House File 2449 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2449 BY GOSA , WILBURN , B. MEYER , and MATSON A BILL FOR An Act authorizing school districts to enter into agreements 1 with cities and counties for the purpose of jointly 2 procuring a group health insurance plan, nonprofit group 3 hospital service plan, nonprofit group medical service plan, 4 or group life insurance plan. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 6791YH (3) 91 jda/jh
H.F. 2449 Section 1. Section 279.12, subsection 2, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. The board may enter into an agreement pursuant to chapter 3 28E with another school district or an area education agency , 4 city, or county for the purpose of jointly procuring a group 5 health insurance plan, nonprofit group hospital service plan, 6 nonprofit group medical service plan, or group life insurance 7 plan for the benefit of the districts or agencies which are 8 parties to the agreement. Such plan may include a cafeteria 9 plan as defined in 26 C.F.R. §1.125-2T . An agreement entered 10 into pursuant to this subsection shall not be construed to 11 establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in 12 section 3 of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security 13 Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §1002, paragraph 40. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill authorizes school districts to enter into Code 18 chapter 28E agreements with cities and counties for the purpose 19 of jointly procuring a group health insurance plan, nonprofit 20 group hospital service plan, nonprofit group medical service 21 plan, or group life insurance plan. Current law authorizes 22 school districts to enter into Code chapter 28E agreements with 23 other school districts and area education agencies for such 24 purposes. 25 -1- LSB 6791YH (3) 91 jda/jh 1/ 1