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This bill changes the rules for health and life insurance benefits for elected or appointed officials in the town of Blackstone who receive a stipend. Under the new law, these officials will be required to pay 100 percent of their insurance plan costs, plus any additional administrative fees assessed by the Board of Selectmen. However, two specific positions—the Town Clerk and Treasurer-Collector—are exempted and will remain eligible for insurance at the same contribution rate as nonunion town employees. The new requirements will only apply to successors of current officials, meaning that existing stipend-receiving elected or appointed officials can continue their current insurance arrangements as long as they remain in their current positions. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage, and it overrides any existing local or state laws that might conflict with these new insurance eligibility rules.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1445