Wis. Stat. § 40.95
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Health insurance premium credits.
Official statutory text
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(a) Subject to sub. (2) , the department shall administer a program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. , or the eligible employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, for the benefit of an eligible employee whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who satisfies at least one of the following:
1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4) , 36.30 , 230.35 (2) , 233.10 , 238.04 (8) , or 757.02 (5) .
2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 .
3. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 and the employee is employed by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
(b) The health insurance premium credits shall be based on the employee’s years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor specified as part of the employee’s compensation.
(2) The department is not required to administer any program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. , or the eligible employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, if the department determines that the program does not conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (9) .
History: 1995 a. 88 , 89 , 216 ; 2003 a. 33 , 117 , 326 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 10 , 32 .
(a) Subject to sub. (2) , the department shall administer a program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. , or the eligible employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, for the benefit of an eligible employee whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who satisfies at least one of the following:
1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4) , 36.30 , 230.35 (2) , 233.10 , 238.04 (8) , or 757.02 (5) .
2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 .
3. The employee has his or her compensation established in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 and the employee is employed by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
(b) The health insurance premium credits shall be based on the employee’s years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor specified as part of the employee’s compensation.
(2) The department is not required to administer any program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. , or the eligible employee’s surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, if the department determines that the program does not conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (9) .
History: 1995 a. 88 , 89 , 216 ; 2003 a. 33 , 117 , 326 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 10 , 32 .
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