7-32-4117. Group insurance for police officers -- funding. (1) Cities of all classes, if they provide insurance for other city employees under Title 2, chapter 18, part 7, shall:
     (a) provide the same insurance to their respective police officers;
     (b) notwithstanding Title 2, chapter 18, part 7, pay no less than the premium rate in effect as of July 1, 1980, for insurance coverage for police officers and their dependents;
     (c) provide for collective bargaining or other agreement processes to negotiate additional premium payments beyond the amount guaranteed by subsection (1)(b).
     (2) Subject to 15-10-420, the administration of this section is declared a public purpose of a city, which may be paid out of the general fund of the governing body and financed by a levy on the taxable value of all taxable property within the city or town.

     History: En. 11-1024.3, 11-1024.4 by Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 308, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1024.3, 11-1024.4; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 88, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 574, L. 2001.