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6 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; MODIFYING THE
7 UNUSED SICK LEAVE AND RETIREMENT PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING AN
8 EFFECTIVE DATE.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 67-19-14, as last amended by Chapter 338, Laws of Utah 1998
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 67-19-14 is amended to read:
14 67-19-14. Sick leave -- Unused sick days -- Retirement program.
15 (1) The director shall, as an incentive to reduce sick leave abuse, make rules governing
16 procedures whereby, after an employee has accumulated 18 unused sick leave days, any sick days
17 accumulated during any calendar year in excess of eight, at the option of that employee, may be
18 carried as "converted sick leave" which the employee may use at a later date as annual leave,
19 regular sick leave, or as paid-up health and medical insurance at the time of retirement on the basis
20 of the payment by the employing department of one month's premium for each day of accumulated
21 sick leave.
22 (2) (a) (i) The director shall make rules for the governance of [
23 program.
24 (ii) Employing departments may offer [
25 (iii) Employee participation in any part of the [
26 voluntary.
27 (iv) An employee must be eligible for retirement benefits to qualify for the program.
28 (b) (i) (A) [
29 employee to be paid for 25% of the employee's unused accumulated sick leave at the employee's
30 preretirement rate of pay.
31 (B) An employee shall have the option of having all monies from the cashout under
32 Subsection (b)(i)(A) transferred directly to the deferred compensation plan qualified under Section
33 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code which is sponsored by the Utah State Retirement Board.
34 (ii) The employing department shall also provide the same health and life insurance
35 benefits the employee has at the time of retirement until the employee becomes eligible for
36 Medicare, but this benefit may not [
37 except as provided under Subsection (2)(c).
38 (c) (i) An employee [
39 has been paid, exceeds the 60 days maximum for five-year coverage under Subsection (2)(b), may
40 continue the health and life insurance, which the employee had at the time of retirement, at the rate
41 of one month's coverage for each day of unused sick leave above the 60 days, but only to the age
42 eligible for Medicare. If the employee has reached the age eligible for Medicare, coverage for the
43 employee's spouse may continue under this Subsection (2)(c)(i) until the employee's spouse
44 reaches the age eligible for Medicare.
45 (ii) An employee and the employee's spouse who are or who later become eligible for
46 Medicare may purchase Medicare supplemental insurance at the rate of one month's coverage for
47 each day of the employee's unused sick leave.
48 (d) Any costs or savings for this act shall be borne by the agency and shall not be
49 appropriated by the Legislature.
50 (3) (a) The director shall make rules to provide a continuation of health and dental
51 insurance to the surviving spouse and family of any state employee whose death occurs in the line
52 of duty. The insurance coverage shall continue for a period of five years or until the surviving
53 spouse becomes eligible for Medicare, whichever comes first.
54 (b) The rules shall also provide for [
55 in the same manner as provided under Subsection (2)(b).
56 (c) The costs of paying for the benefits under Subsections (3)(a) and (b) shall be included
57 in the agency's budget request each year following the date of death of the employee.
58 Section 2. Effective date.
59 This act takes effect on July 1, 1999.
Legislative Review Note
as of 12-31-98 7:52 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.