l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 1547

School teacher health insurance premium assistance account; establish to pay premiums of school teachers with 30 years of service.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL TEACHER HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED 30 YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADMINISTER THE ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PARTICIPANT SHALL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS ANNUALLY TO THE ACCOUNT; TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS ANNUALLY TO THE ACCOUNT ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPANTS AND EMPLOYERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SUBACCOUNT FOR EACH PARTICIPANT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BALANCE IN A SUBACCOUNT MAY BE USED BY A SCHOOL TEACHER WHO HAS COMPLETED 30 YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE AND HIS OR HER SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS TO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT OF A PARTICIPANT MAY USE AMOUNTS CREDITED TO THE PARTICIPANT TO PAY HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO THE SAME EXTENT AND IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE RETIRED PARTICIPANT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 25-15-15 AND 27-7-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 19 to February 3, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

EducationJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives