79R4679 KCR-F
By: Hamric H.B. No. 3390
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain community supervision and
corrections department employees, retired employees, and
dependents of employees and retired employees to participate in the
group benefits program for state employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1551.114(a), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "employee of a community supervision
and corrections department" means an employee of a department
established under Chapter 76, Government Code, in a county with a
population of less than 3.2 million.
SECTION 2. Section 1551.114(a), Insurance Code, as amended
by this Act, applies to a community supervision and corrections
department on the effective date of this Act, except that a
community supervision and corrections department may participate
in the group benefits program for state employees until the date any
contract or policy entered into by the community supervision and
corrections department under the group benefits program that is
enforceable or in effect on the effective date of this Act expires
or terminates.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.