By: Paxton  S.B. No. 1854
         (In the Senate - Filed March 8, 2023; March 20, 2023, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Finance; April 4, 2023,
  reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 17, Nays 0;
  April 4, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to optional group benefits for dental and vision care
  under the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1575.1601 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1575.1601.  GROUP BENEFITS FOR DENTAL AND VISION CARE.
  The trustee shall establish or contract for and make available
  under the group program the following plans for retirees,
  dependents, surviving spouses, and surviving dependent children:
               (1)  an optional plan that provides coverage for dental
  care; and
               (2)  an optional plan that provides coverage for vision
  care.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
 
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