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This bill modifies the Retired County and Municipal Law Enforcement Officers and Municipal Firefighters Health Insurance Program in two key ways. First, it amends existing reporting requirements by adding a mandate for the division to include enrollment data in its biennial reports to the Legislature's insurance committee, ensuring more comprehensive tracking of the program's participation. Second, the bill creates a special open enrollment period from October 1 to November 30, 2025, allowing current county or municipal law enforcement officers and municipal firefighters who have worked in their positions for more than 5 years and previously opted out of the health insurance program to now enroll. If these employees choose to enroll 5 or more years after their initial hire date, they will be required to contribute 3% of their gross wages from their hire date to their enrollment date into the program's fund. This provision provides a one-time opportunity for long-term public safety employees who did not initially join the health insurance program to become participants, with a retroactive financial contribution to offset their delayed entry.

Labor and Employment

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