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NJ S1388
NJ S1388Permits inclusion of volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders within municipal eligible employee group for purposes of the small employer health benefits plan statutes.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
09/30/2024
09/30/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill resolves an apparent conflict between provisions in chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, which permit municipalities to offer group health insurance benefits to volunteer fire fighters and emergency responders, and provisions in chapter 27A of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes regarding small employer health benefits plans. For example, although N.J.S.40A:10-30 authorizes a municipality to provide group health plans to volunteer firefighters, those volunteers are not considered eligible employees under the small employer health benefits plan statutes. This bill clarifies that these volunteers, as well as emergency responders, may be included in the group of eligible employees in municipalities regarded as small employers, and thereby receive coverage under the same group plan.
AI Summary
This bill clarifies that volunteer firefighters and emergency responders may be included in the group of eligible employees for small employer health benefits plans in New Jersey. The bill amends the definition of "eligible employee" in the Small Employer Health Benefits Plan Act to explicitly include these volunteers, who are eligible to receive certain benefits under state law, even though they may not work the minimum number of hours typically required for health plan eligibility. This change allows municipalities that are considered small employers to offer the same group health coverage to their volunteer firefighters and emergency responders as they do to their other eligible employees.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (on 09/30/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1388 |
| Fiscal Note - Fiscal Estimate 1/8/25; as introduced | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1388_E1.PDF |
| Analysis - Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1388_T1.PDF |
| Analysis - Statement SCU 9/30/24 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1388_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1388_I1.HTM |
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