As Passed by the Senate 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-SENATORS LATELL-SCHAFRATH-GARDNER- 14 DRAKE-WATTS 15 _________________________________________________________________ 17 A B I L L To enact section 505.603 of the Revised Code to 19 provide townships with the ability to offer cash 20 payments, in lieu of otherwise offered health benefits or life insurance benefits, to their 21 officers and employees through a "cafeteria plan" 22 that meets Internal Revenue Code requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 24 Section 1. That section 505.603 of the Revised Code be 26 enacted to read as follows: 27 Sec. 505.603. IN ADDITION TO OR IN LIEU OF PROVIDING 29 BENEFITS TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 505.60, 30 505.601, OR 505.602 OF THE REVISED CODE, A BOARD OF TOWNSHIP 31 TRUSTEES MAY OFFER BENEFITS TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES THROUGH A 32 CAFETERIA PLAN THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 125 OF THE 33 "INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986," 100 STAT. 2085, 26 U.S.C.A. 125, 35 AS AMENDED, AFTER FIRST ADOPTING A POLICY AUTHORIZING AN OFFICER 37 OR EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE A CASH PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A BENEFIT 38 OTHERWISE OFFERED TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES UNDER ANY OF 39 THOSE SECTIONS, BUT ONLY IF THE CASH PAYMENT DOES NOT EXCEED 2 TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT OF THE COST OF PREMIUMS OR PAYMENTS THAT 41 OTHERWISE WOULD BE PAID BY THE BOARD FOR BENEFITS FOR THE OFFICER 42 OR EMPLOYEE UNDER AN OFFERED POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN. NO CASH 43 PAYMENT IN LIEU OF A BENEFIT SHALL BE MADE PURSUANT TO THIS 44 SECTION UNLESS THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS COVERED UNDER ANOTHER 45 HEALTH INSURANCE OR HEALTH CARE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN IN THE 46 CASE OF A HEALTH BENEFIT, OR A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY IN THE CASE 47 OF A LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT, AND SETTING FORTH THE NAME OF THE 48 EMPLOYER, IF ANY, THAT SPONSORS THE COVERAGE, THE NAME OF THE 49 CARRIER THAT PROVIDES THE COVERAGE, AND AN IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF 50 THE APPLICABLE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR PLAN. 51