From Mlive.com:

The proposal introduced Wednesday by Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, would apply that 20-percent standard to all 148 members of the Senate and House. While all state employees pay 10 percent of their health premium, for new hires it’s 20 percent, legislators pay 5 percent to 7.6 percent, depending on the plan they choose.

“Before we require teachers to pay 20 percent, senators and representatives should set an example,” Jones said. “My bill will require that to happen.”

Snyder’s budget assumes that nearly half of a proposed $470-per-pupil cut in state K-12 aid could be recouped by requiring school employees to pay 20 percent of health insurance. It also assumes $180 million in state agency savings through 20-percent cost sharing to be obtained in upcoming labor negotiations. Local governments that apply that same standard could avoid further cuts in state aid.

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