22.871.10 97th Legislative Session 670

2022 South Dakota Legislature

House Bill 1286

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That § 9-14-35 be AMENDED:

9-14-35. The governing body of a municipality, or a municipal retirement system may, in its discretion, include retired employees and officers and their spouses and dependents eligible under the appropriate policy and the spouses and dependents eligible under the appropriate policy of deceased employees and officers under the provisions of §§ 9-14-30 to 9-14-34, inclusive. The governing body may pay up to one hundred percent of the cost of the premiums for such insurance for such retired employee or officer who shall have at least fifteen years' service as an employee or officer of the municipality and who shall have participated at least five years, immediately preceding such retirement, in such municipal insurance program. No eligibility requirement applies to any employee or officer who retired as the result of a duty incurred disability. In addition, the governing body of a municipality or a municipal retirement system may, in its discretion, pay up to one hundred percent of the premium for medicare supplemental health insurance for retired employees, officers, their spouses, and the spouses of deceased retired employees and officers if the retired employee or officer had at least fifteen years' service as an employee or officer of the municipality and had participated for at least five years, immediately preceding such retirement, in the municipality's insurance program.

An Act to permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

House as Bill No. 1286

Chief Clerk

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

House Bill No. 1286

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2022 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2022

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2022

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State