MADAM PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 503, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that
said bill be AMENDED as follows:
for service and".
Page 15, line 12, after "care" insert " paid".
Page 15, line 13, delete "current".
Page 15, line 13, delete "year," and insert " year referenced in
STEP ONE,".
Page 27, line 11, delete "(before its repeal)".
Page 29, line 31, delete "IC 12-15-20-2(8)(G)." and insert " IC
12-15-20-2(8)(G)(1).".
Page 32, between lines 41 and 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
" (e) An employer may not contribute more than fifty percent
(50%) of the individual's required share to the health care
account.".
Page 35, line 22, after "state" insert " for deposit in the healthier
Indiana insurance fund".
Page 36, line 4, after "revenues" insert " and tobacco products tax
revenues".
Page 36, delete lines 10 through 14.
Page 36, line 15, delete "(f)" and insert " (e)".
Page 36, line 18, delete "(g)" and insert " (f)".
Page 36, line 20, delete "(h)" and insert " (g)".
Page 36, delete lines 22 through 30, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
" Sec. 15. (a) The office may not:
(1) enroll applicants;
(2) approve any contracts with vendors to provide services or
administer the program;
(3) incur costs other than those necessary to study and plan
for the implementation of the program; or
(4) create financial obligations for the state;
unless both of the conditions of subsection (b) are satisfied.
(b) The office may not take any action described in subsection
(a) unless:
(1) there is a specific appropriation from the general assembly
to implement the program; and
(2) after review by the budget committee, the budget agency
approves an actuarial analysis that demonstrates sufficient
funding is reasonably estimated to be available to operate the
program for at least the following eight (8) years.
The actuarial analysis under subdivision (2) must clearly indicate
the cost and revenue assumptions used in reaching the
determination.".
Page 36, line 31, delete "(b)" and insert " (c)".
and when so amended that said bill do pass .
Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1.