CHAPTER 67 STATE PERSONNEL ACT

SCHEDULE OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
CLASS	Yearly Gross Compensation	Base Amount Of Life Insurance
1 Less than	$ 4,500	$ 8,000
2 $ 4,500 but less than	$ 5,500	$ 9,000
3 $ 5,500 but less than	$ 6,500	$10,000
4 $ 6,500 but less than	$ 7,500	$11,000
5 $ 7,500 but less than	$ 8,500	$12,000
6 $ 8,500 but less than	$ 9,500	$13,000
7 $ 9,500 but less than	$10,500	$14,000
8 $10,500 but less than	$11,500	$15,000
9 $11,500 but less than	$12,500	$16,000
10 $12,500 but less than	$13,500	$17,000
11 $13,500 but less than	$14,500	$18,000
12 $14,500 but less than	$15,500	$19,000
13 $15,500 but less than	$16,500	$20,000
14 $16,500 but less than	$17,500	$21,000
15 $17,500 but less than	$18,500	$22,000
16 $18,500 but less than	$19,500	$23,000
17 $19,500 but less than	$20,500	$24,000
18 $20,500 but less than	$21,500	$25,000
19 $21,500 but less than	$22,500	$26,000
20 $22,500 but less than	$23,500	$27,000
21 $23,500 but less than	$24,500	$28,000
22 $24,500 but less than	$25,500	$29,000
23 $25,500 but less than	$26,500	$30,000
24 $26,500 but less than	$27,500	$31,000
25 $27,500 but less than	$28,500	$32,000
26 $28,500 but less than	$29,500	$33,000
27 $29,500 but less than	$30,500	$34,000
28 $30,500 but less than	$31,500	$35,000
29 $31,500 but less than	$32,500	$36,000
30 $32,500 but less than	$33,500	$37,000
31 $33,500 and over		$38,000

Notwithstanding the preceding schedule, the life insurance amounts for any employee who is not included in any prevailing bargaining unit contract and whose yearly gross compensation rate is $33,500 or more shall be based on the following schedule:

SCHEDULE OF GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
CLASS	Yearly Gross Compensation	Base Amount Of Life Insurance
31 $33,500 but less than	$34,500	$38,000
32 $34,500 but less than	$35,500	$39,000
33 $35,500 but less than	$36,500	$40,000
34 $36,500 but less than	$37,500	$41,000
35 $37,500 but less than	$38,500	$42,000
36 $38,500 but less than	$39,500	$43,000
37 $39,500 but less than	$40,500	$44,000
38 $40,500 but less than	$41,500	$45,000
39 $41,500 but less than	$42,500	$46,000
40 $42,500 but less than	$43,500	$47,000
41 $43,500 but less than	$44,500	$48,000
42 $44,500 but less than	$45,500	$49,000
43 $45,500 but less than	$46,500	$50,000
44 $46,500 but less than	$47,500	$51,000
45 $47,500 but less than	$48,500	$52,000
46 $48,500 but less than	$49,500	$53,000
47 $49,500 but less than	$50,500	$54,000
48 $50,500 but less than	$51,500	$55,000
49 $51,500 but less than	$52,500	$56,000
50 $52,500 but less than	$53,500	$57,000
51 $53,500 but less than	$54,500	$58,000
52 $54,500 but less than	$55,500	$59,000
53 $55,500 but less than	$56,500	$60,000
54 $56,500 but less than	$57,500	$61,000
55 $57,500 but less than	$58,500	$62,000
56 $58,500 but less than	$59,500	$63,000
57 $59,500 but less than	$60,500	$64,000
58 $60,500 but less than	$61,500	$65,000
59 $61,500 but less than	$62,500	$66,000
60 $62,500 but less than	$63,500	$67,000
61 $63,500 but less than	$64,500	$68,000
62 $64,500 but less than	$65,500	$69,000
63 $65,500 but less than	$66,500	$70,000
64 $66,500 but less than	$67,500	$71,000
65 $67,500 but less than	$68,500	$72,000
66 $68,500 but less than	$69,500	$73,000
67 $69,500 but less than	$70,500	$74,000
68 $70,500 but less than	$71,500	$75,000
69 $71,500 but less than	$72,500	$76,000
70 $72,500 but less than	$73,500	$77,000
71 $73,500 but less than	$74,500	$78,000
72 $74,500 but less than	$75,500	$79,000
73 $75,500 but less than	$76,500	$80,000
74 $76,500 but less than	$77,500	$81,000
75 $77,500 but less than	$78,500	$82,000
76 $78,500 but less than	$79,500	$83,000
77 $79,500 but less than	$80,500	$84,000
78 $80,500 and over		$85,000

