This bill allows employees of South Dakota's technical colleges to join the state health plan, which was previously available only to other state employees. Technical colleges that choose to participate must contribute to the plan on behalf of their employees at least as much as the state contributes for other state workers, and the specific terms are negotiated between each technical college and the state human resources commissioner.
The amendment shifts control over technical college employee participation in the state health plan from an automatic right to a negotiated arrangement between the human resources commissioner and individual technical college presidents, and changes the employer contribution requirement from "equivalent to" the state contribution to "no less than" it. This **weakens** employee protections by making enrollment conditional on bilateral agreement rather than guaranteed, while slightly strengthening the contribution floor.
Education Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3. S.J. 17
Education Scheduled for hearing
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Education S.J. 398
House of Representatives Do Pass Amended Passed, YEAS 63, NAYS 3. H.J. 430
Committee on Appropriations Do Pass Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 0.
Committee on Appropriations Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1
Education Referred as Amended to House Committee on Appropriations Passed, YEAS 9, NAYS 6.
Education Motion to amend
Education Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Education H.J. 218
Prime sponsor · Sen.
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Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Cosponsors
Education — Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Do Pass Amended
Committee on Appropriations — Do Pass
Education — Referred as Amended to