HB 2371 - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Provides that, in lieu of remuneration for unused sick leave at retirement, an agency head or designee may with equivalent funds, provide eligible employees with a benefit plan that provides for reimbursement for medical expenses.  This plan shall be implemented only after consultation with affected groups of employees.

     Declares that medical expense plans authorized by this act must require as a condition of participation in the plan that employees in the group affected by the plan sign an agreement with the employer.  The agreement must include a provision to hold the employer harmless should the United States government find that the employer or the employee is in debt to the United States as a result of the employee not paying income taxes due on the equivalent funds placed into the plan, or as a result of the employer not withholding or deducting a tax, assessment, or other payment on the funds as required by federal law.