NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1278

HOUSE BILL 1516

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO MEDICAL AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 135-33 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

"Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary any member who was vested at the time of retirement may obtain or continue coverage for himself and dependents provided he pays the established applicable premium for the plan or plans of insurance as determined by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System based on actuarial experience."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 135-34 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

"Benefits provided under this program of disability salary continuation shall not be reduced in any manner as a result of social security payments received with respect to any dependent or dependents of the disabled employee or as a result of compensation received from the Veterans Administration of the United States for disease or disability incurred while a member of the armed forces of the United States."

Sec. 3.  G.S. 135-36, as the same appears in the 1973 Cumulative Supplement to the General Statutes, is hereby amended by removing the period at the end of the sentence, substituting therefor a semicolon, and adding the following: "provided that persons employed on a permanent part-time basis designated as half-time or more may obtain for themselves and their dependents the benefits established in G.S. 135-33, as amended, by the payment of the entire premium for the persons so covered."

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1974.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 11th day of April, 1974.