HB1279

This bill allows employees of South Dakota's technical colleges to enroll in the state health plan, which was previously limited to other state employees. Technical colleges can voluntarily join the plan by agreement with the state's human resources commissioner, and the colleges themselves (rather than the state) must contribute at least as much toward employee health coverage as the state contributes for other state workers. The bill also allows technical colleges to handle payroll deductions for employee health plan contributions rather than having the state process them.