Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1887

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 5-10-8 ; IC 11-10-5 ; IC 16-33-4 ; IC 20-15-4 ; IC 20-16-4.

Synopsis: Institutional teachers. Provides that a retired state employee who was employed as a teacher in a state institution by the department of correction, the Indiana School for the Blind, the Indiana School for the Deaf, or the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home may participate in a state employee health insurance plan if the retired teacher was employed and participated in the employee's retirement plan for 10 years immediately preceding retirement. Specifies that teacher compensation paid by the department of correction, the Indiana School for the Blind, the Indiana School for the Deaf, and the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home: (1) includes salary and other wage and wage related benefits; and (2) must be equal to the salaries and benefits paid by the largest school corporation in the county in which the institution is located. Specifies a grievance procedure to be followed by a teacher employed by a state institution. Makes conforming amendments.

Effective: July 1, 2001.





Pelath




    January 17, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.







Introduced

First Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2001)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1887



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 5-10-8-6.5; (01)IN1887.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 5-10-8-6.5 , AS ADDED BY P.L.233-1999, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 6.5. (a) A member of the general assembly may elect to participate in either:
        (1) the plan of self-insurance established by the state police department under section 6 of this chapter;
        (2) the plan of self-insurance established by the state personnel department under section 7 of this chapter; or
        (3) a prepaid health care delivery plan established under section 7 of this chapter.
    (b) A former member of the general assembly who meets the criteria for participation in a group health insurance program provided under section 8(e) 8 or 8.1 of this chapter may elect to participate in either:
        (1) the plan of self-insurance established by the state police department under section 6 of this chapter; or
        (2) a group health insurance program provided under section 8(e) 8 or 8.1 of this chapter.
    (c) A member of the general assembly or former member of the general assembly who chooses a plan described in subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) shall pay any amount of both the employer and the employee share of the cost of the coverage that exceeds the cost of the coverage under the new traditional plan.
SOURCE: IC 5-10-8-8; (01)IN1887.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 5-10-8-8 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.233-1999, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to the state and its employees who are not covered by a plan established under section 6 of this chapter.
    (b) Except as provided under subsection (c), after June 30, 1986, the state shall provide a group health insurance plan to each retired employee:
        (1) whose retirement date is:
            (A) after June 29, 1986, for a retired employee who was a member of the field examiners' retirement fund;
            (B) after May 31, 1986, for a retired employee who was a member of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; or
            (C) after June 30, 1986, for a retired employee not covered by clause (A) or (B);
        (2) who will have reached fifty-five (55) years of age on or before the employee's retirement date but who will not be eligible on that date for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.;
        (3) who will have completed twenty (20) years of creditable employment with a public employer on or before the employee's retirement date, ten (10) years of which shall have been completed immediately preceding the retirement; and
        (4) who will have completed at least fifteen (15) years of participation in the retirement plan of which the employee is a member on or before the employee's retirement date.
    (c) The state shall provide a group health insurance program to each retired employee:
        (1) who was employed as a teacher in a state institution under:
            (A) IC 11-10-5 ;
            (B) IC 16-33-4 ;
            (C) IC 20-15; or
            (D) IC 20-16;
        (2) whose retirement date is after June 30, 2001;
        (3) who is at least fifty-five (55) years of age on or before the employee's retirement date;
        (4) who is not eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by

42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.; and
        (5) who has at least ten (10) years of service credit as a participant in the retirement fund of which the employee is a member on or before the employee's retirement date, with at least ten (10) years of that service credit completed immediately preceding the participant's retirement.

     (d) The state shall provide a group health insurance program to each retired employee:
        (1) who is a retired judge;
        (2) whose retirement date is after June 30, 1990;
        (3) who is at least sixty-two (62) years of age;
        (4) who is not eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.; and
        (5) who has at least eight (8) years of service credit as a participant in the Indiana judges' retirement fund, with at least eight (8) years of that service credit completed immediately preceding the judge's retirement.
    (d) (e) The state shall provide a group health insurance program to each retired employee:
        (1) who is a retired participant under the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund;
        (2) whose retirement date is after January 1, 1990;
        (3) who is at least sixty-two (62) years of age;
        (4) who is not eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.; and
        (5) who has at least ten (10) years of service credit as a participant in the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund, with at least ten (10) years of that service credit completed immediately preceding the participant's retirement.
    (e) (f) The state shall make available a group health insurance program to each former member of the general assembly or surviving spouse of each former member, if the former member:
        (1) is no longer a member of the general assembly;
        (2) is not eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. or, in the case of a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is not eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395, et. seq.; and
        (3) has at least ten (10) years of service credit as a member in the general assembly.
A former member or surviving spouse of a former member who obtains insurance under this section is responsible for paying both the employer and the employee share of the cost of the coverage.


