House Sponsors: HANNIG-TENHOUSE-MITCHELL-BOLAND, HOLBROOK, STEPHENS, BRUNSVOLD, BURKE, CAPPARELLI, CURRY,JULIE, DART, FANTIN, FLOWERS, GASH, GRANBERG, HARTKE, JONES,LOU, JONES,SHIRLEY, KENNER, LANG, MCCARTHY, MCKEON, MOORE,EUGENE, MURPHY, O'BRIEN, PHELPS, RONEN, SCHAKOWSKY, SCHOENBERG, SCOTT, SILVA, SMITH,MICHAEL, TURNER,ART, WOOLARD, YOUNGE, BOST, BERGMAN, CLAYTON, JONES,JOHN, MOFFITT, MCAULIFFE, SAVIANO, ZICKUS, MADIGAN,MJ, ERWIN, WIRSING, FEIGENHOLTZ, BIGGERT, CHURCHILL, LOPEZ, SANTIAGO, POE, BEAUBIEN, KUBIK, KRAUSE, MCGUIRE, WOJCIK AND MAUTINO. Senate Sponsors: MADIGAN,R-SEVERNS-MYERS,J-GEO-KARIS-DONAHUE Short description: ST EMPL GRP INSUR-DNST TEACHER Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides for the termination of the separate program of health benefits established for retired downstate teachers and their dependent beneficiaries and moves those persons into the State health plan. Effective immediately. PENSION IMPACT NOTE HB347 would cost the State approximately $46.8 M in FY98. FISCAL NOTE (DCMS) HB347 will increase State expenditures by an estimated $46.8 M addition to the FY98 "State match" projections. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that persons who become TRS benefit recipients or TRS dependent beneficiaries before the transfer date and do not participate in the TRS health plan on that date do not become eligible to participate in the State plan. PENSION IMPACT NOTE, AMENDED No change from previous pension note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCMS) Increase in State expenditures would be $143.3 M in addition to FY98 "State match" projections. Estimated 5-year accumulative total over "State match" is $889.7 M. PENSION IMPACT NOTE, AMENDED No change from previous pension notes. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 Fails to meet the definition of a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that a person who is a TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary on the termination date but has not elected to participate in the TRS health plan may elect to participate in the State health plan without any delay in coverage or limitation as to pre-existing medical conditions during certain specified periods only. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (DCMS) Increase in State expenditures would be $45.8 M in addition to FY98 "State match" projections. Estimated 5-year accumulative total over "State match" is $349 M. PENSION IMPACT NOTE, H-AM 2 Cost estimates are consistent with DCMS fiscal note with H-am2. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status