05RS SB4

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SB 4/AA (BR 176) - J. Westwood, R. Roeding, D. Thayer

AN ACT relating to employee benefits, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to establish a health reimbursement account for state employees and school board employees participating in the state health insurance and set the annual employer contribution for 2006 at $600; amend KRS 18A.225, relating to the state health insurance plan, to require a reduction in the employee coinsurance for retail prescription drugs; raise the cost-of-living increase for retired teachers to 2.3% retroactive to July 1, 2004, and raise the cost-of-living increase effective July 1, 2005, to 2.2%; increase salaries for full-time state employees and local school board employees by $600 January 1, 2005; make appropriations from the General Fund to fund the salary increase and health reimbursement accounts; EMERGENCY.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

     Jan 4-introduced in Senate
     Jan 7-to Appropriations and Revenue (S)

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