As Passed by the House 1 123rd General Assembly 4 Regular Session Am. Sub. H. B. No. 379 5 1999-2000 6 REPRESENTATIVES PETERSON-ALLEN-BARRETT-BRITTON-DISTEL- 8 FLANNERY-JACOBSON-NETZLEY-SCHULER-TERWILLEGER-TRAKAS- 9 WILLAMOWSKI-O'BRIEN-CAREY-HOOPS-VERICH-YOUNG-EVANS-KRUPINSKI- 10 WILLIAMS-SULZER-GRENDELL-TIBERI-AUSTRIA-TAYLOR-CORBIN-WILSON- 11 HARTNETT-OGG-MOTTLEY-CATES-GOODING-PATTON-FORD-OLMAN-JONES- 12 WINKLER-HOLLISTER-CALVERT-CLANCY-WIDENER-WOMER BENJAMIN- 13 STEVENS-BUCHY-HOOD-BARNES 14 _________________________________________________________________ 15 A B I L L To enact section 505.603 of the Revised Code to 17 provide townships with the ability to offer cash 18 payments, in lieu of otherwise offered health benefits or life insurance benefits, to their 19 officers and employees through a "cafeteria plan" 20 that meets Internal Revenue Code requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 22 Section 1. That section 505.603 of the Revised Code be 24 enacted to read as follows: 25 Sec. 505.603. IN ADDITION TO OR IN LIEU OF PROVIDING 27 BENEFITS TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 505.60, 28 505.601, OR 505.602 OF THE REVISED CODE, A BOARD OF TOWNSHIP 29 TRUSTEES MAY OFFER BENEFITS TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES THROUGH A 30 CAFETERIA PLAN THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 125 OF THE 31 "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986," 100 STAT. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 125, 33 AS AMENDED, AFTER FIRST ADOPTING A POLICY AUTHORIZING AN OFFICER 35 OR EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE A CASH PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A BENEFIT 36 OTHERWISE OFFERED TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES UNDER ANY OF 37 THOSE SECTIONS, BUT ONLY IF THE CASH PAYMENT DOES NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE COST OF PREMIUMS OR PAYMENTS THAT 39 2 OTHERWISE WOULD BE PAID BY THE BOARD FOR BENEFITS FOR THE OFFICER 40 OR EMPLOYEE UNDER AN OFFERED POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN. NO CASH 41 PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A BENEFIT SHALL BE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS 42 SECTION UNLESS THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS COVERED UNDER ANOTHER 43 HEALTH INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN IN THE 44 CASE OF A HEALTH BENEFIT, OR A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY IN THE CASE 45 OF A LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT, AND SETTING FORTH THE NAME OF THE 46 EMPLOYER, IF ANY, THAT SPONSORS THE COVERAGE, THE NAME OF THE 47 CARRIER THAT PROVIDES THE COVERAGE, AND AN IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF 48 THE APPLICABLE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN. 49