| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to education |
| Jun 10, 2021 |
recommitted to rules |
| Jun 07, 2021 |
ordered to third reading cal.1578 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jun 01, 2021 |
print number 6876a |
| Jun 01, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to education |
| May 20, 2021 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S6876
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-S6876 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education
2021-S6876 - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the superintendent of financial services and the office of the state comptroller, to study and prepare a report concerning school insurance reserve funds; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
2021-S6876 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6876
SPONSOR: JORDAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to directing the commissioner of education, in
consultation with the commissioner of health and the comptroller, to
study and prepare a report concerning school insurance reserve funds;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with
the commissioner of health and comptroller, to study four issue areas
regarding school insurance reserve funds: the cost to school districts
of maintaining these funds, the cost or savings to their employees, the
impact on healthcare access self-insurance provides, and the amount of
funding set aside for the reserve funds.
Section 2 sets forth the requirements on when the completed study must
be submitted.
2021-S6876 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6876
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 20, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of education, in
consultation with the commissioner of health and the comptroller, to
study and prepare a report concerning school insurance reserve funds;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
of
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the
commissioner of health and the comptroller, or the designees of such
persons, review and report on the adequacy, reasonableness and afforda-
bility of school insurance reserve funds as they relate to the provision
of health care benefits to covered employees and prepare and deliver a
report containing the findings of the study. Such report shall include
but not be limited to an analysis of the following:
(a) the typical annual costs of providing health insurance through
self-insurance by a school district and the impact that such self-insu-
rance has on the annual budget of a school district, including the over-
all immediate and long-term costs;
(b) the costs to the employees in school districts of providing health
insurance through self-insurance by the school district;
(c) whether providing health insurance through self-insurance by a
school district using school insurance reserve funds has increased
access for covered school employees to health care or has made the proc-
ess of getting reimbursed or getting coverage easier or more difficult;
and
(d) the amount of funding participating self-insured school districts
have set aside in their reserve funds.
§ 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commis-
sioner of education shall submit the report to the governor, the tempo-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
2021-S6876A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education
2021-S6876A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with the superintendent of financial services and the office of the state comptroller, to study and prepare a report concerning school insurance reserve funds; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
2021-S6876A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6876A
SPONSOR: JORDAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to directing the commissioner of education, in
consultation with the superintendent of financial services and the
office of the state comptroller, to study and prepare a report concern-
ing school insurance reserve funds; and providing for the repeal of such
provisions upon expiration thereof
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 directs the commissioner of education, in consultation with
the superintendent of financial services and office of the state comp-
troller comptroller, to study four issue areas regarding school insur-
ance reserve funds: the cost to school districts of maintaining these
funds, the cost or savings to their employees, the impact on healthcare
access self-insurance provides, and the amount of funding set aside for
the reserve funds.
Section 2 sets forth the requirements on when the completed study must
2021-S6876A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6876--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 20, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sen. JORDAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT in relation to directing the commissioner of education, in
consultation with the superintendent of financial services and the
office of the state comptroller, to study and prepare a report
concerning school insurance reserve funds; and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the
superintendent of financial services and the office of the state comp-
troller, or the designees of such persons, shall review and report on
the adequacy, reasonableness and affordability of school insurance
reserve funds as they relate to the provision of health care benefits to
covered employees and prepare and deliver a report containing the find-
ings of the study. Such report shall include but not be limited to an
analysis of the following:
(a) the typical annual costs of providing health insurance through
self-insurance by a school district and the impact that such self-insu-
rance has on the annual budget of a school district, including the over-
all immediate and long-term costs;
(b) the costs to the employees in school districts of providing health
insurance through self-insurance by the school district;
(c) whether providing health insurance through self-insurance by a
school district using school insurance reserve funds has increased
access for covered school employees to health care or has made the proc-
ess of getting reimbursed or getting coverage easier or more difficult;
and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11586-02-1
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