    (f) (g) The group health insurance program required under subsections (b) through (e) (f) must be equal to that offered active employees. The retired employee may participate in the group health insurance program if the retired employee pays an amount equal to the employer's and the employee's premium for the group health insurance for an active employee and if the retired employee within ninety (90) days after the employee's retirement date files a written request for insurance coverage with the employer. However, the employer may elect to pay any part of the retired employee's premium.
    (g) (h) A retired employee's eligibility to continue insurance under this section ends when the employee becomes eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq., or when the employer terminates the health insurance program. A retired employee who is eligible for insurance coverage under this section may elect to have the employee's spouse covered under the health insurance program at the time the employee retires. If a retired employee's spouse pays the amount the retired employee would have been required to pay for coverage selected by the spouse, the spouse's subsequent eligibility to continue insurance under this section is not affected by the death of the retired employee. The surviving spouse's eligibility ends on the earliest of the following:
        (1) When the spouse becomes eligible for Medicare coverage as prescribed by 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.
        (2) When the employer terminates the health insurance program.
        (3) Two (2) years after the date of the employee's death.
        (4) The date of the spouse's remarriage.
    (h) (i) This subsection does not apply to an employee who is entitled to group insurance coverage under IC 20-6.1-6-1 (c). An employee who is on leave without pay is entitled to participate for ninety (90) days in any health insurance program maintained by the employer for active employees if the employee pays an amount equal to the total of the employer's and the employee's premiums for the insurance.
    (i) (j) An employer may provide group health insurance for retired employees or their spouses not covered by this section and may provide group health insurance that contains provisions more favorable to retired employees and their spouses than required by this section. A public employer may provide group health insurance to an employee who is on leave without pay for a longer period than required by subsection (h) (i).
SOURCE: IC 11-10-5-4; (01)IN1887.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 11-10-5-4 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4. (a) All teachers employed by the department are subject to all provisions of law

concerning the minimum salary of teachers and membership in any teachers' retirement fund plan. The commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative shall annually determine:
         (1) the salary schedule; and
        (2) other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits;

of the largest school corporation of the county in which each correctional institution is located.
    (b) Except as provided in subsections (e) through (f), from the information described in subsection (a), the commissioner shall prescribe for each correctional institution, subject to approval by the state personnel department and the budget agency:
         (1) a salary schedule, for each correctional institution, using a daily rate of pay for each teacher; and
        (2) other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits.

which The salary schedule and benefits prescribed under this subsection must be equal to that those of the largest school corporation in the county in which the correctional institution is located.
    (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the terms of the annual contract awarded to licensed teachers qualifying for payment under the schedule established under subsection (b).
    (d) Hours of work for all teachers shall be set in accordance with IC 4-15-2.
    (e) If the school corporation in which the correctional institution is located becomes the largest school corporation in the county in which the correctional institution is located, the daily rate of pay for each teacher must be equal to that of the school corporation in which the correctional institution is located without regard to whether the school corporation in which the correctional institution is located remains the largest school corporation in the county.
    (f) Using a daily rate of pay for each teacher, the salary schedule For each correctional institution located in a county having a population of:
        (1) more than fifteen thousand (15,000) but less than sixteen thousand (16,000); or
        (2) more than seventy-five thousand (75,000) but less than seventy-eight thousand (78,000).
The salary schedule, using a daily rate of pay for each teacher, and other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits, must be equal to that those of the school corporation in which the correctional institution is located.

SOURCE: IC 11-10-5-5; (01)IN1887.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 11-10-5-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE

AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 5. (a) If a teacher who is employed by the department wishes to file a grievance concerning an action taken by the teacher's employer, the grievance must be filed according to the following procedure:
        (1) The teacher may file a grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor not more than thirty (30) days after the aggrieved action occurs.
        (2) The supervisor shall respond to a grievance filed under subdivision (1) not more than two (2) working days after the supervisor receives the grievance.
        (3) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (2), the teacher may file a written grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor.
        (4) The supervisor shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (3) not more than four (4) working days after the supervisor receives the written grievance.
        (5) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (4), the teacher may file a written grievance with the superintendent of the institution in which the teacher is employed.
        (6) The superintendent shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (5) not more than ten (10) days after the superintendent receives the written grievance.
        (7) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (6), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state personnel director appointed under IC 4-15-1.8-3 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (6).
        (8) The state personnel director shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (7) not more than fifteen (15) days after the state personnel director receives the written grievance.
        (9) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (8), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state employees' appeals commission under 33 IAC 1 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (8).
        (10) The state employees' appeals commission shall respond to the written grievance filed under subdivision (9) not more than thirty (30) days after the state employees' appeals commission receives the written grievance.


