
the
group
health
insurance
plan
provided
16
by
this
subsection
for
the
subsequent
calendar
year
and
17
shall
provide
written
notice
of
the
council’s
decision
to
the
18
department
by
September
1.
19
Sec.
3.
GROUP
HEALTH
INSURANCE
PLAN
REPORTING
——
STATE
20
POLICE
OFFICERS
COUNCIL.
Prior
to
July
1
of
each
calendar
21
year,
the
provider
of
the
group
health
insurance
plan
22
negotiated
under
chapter
20
between
the
state
and
the
state
23
police
officers
council
labor
union
shall
submit
a
report
24
to
the
state
police
officers
council
and
the
departments
of
25
public
safety
and
natural
resources
necessary
for
purposes
of
26
complying
with
the
requirements
of
sections
80.7
and
456A.13A.
27
The
report
shall
include
usage
statistics
that
separately
28
account
for
employees
in
the
group
health
insurance
plan
29
covered
by
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
negotiated
by
the
30
state
police
officers
council
and
those
employees
that
are
31
not
covered
by
a
collective
bargaining
agreement
and
shall
32
include
any
information
that
led
to
any
premium
rate
increase
33
or
decrease
for
the
following
calendar
year.
>
34
2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
and
2
and
inserting
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Act
relating
to
health
insurance
by
certain
peace
officers
of
1
the
departments
of
public
safety
and
natural
resources.
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