NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 347

HOUSE BILL 515

 

 

AN ACT TO ALLOW COUNTIES AND CITIES TO OFFER GROUP HEALTH BENEFITS TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 153A-93 is amended by adding the following new subsection:

"(d)      A county which is providing health insurance under G.S. 153A-92(d) may provide health insurance for all or any class of former officers and employees of the county who are receiving benefits under subsection (a) of this section. Such health insurance may be paid entirely by the county, partly by the county and former officer or employee, or entirely by the former officer or employee, at the option of the county."

Sec. 2. G.S. 160A-163 is amended by adding the following new subsection:

"(e)       A city which is providing health insurance under G.S. 160A-162(b) may provide health insurance for all or any class of former employees of the city who are receiving benefits under subsection (a) of this section or who are 65 years of age or older. Such health insurance may be paid entirely by the city, partly by the city and former employee, or entirely by the former employee, at the option of the city."

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of May, 1981.