§87A-35  State and county contributions;employees hired after June 30, 1996, but before July 1, 2001, and retired withfewer than twenty-five years of service.  (a)  This section shall apply tostate and county contributions to the fund for employees who were hired afterJune 30, 1996, but before July 1, 2001, and who retire with fewer thantwenty-five years of credited service, excluding sick leave; provided that thissection shall not apply to the following employees, for whom state and countycontributions shall be made as provided by section 87A-33:

(1)  An employee hired prior to July 1, 1996, whotransfers employment after June 30, 1996, and who cumulatively accrues at leastten years of credited service; and

(2)  An employee hired prior to July 1, 1996, who hasat least ten years of credited service prior to a break in service.

For the purposes of this section:

"Break in service" means to leavestate or county employment for more than ninety calendar days before returningto state or county employment.

"Transfer" means to leave state orcounty employment and return to state or county employment within ninetycalendar days.

(b)  For purposes of this section, if anemployee leaves state or county employment and returns to state or countyemployment after June 30, 1996, upon retirement, the employee's years ofservice shall be computed in the same manner as set forth in chapter 88.

(c)  The State, through the department ofbudget and finance, and the counties, through their respective departments of finance,shall pay to the fund:

(1)  For retired employees enrolled in medicare ornon-medicare health benefit plans with ten or more years but fewer than fifteenyears of service, a monthly contribution equal to one-half of the base monthlycontribution set forth under section 87A-33(b); and

(2)  For retired employees enrolled in medicare ornon-medicare health benefit plans with at least fifteen but fewer thantwenty-five years of service, a monthly contribution of seventy-five per centof the base monthly contribution set forth under section 87A-33(b).

If both husband and wife are employee-beneficiaries,the total contribution by the State or county shall not exceed the monthlycontribution for a supplemental medicare family or non-medicare family plan, asappropriate. [L 2001, c 88, pt of §1; am L 2004, c 184, §1]

 

Note

 

  L 2004, c 184, §3 provides:

  "SECTION 3.  The board of trustees of the employer-unionhealth benefits trust fund shall establish a process by which public employeesaffected by this Act shall be notified of the retirement health benefitsoptions provided under this Act."