State college staff can access group health plan, but Gov. DeSantis vetoes $80M to offset increased costs
Faculty and staff working at the state’s 28 colleges can now access the state group health insurance plan. But the increased costs of expanding access to those employees will have to come somewhere out of the existing budgets of the colleges.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation (HB 5101) allowing state college staff to enroll in the health insurance plan. But DeSantis vetoed the $80 million lawmakers agreed to put in the budget to offset the increased costs associated with potential new enrollment.
State workers — including the Governor, Cabinet members, legislators, legislative staff and employees at state agencies — have access to the state group health insurance plan. So do state staff i...
