LRB-1832/1
RAC&DAK:skg:jlb
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
February 15, 1995 - Introduced by Senator Clausing, cosponsored by
Representatives Bock, Baldwin, R. Young and
Boyle. Referred to Committee
on Insurance.
SB73,1,4
1An Act to amend 40.02 (25) (b) 5.; and
to create 40.02 (25) (b) 5m. of the statutes;
2relating to: the eligibility of the governor and members of the legislature for
3group health insurance coverage under a plan offered by the group insurance
4board.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, any participating employe under the Wisconsin retirement
system is an eligible employe for the purpose of receiving group health insurance
coverage through a plan offered by the group insurance board.
This bill provides that the governor and members of the state legislature are
eligible employes for the purpose of receiving group health insurance only if the
department of employe trust funds determines that a universal health care plan has
been enacted in this state before January 1, 1996, that guarantees health care
coverage or services, regardless of health or employment status, to every resident of
this state, that controls health care costs to the extent that the yearly rise in health
care costs does not exceed inflation and that encourages managed competition
among health care providers.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB73, s. 1
5Section
1. 40.02 (25) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB73,2,3
140.02
(25) (b) 5. Any participating state employe
, other than the governor and
2a member of the legislature, under the Wisconsin retirement system,
3notwithstanding par. (a) 1.;
SB73, s. 2
4Section
2. 40.02 (25) (b) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB73,2,135
40.02
(25) (b) 5m. The governor and any member of the legislature, if the
6department determines that a universal health care plan has been enacted in this
7state before January 1, 1996, which guarantees health care coverage or services,
8regardless of health or employment status, to every resident of this state, which
9controls health care costs to the extent that the rise in health care costs in any year
10is no greater than the percentage difference between the consumer price index, as
11defined in s. 16.004 (8) (e) 1., for that year and the consumer price index for the
1212-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and which encourages
13managed competition among health care providers;
SB73,2,15
15(1)
This act takes effect on January 1, 1996.
