Voluntary Payroll Deductions for State Employees

Current law allows employees in the state personnel system and state employees that are covered under the "State Employee Group Benefits Act" to participate in a group benefit plan that includes any group benefit coverages contracted for or administered by the state personnel director (director).Such group benefit coverages include but are not limited to medical, dental, life, and disability benefits.

The bill expands the definition of group benefit plans to include voluntary and flexible benefits. The bill also defines voluntary benefit to mean a variety of benefit plans contracted for or administered by the director for which an employee may select voluntary payroll deductions that may be matched by a state contribution.

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)