FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997              SB 364/a
  
  
                                                    March 5, 1997
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 364
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 1, line 15, after the semicolon insert "PROVIDING
  FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR DELAYED RETIREES;".
  
      2.  On page 2, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following
  new subsection:
  
          "F.  "delayed retiree" means a retiree who is receiving a
  disability or normal retirement benefit from an eligible
  participating employer and who, at the time of leaving the
  employment of the eligible employer, was fully vested in that
  employer's retirement program but was not yet eligible to receive
  retirement benefits from that program;".
  
      3.  Reletter the succeeding subsections accordingly.
  
      4.  On page 7, line 7, strike "paragraph" and insert in lieu
  thereof "subparagraph".
  
      5.  On page 7, line 14, strike "or".
  
      6.  On page 8, line 6, after the semicolon insert "or".
  
      7.  On page 8, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following new
  subparagraph:
  
                   "(d)  is a delayed retiree;". 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      8.  On page 11, line 10, before the comma, insert "for delayed
  retirees effective July 1, 1997 and for eligible retirees retiring
  on or after July 1, 1998".,
  
  and thence referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
               
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  4  For  1  Against
          Yes:    4
          No:     Smith
               Excused:     Adair, Garcia, Ingle, Vernon
          Absent: None
  
  
  
  
  
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