04/09/2002 08:06 AM House STA

HB 380 - REIMBURSE CERTAIN RETIREE MEDICARE CHARGE                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Number 0565                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL  announced that the  final order of  business would                                                               
be  HOUSE BILL  NO. 380,  "An Act  relating to  reimbursement for                                                               
certain Medicare  premium charges for persons  receiving benefits                                                               
from  the teachers'  retirement system,  the judicial  retirement                                                               
system, the  elected public officers  retirement system,  and the                                                               
public employees' retirement system."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Number 0625                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL  indicated that the  fiscal note  on HB 380  is not                                                               
coming  out of  general  funds;  it will  come  out  of the  PERS                                                               
[Public   Employees'  Retirement   System]   and  TRS   [Teachers                                                               
Retirement System] accounts.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  JAMES moved  to report  HB 380  out of  committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.  There being no objection,  HB 380 was reported out of the                                                               
House State Affairs Standing Committee.