Any increase in the amount of life insurance arising from an increase in compensation shall take effect on the first day of April or the first day of October, whichever date first occurs following the day preceding the date on which the increase in compensation shall become effective, except that increases of life insurance arising from retroactive salary increases shall take effect on the first day of April or October subsequent to the approval date of such increases, but no reduction in the amount of life insurance shall be required on account of a reduction in compensation. For the purposes of this section, yearly gross compensation shall consist only of payments to an employee on the basis of allocation of his position to the compensation schedule and shall not include overtime payments, longevity payments pursuant to section 5-213, lump-sum payments for outstandingly meritorious service or one-time bonus payments pursuant to subsection (d) of section 5-210. In the case of hourly workers, yearly gross compensation shall be computed on the basis of scheduled required work hours. In the case of members of the General Assembly yearly gross compensation shall be the compensation established in section 2-8.

(c) Each employee and each member of the General Assembly insured under subsection (b) of this section shall contribute to the cost of the life insurance a sum equal to twenty cents biweekly for each thousand dollars of life insurance. The State Comptroller shall deduct such amount from the employees' or members' pay and shall pay the premiums on such policy or policies. Any dividends or other refunds or rate credits shall inure to the benefit of the state and shall be applied to the cost of such insurance.

(d) The insurance of any employee insured under this section shall cease on termination of employment, and of any member of the General Assembly at the end of his term of office, subject to any conversion privilege provided in the group life insurance policy or policies. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the amounts of life insurance of insured employees retired in accordance with any retirement plan for state employees shall be as follows: The amount of life insurance of an insured employee retired before, on or after July 1, 1998, with twenty-five or more years of state service, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 5-196, or a member of the General Assembly who is retired on or after July 1, 1988, with twenty-five or more years of service, shall be one-half of the amount of life insurance for which the employee was insured immediately before retirement, provided in no case shall the amount be less than ten thousand dollars, those with less than twenty-five years of service shall receive the proportionate amount that such years of service is to twenty-five years rounded off to the nearest hundred dollars of coverage, except that the amount of life insurance of an insured employee who is retired on or after July 1, 1982, under the provisions of section 5-173 shall be one-half of the amount of life insurance for which the employee was insured immediately before retirement, regardless of the number of years of service by such employee. In no case shall a retired employee be required to contribute to the cost of any such reduced insurance. For the purposes of this section, no employee shall be deemed to be retired so long as his employment continues under subsections (b) and (e) of section 5-164.

(e) In addition to any life insurance coverage available pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, optional group life insurance coverage up to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars may be purchased by any employee who is not included in any prevailing bargaining unit contract and whose yearly gross compensation is at least forty-five thousand five hundred dollars. The actual cost of such optional coverage shall be fully borne by the employee. The State Comptroller shall deduct the necessary amount from the employees' pay and shall pay the premiums on such policy or policies. Any dividends or other refunds or rate credits shall inure to the benefit of the state and shall be applied to the cost of such insurance. Such optional coverage shall not be included when calculating the amount of reduced life insurance coverage due retired employees pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

(f) Commencing November 1, 1989, as used in this section, "employee" includes an elected official in the executive branch.

(1967, P.A. 657, S. 64; 1969, P.A. 560, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 78-103, S. 2, 3; P.A. 79-621, S. 21, 24; P.A. 80-482, S. 7, 348; P.A. 81-457, S. 9; 81-472, S. 110, 159; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-27, S. 1; P.A. 85-510, S. 8, 35; P.A. 87-403, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-349, S. 3, 5; P.A. 96-168, S. 25, 34; P.A. 98-106, S. 1, 2; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 7; P.A. 05-63, S. 1.)

History: 1969 act amended table in Subsec. (b) by raising base amount of life insurance in each class by two thousand dollars starting at $8,000, changing class 20 to read "$22,500 but less than" rather than "$22,500 and over" and adding all data for classes 21 to 31, inclusive; P.A. 77-614 made insurance department a division within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-103 replaced "section 5-154" with "subsection (x) of section 5-196" in Subsec. (d); P.A. 79-621 changed requirement regarding date for increase in life insurance from first days of January or July to first days of April or October in Subsec. (b); P.A. 80-482 deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 81-457 amended Subsec. (b) to require that gross compensation shall not include lump sum payments made under Sec. 5-210(d); P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-27 amended Subsec. (b) to establish a separate schedule of life insurance amounts for any state employee who is not included in any prevailing bargaining unit contract and who earns at least thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars, to provide that life insurance amounts shall not be increased because of retroactive salary increases until the first day of April or October following approval of the increase; P.A. 85-510 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision that the amount of life insurance of an insured employee who is retired on or after July 1, 1982, under the provisions of Sec. 5-173 shall be one-half of the amount of insurance for which the employee was insured immediately before retirement, regardless of the employee's number of years of service; P.A. 87-403 amended Subsec. (b) to increase the life insurance maximum to eighty-five thousand dollars for certain employees not in collective bargaining, and added Subsec. (e) which established a supplemental life insurance plan for employees not in collective bargaining who earn at least forty-five thousand five hundred dollars per year; P.A. 88-349 expanded eligibility for insurance under section to include each member of the general assembly, six months after taking office; P.A. 96-168 amended Subsec. (d) changing reference to "subsection (x)" to "subdivision (25)", effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-106 amended Subsec. (d) to increase the life insurance minimum to ten thousand dollars for certain employees retired before, on or after July 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1998; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 added Subsec. (f) defining "employee", for purposes of section, to include an elected official in the executive branch, effective May 12, 2004; P.A. 05-63 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, insert Subdiv. designators (1) and (2), and add provision in Subdiv. (1) that no employee or member shall be eligible for a policy as both a retiree and an active employee or member, but may maintain existing policies, effective July 1, 2005.

