Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2877 amends the Government Code and the Texas Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Act to establish that a person who separates from state service and receives a cash payment under an incentive program implemented by the Texas Department of Human Services or the Texas Department of Health for certain employees whose positions are eliminated as a result of privatization or other reductions in services provided by the agencies is entitled to receive state contributions required to provide health coverage under the program. The act adds requirements relating to temporary service retirement options for public retirement system members affected by privatization or other reductions in the workforce.

The act establishes requirements authorizing a health and human services agency, with the approval of the Health and Human Services Commission, or any state agency that administers employment services programs, to lease or sublease office space under certain circumstances to certain private service entities and to assume a lease from an integrated enrollment services initiative contractor or subcontractor for the purpose of implementing the initiative at certain centers.