LRB-3855/1
MES:wlj:ph
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
December 22, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Dexter, Hilgenberg, Ballweg
and Petrowski, cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Coggs and Taylor.
Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB640,1,3
1An Act to amend 59.52 (11) (c) of the statutes;
relating to: expanding the types
2of governmental units that may participate in a joint local governmental
3self-insured health insurance plan.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, any county with at least 100 employees may provide health
care benefits to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis. Also under current
law, a county and one or more political subdivisions (cities, villages, towns, or other
counties) that together have at least 100 employees may jointly provide health care
benefits to their officers and employees on a self-insured basis.
Under this bill, a county housing authority may participate with a county and
one or more political subdivisions that together have at least 100 employees to jointly
provide such benefits.
For further information see the local 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:
AB640, s. 1
4Section
1. 59.52 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB640,2,85
59.52
(11) (c)
Employee insurance. Provide for individual or group hospital,
6surgical and life insurance for county officers and employees and for payment of
1premiums for county officers and employees. A county with at least 100 employees
2may elect to provide health care benefits on a self-insured basis to its officers and
3employees. A county and one or more cities, villages, towns,
or other counties
, or
4county housing authorities that together have at least 100 employees may jointly
5provide health care benefits to their officers and employees on a self-insured basis.
6Counties that elect to provide health care benefits on a self-insured basis to their
7officers and employees shall be subject to the requirements set forth under s. 120.13
8(2) (c) to (e) and (g).
