[§87A-32]  State and county contributions;active employees.  (a)  The State, through the department of budget andfinance, and the counties, through their respective departments of finance,shall pay to the fund a monthly contribution equal to the amount establishedunder chapter 89C or specified in the applicable public sector collectivebargaining agreements, whichever is appropriate, for each of their respectiveemployee-beneficiaries and employee-beneficiaries with dependent-beneficiaries,which shall be used toward the payment of costs of a health benefits plan;provided that:

(1)  The monthly contribution shall be a specifieddollar amount;

(2)  The monthly contribution shall not exceed theactual cost of a health benefits plan;

(3)  If both husband and wife areemployee-beneficiaries, the total contribution by the State or the county shallnot exceed the monthly contribution for a family plan; and

(4)  If the State or any of the counties establishcafeteria plans in accordance with Title 26, United States Code section 125,the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and part II of chapter 78, themonthly contribution for those employee-beneficiaries who participate in acafeteria plan shall be made through the cafeteria plan, and the payments made bythe State or counties shall include their respective contributions to the fundand their employee-beneficiary's share of the cost of theemployee-beneficiary's health benefits plan.

(b)  The State, through the department ofbudget and finance, and the counties, through their respective departments offinance, shall pay to the fund a monthly contribution equal to the amountestablished under chapter 89C or specified in the applicable public sectorcollective bargaining agreement, whichever is applicable, for each of theirrespective employees, to be used toward the payment of group life insurancebenefits for each employee. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1]

 

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  Part II of chapter 78 referred to in text is repealed.