Concerning public school employees' insurance benefits.
Summary
Requires school district employees to pay a minimum health benefit premium subject to bargaining.
Requires school districts and their benefit providers to reduce administrative costs, offer a high-deductible health plan with a health savings account option, reduce family premiums to a three-to-one ratio to employee-only premium, use responsible contracting and competitive procurement for health benefits, and offer full-time employees a comprehensive plan where the employee share of costs does not exceed that offered to state employees.
Authorizes the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to determine if a school does not meet the reporting requirements of the act, and permits the OSPI to require the non-compliant district to provide health benefit coverage through the state Health Care Authority.
Creates new reporting requirements for school district health benefit programs, and authorizes the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to take enforcement action against entities that fail to comply.
Requires the OIC to submit an annual report beginning in December 2013 to the Legislature on school district health benefit plans, and make recommendations on benefit equity, transparency, and efficiency.
Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to submit a report to the Legislature by June 1, 2015, on school district health benefit plans, including the whether each district has met the benefits, premium, and competitive contracting standards.
From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESSB 5940), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
EnactedEnacted · Chapter 3, Laws of 2012, 2nd Special Session