Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Chapter 32B of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 9D 1/2 the following section:-

Section 9D 3/4. A county, except Worcester county, by vote of the county commissioners; a city having a Plan D or Plan E charter by majority vote of its city council, and any other city by vote of its city council, approved by the mayor; a district, except as hereinafter provided, by vote of the registered voters of the district at a district meeting; a regional school district by vote of the regional district school committee; a veterans' services district by vote of the district board; a welfare district by vote of the district welfare committee; a district established under the provisions of section twenty-seven A of chapter one hundred and eleven by vote of the joint committee; may if such county, city or district has not accepted the provisions of sections nine D or nine D 1/2, provide that it will pay an amount less than one-half the amount of the premium to be paid by the surviving spouse of an insured employee or a retired employee for hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance continued as provided in section nine B. A town which has not accepted the provisions of section nine D or nine D 1/2 shall provide for such payment either by vote of the town, or by a majority of affirmative votes cast in answer to the following question which shall be printed upon the official ballot to be used at an election in said town: "Shall the town pay an amount up to one-half of the premium costs payable by the surviving spouse of an employee or retired employee for group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental or other health insurance "

Payment of the entire premium by the surviving spouse as required by section nine B shall not apply in any governmental unit which accepts the provisions of this section.