The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 3 V.S.A. § 637)
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§ 637. Dental coverage; members of the General Assembly; buy-in
(a) A member of the General Assembly and a session employee of the General Assembly shall
be eligible to participate in any group dental insurance program negotiated in a collective
bargaining agreement with State employees. Premiums shall be paid by the legislator
or employee at the full actuarial rate with no contributions from the State and shall
be deducted from compensation due for services rendered during the legislative session
or assessed and paid directly by the legislator or employee.
(b) A person who elects to participate in the group dental insurance program pursuant
to this section shall notify the program’s administrator, in writing, of such election.
The enrollment period for persons electing pursuant to this section shall correspond
with the enrollment period for State employees. (Added 2015, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), § E.126.1, eff. June 8, 2016; amended 2021, No. 20, § 3.)