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H. B. No. 256 As IntroducedAs Introduced
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Carney, Wachtmann, Boyd, Sears, Hite, Hottinger, Burke, Mandel, Amstutz, Blair, Oelslager, Boose, Wagner, Balderson, Lehner, Morgan, Baker, Grossman, Derickson, McGregor, Mecklenborg, Hackett, McClain, Zehringer, Adams, R., Huffman, Bacon, Stebelton, Evans, Adams, J., Combs, Jordan, Ruhl, Martin, Blessing, Uecker, Chandler
A BILL
To create the Small Business Health Care
Affordability Task Force.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. (A) There is hereby created the Small Business
Health Care Affordability Task Force. The Task Force shall
commence its organizational meeting not later than thirty days
after the effective date of this section.
(B)(1) The Task Force members shall consist of all of the
following:
(a) Three members of the House of Representatives, two of
whom are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and one of whom is appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives;
(b) Three members of the Senate, two of whom are appointed by
the President of the Senate and one of whom is appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(2) The Task Force may, at its organizational meeting,
appoint up to five additional members to the Task Force who
represent small business employers or employees or who are
otherwise relevant to the duties of the Task Force. A member
appointed by the Task Force shall not be a member of the General
Assembly.
(C) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President of the Senate shall each designate one member appointed
under division (B)(1) of this section to serve as a co-chair of
the Task Force.
(D) The Task Force shall do all of the following:
(1) Study the potential benefits of state tax incentives for
small businesses that provide health insurance coverage for
employees;
(2) Study potential state incentives for businesses to offer
health wellness and disease prevention programs;
(3) Review employer health insurance tax incentives and
wellness programs in other states and analyze whether such state
policies would encourage greater affordability of
employer-provided health insurance coverage and support employers
in maintaining and expanding the workforce in Ohio;
(4) Consider federal legislation regarding the provision of
health insurance by small businesses, including the proposed
"Healthy Workforce Act of 2009" and "Small Business Health Options
Program Act of 2009," and the potential impact of such federal
legislation on Ohio's small businesses.
(E) The Task Force shall report its findings and any
recommendations to the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, President of the
Senate, Minority Leader of the Senate, and Governor not later than
six months following the initial organizational meeting of the
Task Force.
(F) On submission of the report required under division (E)
of this section, the Task Force shall cease to exist.
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