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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Greetings from North Dakota! <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On behalf of the National Compensation Association of State Governments (NCASG), please find attached the
<b>NCASG 2022 Benefits Survey, </b>including a response form and an instruction document. This survey is one of three surveys administered each year by the NCASG. Thirty-two states participated in this survey last year, the same number as the previous year.
Let’s see if we can add a few more this year. All participants will receive a detailed results report.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt">New for 2022<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Other than changing dates, some minor editing of the response form and the instructions, and the addition of Juneteenth Day to the menu of possible holidays, we have made no changes to the survey this year.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nonetheless, please note that Table 6 (Employer and Employee Contributions to Health Insurance Premiums) was significantly simplified a few years ago. On this table
<u>please provide data only for the one plan with the largest participation</u>, and indicate whether the plan type is Indemnity, PPO, or HMO.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have access to every state’s 2021 response. If you do not have a copy of your state’s 2021 submission but would like to have one for reference while completing the 2022 survey, please let me know. Since little has changed in the survey
since last year, it should be relatively simple to provide an update with changes to your 2021 submission. The thirty-two participants from last year’s survey are as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you participated in 2020 but not in 2021 (Alaska and Arkansas), I have your 2020 response if you would like a copy for reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Please submit your NCASG 2022 Benefits Survey responses to me no later than<b> August 31, 2022</b>, so we can distribute results promptly.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via reply email or at my telephone number below. Jamie Caldwell, from Kentucky, has agreed to serve as an alternative contact ( 502-564-6826 or
<a href="mailto:Jamie.Caldwell@ky.gov">Jamie.Caldwell@ky.gov</a> ). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All surveys are due<b> August 31, 2022</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD">Lynn Hart,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD">SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CEBS</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A0DD"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Total Rewards Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="color:#D34727">•</span><span style="color:black"> </span><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:lyhart@nd.gov"><span style="color:blue">lyhart@nd.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="color:black">
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