        (11) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (10), the teacher may submit the grievance to arbitration not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (10).
        (12) The arbitrator to which the grievance is submitted under subdivision (11) shall hold a hearing and shall render a decision not more than thirty (30) days after the hearing.
    (b) An arbitrator to which a grievance is submitted under subsection (a)(11) must be selected from:
        (1) the American Arbitration Association; or
        (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service if an arbitrator is not available from the American Arbitration Association;
according to selection procedures established by the arbitrator's association or service.
    (c) Costs of arbitration under this section shall be shared equally by the employer and the teacher or the teacher's association.
    (d) If the employer does not comply with the timelines set forth under subsection (a), the teacher prevails.
    (e) A teacher who files a grievance under this section may choose a representative to represent the teacher in the grievance process under subsection (a).

SOURCE: IC 16-33-4-10.5; (01)IN1887.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 16-33-4-10.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 10.5. (a) This section applies to teachers employed by the home to teach at a school maintained by the home under section 9 or 10 of this chapter.
    (b) The state health commissioner shall prescribe for the home, subject to the approval of the state personnel department and the budget agency:
        (1) a salary schedule, using a daily rate of pay for each teacher; and
        (2) other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits.
The salary schedule and benefits prescribed under this subsection must be equal to those of the largest school corporation in the county in which the home is located.
    (c) The state health commissioner shall prescribe the terms of the annual contract awarded to licensed teachers qualifying for payment under the salary schedule referred to in subsection (b).
    (d) The hours of work for all teachers shall be set in accordance

with IC 4-15-2.
        
SECTION 6. IC 16-33-4-10.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 10.6. (a) This section applies to a teacher who is employed by the home to teach at a school maintained by the home under section 9 or 10 of this chapter.
    (b) If a teacher wishes to file a grievance concerning an action taken by the home, the grievance must be filed according to the following procedure:
        (1) The teacher may file a grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor not more than thirty (30) days after the aggrieved action occurs.
        (2) The supervisor shall respond to a grievance filed under subdivision (1) not more than two (2) working days after the supervisor receives the grievance.
        (3) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (2), the teacher may file a written grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor.
        (4) The supervisor shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (3) not more than four (4) working days after the supervisor receives the written grievance.
        (5) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (4), the teacher may file a written grievance with the superintendent of the home.
        (6) The superintendent shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (5) not more than ten (10) days after the superintendent receives the written grievance.
        (7) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (6), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state personnel director appointed under IC 4-15-1.8-3 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (6).
        (8) The state personnel director shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (7) not more than fifteen (15) days after the state personnel director receives the written grievance.
        (9) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (8), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state employees' appeals commission under 33 IAC 1 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (8).
        (10) The state employees' appeals commission shall respond

to the written grievance filed under subdivision (9) not more than thirty (30) days after the state employees' appeals commission receives the written grievance.
        (11) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (10), the teacher may submit the grievance to arbitration not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (10).
        (12) The arbitrator to which the grievance is submitted under subdivision (11) shall hold a hearing and shall render a decision not more than thirty (30) days after the hearing.
    (c) An arbitrator to which a grievance is submitted under subsection (b)(11) must be selected from:
        (1) the American Arbitration Association; or
        (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service if an arbitrator is not available from the American Arbitration Association;
according to selection procedures established by the arbitrator's association or service.
    (d) Costs of arbitration under this section shall be shared equally by the home and the teacher or the teacher's association.
    (e) If the home does not comply with the timelines set forth under subsection (b), the teacher prevails.
    (f) A teacher who files a grievance under this section may choose a representative to represent the teacher in the grievance process under subsection (b).

SOURCE: IC 20-15-4-3; (01)IN1887.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 20-15-4-3 , AS ADDED BY P.L.69-1999, SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 3. (a) The board shall prescribe for the school, subject to the approval of the state personnel department and the budget agency:
         (1) a salary schedule for the school using a daily rate of pay for each teacher; and
        (2) other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits.

