SB 6827 - DIGEST

     Declares that, in using a graduated premium schedule, the board must assure that an employee's contribution toward the cost of medical premiums for the employee and the employee's dependents comprises at least the following percentage of the total cost: (1)  Twelve percent for employees earning thirty thousand dollars or less a year; (2) nineteen percent for employees earning between thirty thousand one dollars and forty-five thousand dollars a year; (3) twenty-nine percent for employees earning between forty-five thousand one dollars and sixty thousand dollars a year; (4) thirty-nine percent for employees earning between sixty thousand one dollars and seventy-five thousand dollars a year; and (5) forty-nine percent for employees earning more than seventy-five thousand one dollars a year.  The state must contribute the remainder of the premium for the lowest cost plan available to the employee.