New York A 529: Relates to allowing a jury instruction stating biometric evidence shall not be dispositive in the jury's decision

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A00529 Summary:

BILL NOA00529 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSteck

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Authorizes a pilot program for a county self-insured or self-funded health plan in Albany and Schenectady counties; provides municipalities of such counties are permitted to join.

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01/08/2025referred to local governments

07/30/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 529

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. STECK, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT in relation to establishing a pilot program for a county self-
 funded or self-insured health plan in Albany and Schenectady counties

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. (a) The superintendent of financial services shall author-
 2 ize a pilot program for a county self-funded or self-insured health plan
 3 in Albany and Schenectady counties. Notwithstanding article 44 or 47 of
 4 the insurance law or any other provision of law to the contrary, and
 5 subject to the requirements set forth in this section, a municipality
 6 located in such counties is permitted, with the consent of the county
 7 and the governing body of such municipality, to join such county self-
 8 funded or self-insured health plan in the county in which such munici-
 9 pality is located in whole or in part. Municipality is defined as any
 10 city, town, village or any other municipal corporation, a school
 11 district or any governmental entity operating a public school, college
 12 or university, a public improvement or special district, a public
 13 authority, commission, or public benefit corporation, or any other
 14 public corporation, agency or instrumentality or unit of government
 15 which exercises governmental powers under the laws of the state but is
 16 not a part of, nor a department of, nor an agency of the state. In order
 17 for a municipality or municipalities to join such county self-funded or
 18 self-insured health plan, the county shall file with the superintendent
 19 of financial services certification that, with inclusion of the lives to
 20 be covered in the plan following admission of the municipality or muni-
 21 cipalities, such plan meets the following six requirements:
 22 1. That the county and any municipality or municipalities joining the
 23 county self-funded or self-insured health plan have mutually consented
 24 to join such plan.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01077-01-5

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 1 2. That the county self-funded or self-insured health plan maintains a
 2 reserve fund, calculated as a percentage of total annual incurred
 3 claims, of a minimum of 12% of claims.
 4 3. That the county self-funded or self-insured health plan has a
 5 surplus account, established and maintained for the sole purpose of
 6 satisfying unexpected obligations of the benefit plan in the event of
 7 termination or abandonment of such plan, which shall not be less than 5%
 8 of the annualized earned premium equivalents during the current fiscal
 9 year of such plan.
 10 4. That the county self-funded or self-insured health plan has in
 11 effect a specific stop loss per individual claim only, no aggregate,
 12 with a minimum deductible of $200,000 to $250,000.
 13 5. That the county self-funded or self-insured health plan has a mini-
 14 mum of 1,000 covered lives including retirees, but not including depen-
 15 dents.
 16 6. That joint and several liability of participating municipalities
 17 for the obligations of the county self-funded or self-insured health
 18 plan is hereby abolished, and such liability shall be governed as
 19 follows:
 20 (i) If the plan does not have admitted assets, as defined in section
 21 107 of the insurance law, at least equal to the aggregate of its liabil-