§ 3-123l

(a) As used in this section:(1) 'Actuarial value' means the level of coverage provided by a health benefit plan as a percentage of the full actuarial value of the benefits provided under such plan;(2) 'Eligible paraeducator' means a paraeducator who (A) is employed by a local or regional board of education, (B) is ineligible for (i) the Covered Connecticut program, established under section 19a-754c, or (ii) Medicaid, and (C) does not have access to coverage under a health benefit plan that is available (i) through the employer of such paraeducator's spouse and has an actuarial value of at least seventy-five per cent, or (ii) available through an employer of such paraeducator and has an actuarial value that is equivalent to the actuarial value of a qualified health plan that is offered through the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange at a silver level of coverage through any employer;(3) 'Health benefit plan' has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-1080;(4) 'Qualified health plan' has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-1080; and(5) 'Silver level of coverage' has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 18022(d), as amended from time to time.(b) For the fiscal year

plan' has the same meaning as provided in section 38a-1080; and(5) 'Silver level of coverage' has the same meaning as provided in 42 USC 18022(d), as amended from time to time.(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall establish a program to provide a stipend to an eligible paraeducator to purchase a qualified health plan with a silver level of coverage through the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange. Such stipend shall be (1) available to any eligible paraeducator who is employed by a local or regional board of education that only provides to such paraeducator coverage under a health benefit plan with an actuarial value of less than sixty per cent, except the Comptroller may increase such actuarial value limit if the Comptroller determines that such actuarial value limit results in less than half of eligible paraeducators in the state qualifying for a stipend under this section, and (2) in an amount not to exceed the cost of the qualified health plan the eligible paraeducator purchases through the exchange after the application of any federal or state tax credits applicable to such qualified health plan.

ceed the cost of the qualified health plan the eligible paraeducator purchases through the exchange after the application of any federal or state tax credits applicable to such qualified health plan. The Comptroller shall prescribe forms and procedures through which eligible paraeducators may apply to such program.(P.A. 23-204, S. 204.)History: P.A. 23-204 effective July 1, 2023.