AB56,9113 Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.

AB56,1102,25 (1) Transfer of oversight of group disability benefit insurance plans.

AB56,1103,5 (a) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the group insurance board that is primarily related to the group income continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan, as determined by the secretary of employee trust funds, is transferred to the employee trust funds board.

AB56,1103,12 (b) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the group insurance board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the group income continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan, as determined by the secretary of employee trust funds, remain in effect and are transferred to the employee trust funds board. The employee trust funds board shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the employee trust funds board to the extent allowed under the contract.

AB56,1103,17 (c) Rules. All rules promulgated by the group insurance board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to the group income continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the employee trust funds board.

AB56,1103,24 (d) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the group insurance board on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to the group income continuation insurance plan or long-term disability insurance plan, as determined by the secretary of employee trust funds, is transferred to the employee trust funds board. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the group insurance board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the employee trust funds board.

AB56,1104,7 (2) Study of fixed-dollar premium subsidy model. The group insurance board, in consultation with the actuary selected under s. 40.03 (1) (d) to perform actuarial services for the group health insurance plan, shall conduct a study of the feasibility and potential cost savings associated with including a fixed-dollar employee premium subsidy program in the group health insurance plan for active state employees. No later than June 30, 2020, the group insurance board shall submit a report of the study to the governor and the joint committee on finance.

AB56,1104,15 (3) Prescription drug pooling study. The department of employee trust funds, in consultation with the department of corrections, the department of health services, and the department of veterans affairs, shall study the options and opportunities for cost savings to state agencies through prescription drug pooling. No later than January 1, 2020, the department of employee trust funds shall submit a report of the study to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3).

AB56,1104,16 (4) Private sector retirement security plan committee.

AB56,1104,19 (a) The secretary of employee trust funds shall establish a private sector retirement security plan committee. The committee shall consist of the following members:

AB56,1104,20 1. The state treasurer.

AB56,1104,21 2. One member of the employee trust funds board appointed by the governor.

AB56,1104,22 3. One member of the investment board appointed by the governor.

AB56,1104,23 4. Three members of the public appointed by the governor.

AB56,1104,24 5. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

AB56,1104,25 6. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

AB56,1105,1 7. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

AB56,1105,2 8. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

AB56,1105,4 (b) Not less than 3 of the members appointed under par. (a) shall have at least 10 years of experience in making investments.

AB56,1105,8 (c) The committee created under par. (a) shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a private retirement security plan administered by the department of employee trust funds to provide retirement benefits for residents of this state who choose to participate in the plan.

AB56,1105,12 (d) No later than September 30, 2020, the committee shall submit to the governor and the joint survey committee on retirement systems a report that includes recommendations regarding the creation of a private sector retirement security plan that is administered by the department of employee trust funds.

AB56,1105,14 (e) The private sector retirement security plan committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (d).

AB56,9114 Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations Commission.

AB56,9115 Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; Ethics Commission.

AB56,9116 Section 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions.

AB56,9117 Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.

AB56,9118 Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

AB56,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

AB56,1106,2 (1) Dental therapy training program. The department of health services shall award, on a competitive basis, a total of $500,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 as onetime grants to educational institutions for costs associated with beginning a dental therapy training program. The department shall establish criteria for approving and distributing grants under this subsection.