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House Bill 2123 |
House Author: King, Phil et al. |
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Effective: 1-1-16 |
Senate Sponsor: Perry |
Previous law established that a volunteer in the Texas State Guard who was not a full‑time or part-time state employee and who had not been on state active duty, on state training, or on other duty for more than 90 days was eligible to participate in the state employees group benefits program. House Bill 2123 amends the Government Code to extend such eligibility to any member of the state military forces who is not a full-time or part-time state employee and who has been on state active duty, on state training, or on other duty for more than 60 days. Among other provisions, the bill provides for payment of state contribution costs to the Texas Military Department, reimbursement by the department to the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), and the adoption of a memorandum of understanding by the adjutant general and ERS regarding the method of reimbursement.