which
The salary schedule and benefits prescribed under this subsection must be equal to that those of the largest school corporation in the county in which the school is located.
    (b) The board shall prescribe the terms of the annual contract awarded to licensed teachers qualifying for payment under the salary schedule as described in subsection (a).
    (c) The hours of work for all teachers shall be set in accordance with IC 4-15-2.
SOURCE: IC 20-15-4-4; (01)IN1887.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 20-15-4-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4. (a) If a teacher who is employed by the school wishes to file a grievance concerning an action taken by the school, the grievance must be filed according to the following procedure:
        (1) The teacher may file a grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor not more than thirty (30) days after the aggrieved action occurs.
        (2) The supervisor shall respond to a grievance filed under subdivision (1) not more than two (2) working days after the supervisor receives the grievance.
        (3) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (2), the teacher may file a written grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor.
        (4) The supervisor shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (3) not more than four (4) working days after the supervisor receives the written grievance.
        (5) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (4), the teacher may file a written grievance with the superintendent.
        (6) The superintendent shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (5) not more than ten (10) days after the superintendent receives the written grievance.
        (7) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (6), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state personnel director appointed under IC 4-15-1.8-3 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (6).
        (8) The state personnel director shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (7) not more than fifteen (15) days after the state personnel director receives the written grievance.
        (9) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (8), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state employees' appeals commission under 33 IAC 1 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (8).
        (10) The state employees' appeals commission shall respond to the written grievance filed under subdivision (9) not more than thirty (30) days after the state employees' appeals commission receives the written grievance.
        (11) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under

subdivision (10), the teacher may submit the grievance to arbitration not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (10).
        (12) The arbitrator to which the grievance is submitted under subdivision (11) shall hold a hearing and shall render a decision not more than thirty (30) days after the hearing.
    (b) An arbitrator to which a grievance is submitted under subsection (a)(11) must be selected from:
        (1) the American Arbitration Association; or
        (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service if an arbitrator is not available from the American Arbitration Association;
according to selection procedures established by the arbitrator's association or service.
    (c) Costs of arbitration under this section shall be shared equally by the school and the teacher or the teacher's association.
    (d) If the school does not comply with the timelines set forth under subsection (a), the teacher prevails.
    (e) A teacher who files a grievance under this section may choose a representative to represent the teacher in the grievance process under subsection (a).

SOURCE: IC 20-16-4-3; (01)IN1887.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 20-16-4-3 , AS ADDED BY P.L.69-1999, SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 3. (a) The board shall prescribe for the school, subject to the approval of the state personnel department and the budget agency:
         (1) a salary schedule, for the school using a daily rate of pay for each teacher; and
        (2) other wage and wage related benefits, including retirement and severance benefits.

which The salary schedule and benefits prescribed under this subsection must be equal to that those of the largest school corporation in the county in which the school is located.
    (b) The board shall prescribe the terms of the annual contract awarded to licensed teachers qualifying for payment under the salary schedule as described in subsection (a).
    (c) The hours of work for all teachers shall be set in accordance with IC 4-15-2.
SOURCE: IC 20-16-4-4; (01)IN1887.1.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 20-16-4-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 4. (a) If a teacher who is employed by the school wishes to file a grievance concerning an action taken by the school,

the grievance must be filed according to the following procedure:
        (1) The teacher may file a grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor not more than thirty (30) days after the aggrieved action occurs.
        (2) The supervisor shall respond to a grievance filed under subdivision (1) not more than two (2) working days after the supervisor receives the grievance.
        (3) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (2), the teacher may file a written grievance with the teacher's immediate supervisor.
        (4) The supervisor shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (3) not more than four (4) working days after the supervisor receives the written grievance.
        (5) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (4), the teacher may file a written grievance with the superintendent.
        (6) The superintendent shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (5) not more than ten (10) days after the superintendent receives the written grievance.
        (7) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (6), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state personnel director appointed under IC 4-15-1.8-3 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (6).
        (8) The state personnel director shall respond to a written grievance filed under subdivision (7) not more than fifteen (15) days after the state personnel director receives the written grievance.
        (9) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (8), the teacher may file a written grievance with the state employees' appeals commission under 33 IAC 1 not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (8).
        (10) The state employees' appeals commission shall respond to the written grievance filed under subdivision (9) not more than thirty (30) days after the state employees' appeals commission receives the written grievance.
        (11) If the teacher is dissatisfied with the response under subdivision (10), the teacher may submit the grievance to arbitration not more than fifteen (15) days after the teacher receives the response under subdivision (10).
        (12) The arbitrator to which the grievance is submitted under

subdivision (11) shall hold a hearing and shall render a decision not more than thirty (30) days after the hearing.
    (b) An arbitrator to which a grievance is submitted under subsection (a)(11) must be selected from:
        (1) the American Arbitration Association; or
        (2) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service if an arbitrator is not available from the American Arbitration Association;
according to selection procedures established by the arbitrator's association or service.
    (c) Costs of arbitration under this section shall be shared equally by the school and the teacher or the teacher's association.
    (d) If the school does not comply with the timelines set forth under subsection (a), the teacher prevails.
    (e) A teacher who files a grievance under this section may choose a representative to represent the teacher in the grievance process under subsection (a).