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Bill would let some retirees keep retiree health coverage when elected to local offices after reported denials
Summary
House Retirement Committee approved a measure to let state retirees who run for offices covered by the State Health Benefit Plan choose to remain on retiree coverage; Glynn County Board member Susan Lee described denied claims and sharply higher costs after she was moved to a different plan upon election.
Representative Rick Townsend presented House Bill 969 (substitute LC521017S) as a consent‑based fix to protect retired state employees who run for offices covered by the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP).
Townsend said the bill would give eligible retirees a choice to remain on their retiree plan rather than be involuntarily moved onto an active employee plan when they are elected to a body that participates in SHBP.
Glynn County Board of Education member Susan Lee testified that…
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