House
Bill 451, allowing bargaining for an increase in the school
district share of health insurance premiums also passed after negotiations
among several legislators to combine several pieces of legislation. House Bill 529, sponsored by Representative Pauline
Ponce, would have allowed, but not required school districts to pay up to
80% of school employee health insurance premiums. House Bill 283, sponsored
by Representative "Lucky" Varela, would have increased the
employer share by 5%. House Bill 451 was finally amended and passed; it
permits bargaining the rate of employer payment for health insurance up to
80%, meeting the needs of both school employees and state employees. The amended bill will allow:
"Within
available revenue, school districts, charter schools, participating
entities pursuant to the Public School Insurance Authority Act and
institutions of higher education may contribute up to eighty percent of
the cost of the insurance of all employees.
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