GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

SESSION LAW 2011-23

SENATE BILL 58

AN ACt modifying the federal medical assistance percentages cuts in the 2010-2011 state budget.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

no reduction in medicaid provider rates to backfill fmap funds

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding Section 2.3 of S.L. 2010-31, as amended by Section 1.3 of S.L. 2010-123, neither the Director of the Budget nor the Department of Health and Human Services shall reduce reimbursement rates paid to service providers in the Medicaid program to backfill FMAP funds for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.

no reduction in retirement system contributions to backfill fmap funds

SECTION 2.  Effective July 1, 2010, Section 6(c) of S.L. 2009-16, as amended by Section 26.20(b) of S.L. 2009-451 and Section 2.3(h) of S.L. 2010-31, reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 6.(c)  Effective July 1, 2010, the State's employer contribution rates budgeted for reserves, retirement and related benefits as percentage of covered salaries for the 2010-2011 fiscal year are: (i) nine and fifteen hundredths percent (9.15%) ten and fifty-one hundredths percent (10.51%) - Teachers and State Employees; plus one and thirty six hundredths percent (1.36%) to a reserve in the Office of State Budget and Management to be transferred to the Retirement System only if not needed as an adjustment as required by Section 2.3(b)(7) of Senate Bill 897, 2009 Regular Session; (ii) fourteen and fifteen hundredths percent (14.15%) fifteen and fifty-one hundredths percent (15.51%) - State Law Enforcement Officers; plus one and thirty six hundredths percent (1.36%) to a reserve in the Office of State Budget and Management to be transferred to the Retirement System only if not needed as an adjustment as required by Section 2.3(b)(7) of Senate Bill 897, 2009 Regular Session; (iii) twelve and twenty six hundredths percent (12.26%) - University Employees' Optional Retirement System; (iv) twelve and twenty six hundredths percent (12.26%) - Community College Optional Retirement Program; (v) twenty and one hundredths percent (20.01%) - Consolidated Judicial Retirement System; and (vi) four and ninety hundredths percent (4.90%) - Legislative Retirement System. Each of the foregoing contribution rates includes four and ninety hundredths percent (4.90%) for hospital and medical benefits. The rate for Teachers and State Employees, State Law Enforcement Officers, Community College Optional Retirement Program, and for the University Employees' Optional Retirement Program includes fifty two hundredths percent (0.52%) for the Disability Income Plan. The rates for Teachers and State Employees and State Law Enforcement Officers include sixteen hundredths percent (0.16%) for the Death Benefits Plan. The rate for State Law Enforcement Officers includes five percent (5%) for Supplemental Retirement Income."

effective date

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21^st day of March, 2011.

                                                    s/  Walter H. Dalton

                                                         President of the Senate

                                                    s/  Dale R. Folwell

                                                         Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives

                                                    s/  Beverly E. Perdue

                                                         Governor

Approved 5:07 p.m. this 31^st day of March, 2011