LRB-2765/3
RAC:amn&ahe
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
October 13, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Czaja, Loudenbeck,
Kooyenga, Knudson, Knodl, Rodriguez, Allen, Bernier, Jagler, Katsma,
Kleefisch, T. Larson, Murphy, Murtha, Nerison, Novak, Petryk, Quinn,
Rohrkaste, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, A. Ott, Ripp, Weatherston,
Barca, Doyle, Hintz, Kahl and C. Taylor, cosponsored by Senators Darling,
S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Gudex, Vukmir, Harsdorf, Wanggaard, Olsen,
Marklein, Tiffany, Cowles, Lasee, LeMahieu, Moulton, Roth, Petrowski,
Shilling, Hansen, Lassa, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Harris Dodd and C. Larson.
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
AB394,1,2
1An Act to create 40.03 (6) (L) of the statutes;
relating to: review of proposed
2changes to public employee group health insurance programs.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Group Insurance Board (GIB), in consultation with the
Division of Personnel Management in the Department of Administration, to submit
all proposed changes to public employee group health insurance programs to the
Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). Under the bill, GIB may not implement any
changes in the group health insurance programs unless approved by JCF through
a 21-day passive review process. Under the bill, if the cochairpersons of JCF do not
notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing any or all
of the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date of GIB's submittal of
the proposed changes, GIB may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21
working days after the date of GIB's submittal of the proposed changes, the
cochairpersons of JCF notify GIB that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose
of reviewing any or all of the proposed changes, GIB may not make the proposed
changes until JCF approves the proposed changes.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB394,1
3Section
1. 40.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB394,2,15
140.03
(6) (L) In consultation with the division of personnel management in the
2department of administration, shall submit all proposed changes to the group health
3insurance programs under subch. IV, other than programs under s. 40.55, to the joint
4committee on finance. The group insurance board may not implement any changes
5in the group health insurance programs unless authorized under this paragraph. If
6the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the group
7insurance board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
8reviewing any or all of the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date
9of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the group
10insurance board may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21 working days
11after the date of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the
12cochairpersons of the committee notify the group insurance board that the committee
13has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing any or all of the proposed
14changes, the group insurance board may not make the proposed changes until the
15committee approves the proposed changes.
