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                                         2996

                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                                   I N  S E N A T E

                                   February 4, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions

       AN ACT to amend the civil service law, in relation to  increasing  local
         government participation in the Empire Plan Prescription Drug Plan

         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

    1    Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    2  163-b to read as follows:
    3    S 163-B. EMPIRE PLAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN. THE PRESIDENT, AS DEFINED
    4  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, IS AUTHORIZED TO
    5  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PERMITTING ELIGIBLE AGENCIES TO PARTIC-
    6  IPATE IN THE EMPIRE PLAN  PRESCRIPTION  DRUG  PLAN  WITHOUT  BECOMING  A
    7  PARTICIPATING AGENCY UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    9  it shall have become a law.






        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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