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H. C. R. No. 3 As IntroducedAs Introduced
| 129th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Letson, Gerberry, Hagan, Gentile, Yuko, Blair
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To request the members of the United States Congress
to reauthorize and continue the Health Coverage
Tax Credit (HCTC) enhancements including
provisions related to the monthly reimbursement
program, the qualified family members program, and
Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations
(VEBAs).
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, The Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) enhancements
enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and
subsequent extension of those enhancements that increased HCTC's
coverage of health premiums from sixty-five per cent to eighty per
cent are set to expire February 12, 2011; and |
| WHEREAS, Qualified family members of eligible individuals are
currently eligible for the credit through the HCTC enhancements;
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| WHEREAS, The HCTC enhancements have provided a lifeline to
individuals who lost their jobs and health coverage as the result
of trade-related business disruptions; and |
| WHEREAS, The HCTC enhancements also have been critical to
thousands of retirees, including approximately twelve thousand
Delphi retirees in Dayton and Warren, Ohio, as well as retired
Delta pilots, who lost their health care along with their
retirement security when the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
assumed responsibility for their hard-earned pensions; and |
| WHEREAS, The uncertainty of Voluntary Employee Beneficiary
Association's (VEBA) ever-changing qualification status is a
deterrent to the participants who consider leaving other insurance
to join an HCTC plan; now therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, hereby request that the United States
Congress reauthorize and continue the Health Coverage Tax Credit
at eighty per cent until July 1, 2012; reauthorize and continue
the monthly reimbursement program until July 1, 2012; incorporate
the qualified family members program as a permanent part of the
HCTC program and remove the maximum twenty-four-month time limit
for pre-Medicare qualified family members to be eligible for the
program; and permanently consider VEBAs that were created during
the authorized time frame to be HCTC-qualified VEBAs for the
duration of the existence of the VEBA; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the
United States, to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States
House of Representatives, to the President Pro Tempore and the
Secretary of the United States Senate, to the members of the Ohio
Congressional delegation, and to the news media of Ohio. |
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