essentially. bmi, body mass index, will be calculated for these workers. if it is determined to be above a certain level, they are going to have to pay a little bit more every month for their premiums. they will also be enrolled into a less desirable health plan where they will be responsible for paying 30% of their medical expenses. now, if they're able to get their bmis down, under that threshold, the government will allow them to enroll into a more desirable health plan where there's a little less money out of pocket that these workers have to come up with. also, smokers are being targeted by this new legislation. state employees who smoke will have to come out of pocket $40 more than they pay right now. a lot of people think this is unfairly targeting smokers and people who are overweight. they say there is some underlying medical condition particularly with those who are fighting the battle of the bulge. there are lots of issues that need to be worked out in this. the state believes that this is going to be a way for them to