Sec. 8.2. (a) As used in this section, "account" refers to the judicial branch insurance adjustment account established by subsection (d).

(b) As used in this section, "employees of the judicial branch" includes the following:

(1) Each judge described in section 6 of this chapter.

(2) Each magistrate:

(A) described in section 7 of this chapter; and

(B) receiving a salary under IC 33-23-5-10.

(3) Each justice and judge described in section 8 of this chapter.

(4) The judge described in IC 33-26.

(5) A prosecuting attorney whose entire salary is paid by the state.

(c) Employees of the judicial branch are entitled to a health care adjustment in any year that the governor provides a health care adjustment to employees of the executive branch.

(d) The judicial branch insurance adjustment account within the state general fund is established for the purpose of providing health care adjustments under subsection (c). The account shall be administered by the supreme court.

(e) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account.

(f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.

(g) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

(h) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the supreme court for the purpose of this section.

(i) If the funds appropriated for compliance with this section are insufficient, there is annually appropriated from the state general fund sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this section.

As added by P.L.95-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.2-2005, SEC.110.