(As Amended)

"AN ACT CONCERNING REFORM OF THE PROBATE COURT SYSTEM. "

Strike subsection (g) of section 7 in its entirety and substitute the following in lieu thereof:

"(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Probate Court Administration Fund established in accordance with section 45a-82, as amended by this act, shall pay for each probate judge [and Probate Court employee] and each probate court employee not more than one hundred per cent of the portion of the premium charged for [his or her] the judge's or employee's individual coverage and not more than fifty per cent of any additional cost for [his or her] the judge's or employee's form of coverage. The remainder of the premium for such coverage shall be paid by the probate judge or [Probate Court] probate court employee to the State Treasurer. Payment shall be credited by the State Treasurer to the fund established by section 45a-82, as amended by this act. The total premiums payable shall be remitted by the Probate Court Administrator directly to the insurance company or companies or nonprofit organization or organizations providing the coverage. Coverage provided to judges and employees pursuant to this section shall be equivalent to coverage provided to state employees pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section and any collective bargaining agreement applicable to the majority of state employees. The Probate Court Administrator shall issue regulations governing group hospitalization and medical and surgical insurance pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 45a-77, as amended by this act. "