(a) The amount of group life insurance on the life of any employee shall be at least in the following amount: The employee’s annual regular salary rounded to the next higher even thousand dollar subject to maxima established by the State Employee Benefits Committee. Contributions by the employee and the State to the cost of such insurance may be based on reasonable age classifications.
(b) The State Employee Benefits Committee shall meet at least annually to review the State’s Group Life Insurance Plan and, when appropriate, adopt improvements thereto for the purpose of extending existing amounts or types, or both, of group life insurance coverage for state employees.