The bill amends Sections 36-12-1 and 36-12-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 36-12, which pertains to "Insurance Benefits." It introduces new definitions and eligibility criteria for state employee benefits, specifically including adjunct faculty members at state community colleges, colleges, and universities. These adjunct faculty members will be eligible for hospital care and surgical-medical service benefits if they teach at least fifty percent (50%) of the faculty load hours worked by regular full-time faculty in an academic semester.

The bill clarifies that adjunct faculty members who meet this teaching threshold shall be eligible for benefits as provided in the section. The act is set to take effect upon passage, thereby expanding healthcare benefits to a broader range of state employees, including adjunct faculty.