Public employee health benefits: Mariposa County.

Existing law requires the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System to administer the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care Act. Existing law requires a contracting agency and a public employee or annuitant to contribute a portion of the cost of the employee's or annuitant's health benefits coverage. Under existing law, the employee's or annuitant's contribution is the total cost per month of coverage less the portion contributed by the employer. Existing law prescribes a minimum level for the employer's contribution toward the employee's or annuitant's health benefits coverage. This bill would authorize the County of Mariposa and the employees' exclusive representative to enter into an agreement providing that the employer's health benefit coverage contribution is subject to a memorandum of understanding if agreed upon through collective bargaining, or by a resolution adopted by a majority of the board of supervisors for employees not represented by a bargaining unit. This bill would provide that the employer contribution under a memorandum of understanding or resolution could be higher than that required by statute. The bill would also authorize an agreement between the employees' exclusive representative and the County of Mariposa that permits higher employer contribution for annuitants than for employees, except as specified. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Mariposa.