Nebraska LB 256: Authorize participation in insurance coverage for members of a community college board of governors

Bill Text

LEGISLATIVE BILL 256
Approved by the Governor March 12, 2019
 
Introduced by Arch, 14; McDonnell, 5.
 
A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT  relating  to  community  colleges;  to  amend  section  85-1509,
Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to authorize insurance coverage for
community college boards of governors members as prescribed; to repeal the
original section; and to declare an emergency.
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,
Section  1.  Section  85-1509,  Reissue  Revised  Statutes  of  Nebraska,  is
amended to read:
85-1509  
(1) Members of a board shall not receive a per diem. The board
may  reimburse  members  for  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses  incurred  while
carrying  out  their  duties.  Mileage  expenses  shall  be  computed  at  the  rate
provided in section 81-1176. Sections 81-1174, 81-1175, and 81-1177 shall serve
as  guidelines  for  the  board  when  determining  allowable  expenses  and
reimbursement for such expenses.
(2) A board may permit its members to participate in any hospitalization,
medical, surgical, accident, sickness, or term life insurance coverage offered
to  the  employees  of  such  community  college  area.  A  board  member  electing  to
participate in any such insurance coverage shall pay both the employee and the
employer  portions  of  the  premium  for  such  insurance  coverage.  A  board  which
opts  to  permit  its  members  to  participate  in  insurance  coverage  pursuant  to
this subsection shall report quarterly at a meeting of the board a list of the
board members who have elected to participate in such insurance coverage. The
list  shall  be  made  available  in  the  office  of  the  board  for  review  by  the
public upon request.
Sec. 2.  Original section 85-1509, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska,
is repealed.
Sec. 3.  Since an emergency exists, this act takes effect when passed and
approved according to law.
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