1-1 By: Johnson (Senate Sponsor - Barrientos) H.B. No. 2712
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 1993;
1-3 May 6, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on Economic
1-4 Development; May 25, 1993, reported favorably, as amended, by the
1-5 following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 25, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Parker x
1-9 Lucio x
1-10 Ellis x
1-11 Haley x
1-12 Harris of Dallas x
1-13 Harris of Tarrant x
1-14 Leedom x
1-15 Madla x
1-16 Rosson x
1-17 Shapiro x
1-18 Wentworth x
1-19 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Parker
1-20 Amend H.B. 2712 as follows:
1-21 (1) Strike Section 2 of the bill (page 2, lines 8-15, House
1-22 engrossment) and substitute the following:
1-23 SECTION 2. The Texas Employees Uniform Group Insurance
1-24 Benefits Act (Article 3.50-2, Vernon's Texas Insurance Code) is
1-25 amended by adding Section 3C to read as follows:
1-26 Sec. 3C. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION MAY ELECT NOT TO
1-27 PARTICIPATE IN DENTAL PROGRAMS. (a) Notwithstanding any other
1-28 provision of this Act, the governing board of an institution of
1-29 higher education may elect for the institution not to participate
1-30 in voluntary or optional dental benefit programs of the Texas
1-31 Employees Uniform Group Insurance Benefits Program administered by
1-32 the Employees Retirement System of Texas under this Act.
1-33 (b) An institution of higher education that elects not to
1-34 participate under this section must file notice with the Employees
1-35 Retirement System of Texas on a form prescribed by the retirement
1-36 system not later than the 30th day before the effective date of the
1-37 election.
1-38 (c) Subject to Subsection (d) of this section, an
1-39 institution of higher education that has elected not to participate
1-40 under this section may elect, not later than August 1 of a year, to
1-41 reinstate participation for the state fiscal year beginning the
1-42 following September 1 by filing notice with the Employees
1-43 Retirement System of Texas on a form prescribed by the retirement
1-44 system.
1-45 (d) An institution of higher education that has elected not
1-46 to participate under this section may not reinstate participation
1-47 under Subsection (c) of this section before the first day of the
1-48 state fiscal year beginning after the second anniversary of the
1-49 date on which the election not to participate became effective.
1-50 SECTION 3. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-51 (b) The change in law made by this Act to Section 2, Article
1-52 21.24-1, Insurance Code, applies only to a health insurance policy
1-53 or contract for a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for
1-54 delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 1994. A policy or
1-55 contract that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before
1-56 January 1, 1994, is governed by the law as it existed immediately
1-57 before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
1-58 effect for that purpose.
1-59 (2) Renumber the subsequent section of the bill
1-60 appropriately.
1-61 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-62 AN ACT
1-63 relating to the assignment of health care benefit payments by a
1-64 person covered by the Texas public school retired employees group
1-65 insurance program.
1-66 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-67 SECTION 1. Section 2, Article 21.24-1, Insurance Code, is
1-68 amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
2-1 (c) This article applies to insurance coverage provided
2-2 under the Texas Public School Retired Employees Group Insurance Act
2-3 (Article 3.50-4, Insurance Code).
2-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993, and
2-5 applies only to a health insurance policy or contract for a health
2-6 benefit plan that is entered into, delivered, issued for delivery,
2-7 or renewed on or after January 1, 1994. A policy or contract that
2-8 is entered into, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before
2-9 January 1, 1994, is governed by the law as it existed immediately
2-10 before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
2-11 effect for that purpose.
2-12 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
2-13 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-14 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-15 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-16 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
2-17 * * * * *
2-18 Austin,
2-19 Texas
2-20 May 25, 1993
2-21 Hon. Bob Bullock
2-22 President of the Senate
2-23 Sir:
2-24 We, your Committee on Economic Development to which was referred
2-25 H.B. No. 2712, have had the same under consideration, and I am
2-26 instructed to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation
2-27 that it do pass, as amended, and be printed.
2-28 Parker,
2-29 Chairman
2-30 * * * * *
2-31 WITNESSES
2-32 No witnesses appeared on H.B. No. 2712.