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Municipal GIC

SECTION 30.   Chapter 32B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following:-

Section 3B. (a) Upon acceptance of this section as hereinafter provided, a governmental unit shall establish and maintain a committee, known as the group insurance committee. Said committee will be comprised of 7 members as follows: 4 persons to be appointed by the appropriate public authority, 2 persons to be elected by organizations of the governmental unit's employees, and 1 person who shall be a retiree of the governmental unit and who shall be appointed to membership on such committee by the appropriate public authority. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum. The committee may act upon a majority vote of a quorum at any meeting held in conformity with section 23B of chapter 39.

(b) The group insurance committee shall have plenary authority to require changes in the design of any and all group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance plans, including the services of a health care organization, and including coverage offered on a self-funded basis pursuant to sections 3A, 11 or 12; provided however that this authority shall not include adjustments to the municipality and employee premium contributions. The plan design changes that may be required may include, but not be limited to, changes to co-pay amounts and deductibles. Such changes as the group insurance committee requires shall be (1) effective as of the date voted by the committee, (2) not subject to any amendments by the appropriate public authority and (3) shall not be subject to collective bargaining pursuant to Chapter 150E.

(c)This section shall take effect in a county, city, town or district upon its acceptance in the following manner: in a county, by a vote of the county commissioners; in a city having a Plan D or a Plan E charter, by a majority vote of its city council and approved by the manager; in any other city by majority vote of its city council and approved by the mayor; in a town, by vote of the town meeting or town council; in a regional school district, by vote of the regional district school committee; and in all other districts, by vote of the registered voters of the district at a district meeting.
 
 

Setting Contribution Rates

SECTION 31.   Section 7A of said chapter 32B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking the last sentence in the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Notwithstanding any general or special law or collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, in the case of a city, the city council acting with the approval of the mayor subject to the charter of said city, in the case of a town having a town council, the town council, and in every other town, the town meeting, shall set its maximum total monthly premium contribution, but, no eligible employee shall be required to pay more than 50 per cent of the total monthly premium cost or rate. Subject to the above limitations, a governmental unit may provide different subsidiary or additional rates to any group or class within that unit.
 
 

Municipal GIC #2

SECTION 72.   Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal years 2008 and thereafter, the amount allocated to each district's foundation budget pursuant to the definition of employee benefits and fixed charges allotment as specified in section 2 of chapter 70 of the General Laws shall be increased by 5 per cent on a county, city, town or district 's acceptance and implementation of subsections (a) and (b) of section 3B of chapter 32B.
 
 

Municipal GIC #3

SECTION 73.   Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for fiscal year 2007 the amount allocated to each district's foundation budget to employee benefits and fixed charges as specified in section 40 of this act shall be increased by 5% percent