LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 9, 2003

TO:	Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1117 by Williams (Relating to optional benefits under the Texas school employees uniform group coverage program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit the Teacher Retirement System from offering optional insurance coverage to school employees participating in the TRS-Care health insurance program.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

701 Central Education Agency, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance

LBB Staff:

JK, RR, RN, JRO, UP