HB 2536 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Provides that beginning January 1, 2003, school districts and employees of school district bargaining units who enroll in an insurance or self-insurance program administered under this chapter shall be charged the same composite rate amount as state agencies and state agency employees for the same plans.  If a school district and employees of school district bargaining units choose to purchase medical-only insurance coverage from the authority, they shall be similarly charged a composite rate, less the composite rate costs for dental, life, and long-term disability.