NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1969 SESSION
CHAPTER 531
HOUSE BILL 860
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MECKLENBURG COUNTY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT TO PROVIDE AND PAY FOR GROUP INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education is hereby authorized and empowered, in the discretion of and upon an appropriate resolution of the Board, to contract to pay and to pay all or any part of the costs of employees group health and accident insurance for the superintendent, assistant superintendents, principals, teachers, administrative employees, maintenance employees, janitors and all other employees of such Board, such payments to be made from the special school tax supplement or from current expense funds or from any other funds available to the Board.
Sec. 2. Any such official or employee of the Board, at his or her election and by agreement in writing with the Board, may extend the coverage provided by said group health and accident insurance with respect to himself or herself to include, individually or collectively, a husband, wife, father, mother or child or children of such person; provided the official or employee so electing shall pay the amount of the premium on such extended coverage.
Sec. 3. The Board, in its discretion and upon being authorized in writing by any such person, may advance the amount necessary to pay the extra premium to be reimbursed by deducting the amount from any salary payments subsequently to be made out of local funds.
Sec. 4. The Board, in its discretion, may further authorize that any former or present employee of the Board who has retired or will retire as an employee of the Board may enroll or continue in the group insurance plan for employees and their dependents. In the event of such an election by a retired or retiring employee, he or she shall pay the amount of the premium for such coverage.
Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of May, 1969.