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Sec. 5-259. Hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. Eligibility. Coverage for other groups under plan. Eligibility of general workers for leave. Municipal Employee Health Insurance Plan. (a) The Comptroller, with the approval of the Attorney General and of the Insurance Commissioner, shall arrange and procure a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan or plans for (1) state employees, (2) members of the General Assembly who elect coverage under such plan or plans, (3) participants in an alternate retirement program who meet the service requirements of section 5-162 or subsection (a) of section 5-166, (4) anyone receiving benefits under section 5-144 or from any state-sponsored retirement system, except the teachers' retirement system and the municipal employees retirement system, (5) judges of probate and Probate Court employees, (6) the surviving spouse, and any dependent children until they reach the age of eighteen, of a state police officer, a member of an organized local police department, a firefighter or a constable who performs criminal law enforcement duties who dies before, on or after June 26, 2003, as the result of injuries received while acting within the scope of such officer's or firefighter's or constable's employment and not as the result of illness or natural causes, and whose surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan, (7) employees of the Capital City Economic Development Authority established by section 32-601, and (8) the surviving spouse and dependent children of any employee of a municipality who dies on or after October 1, 2000, as the result of injuries received while acting within the scope of such employee's employment and not as the result of illness or natural causes, and whose surviving spouse and dependent children are not otherwise eligible for a group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance plan. For purposes of this subdivision, "employee" means any regular employee or elective officer receiving pay from a municipality, "municipality" means any town, city, borough, school district, taxing district, fire district, district department of health, probate district, housing authority, regional work force development board established under section 31-3k, flood commission or authority established by special act or regional planning agency. For purposes of subdivision (6) of this subsection, "firefighter" means any person who is regularly employed and paid by any municipality for the purpose of performing firefighting duties for a municipality on average of not less than thirty-five hours per week. The minimum benefits to be provided by such plan or plans shall be substantially equal in value to the benefits that each such employee or member of the General Assembly could secure in such plan or plans on an individual basis on the preceding first day of July. The state shall pay for each such employee and each member of the General Assembly covered by such plan or plans the portion of the premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage and seventy per cent of the additional cost of the form of coverage and such amount shall be credited to the total premiums owed by such employee or member of the General Assembly for the form of such member's or employee's coverage under such plan or plans. On and after January 1, 1989, the state shall pay for anyone receiving benefits from any such state-sponsored retirement system one hundred per cent of the portion of the premium charged for such member's or employee's individual coverage and one hundred per cent of any additional cost for the form of coverage. The balance of any premiums payable by an individual employee or by a member of the General Assembly for the form of coverage shall be deducted from the payroll by the State Comptroller. The total premiums payable shall be remitted by the Comptroller to the insurance company or companies or nonprofit organization or organizations providing the coverage. The amount of the state's contribution per employee for a health maintenance organization option shall be equal, in terms of dollars and cents, to the largest amount of the contribution per employee paid for any other option that is available to all eligible state employees included in the health benefits plan, but shall not be required to exceed the amount of the health maintenance organization premium.

(b) The insurance coverage procured under subsection (a) of this section for active state employees, employees of the Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies, anyone receiving benefits from any such state-sponsored retirement system and members of the General Assembly, who are over sixty-five years of age, may be modified to reflect benefits available to such employees or members pursuant to Social Security and medical benefits programs administered by the federal government, provided any payments required to secure such benefits administered by the federal government shall be paid by the Comptroller either directly to the employee or members or to the agency of the federal government authorized to collect such payments.

(c) On October 1, 1972, the Comptroller shall continue to afford payroll deduction services for employees participating in existing authorized plans covering state employees until such time as the employee elects in writing to be covered by the plan authorized by subsection (a) of this section.