MR. VERGA of GLOUCESTER, VALLEE of FRANKLIN, WALSH of WEST SPRINGFIELD, PUPPULO of SPRINGFIELD, SMOLA of PALMER, GOBI of SPENCER, BASILE of BOSTON, MCMURTRY of DEDHAM, FALZONE of SAUGUS, HYNES of MARSHFIELD, FRESOLO of WORCESTER, NATALE of WOBURN, GREENE of BILLERICA, ALICEA of CHARLTON, SPELLANE of WORCESTER, GRANT of BEVERLY, L’ITALIEN of ANDOVER, STANLEY of WEST WALTHAM, LINSKY of NATICK, BRADLEY of HINGHAM, GARRY of DRACUT, NAHGHTON of CLINTON, CANAVAN of BROCKTON, MCCARTHY of EAST BRIDGEWATER, CALLAHAN of SUTTON, WELCH of WEST SPRINGFIELD, REINSTEIN of REVERE, RUSH of BOSTON, FALLON of MALDEN, POIRIER of NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, ATKINS of CONCORD, SMIZICK of BROOKLINE, KEENAN of SALEM and KOUTOUJIAN of WALTHAM moves that the bill be amended by inserting after section 48, the following section:

“SECTION 48A: Section 6 of chapter 130 of the acts of 2005 is hereby amended by striking said section 6 and inserting in place thereof the following: “The monthly premiums for any coverage held in the serviceman’s group life insurance program administered by the Veterans Administration, the state sponsored life insurance program or an equivalent group life insurance program of the servicemember’s choosing, provided that the reimbursement or premium shall not exceed the cost of the monthly premium cost of serviceman’s group life insurance for a member of the Massachusetts national guard shall be borne by the commonwealth if said premiums are not paid or reimbursed by the United States.”