By: Averitt S.B. No. 1448
(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2005; March 21, 2005, read
first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
April 18, 2005, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9,
Nays 0; April 18, 2005, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain laws relating to
portability of certain health benefit coverage provided to school
district employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.004, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (m) to read as follows:
(m) Notwithstanding any other law, group health benefit
coverage provided by or offered through a district to district
employees under any law other than Subsection (a) is subject to the
requirements of Sections 1501.102-1501.105, Insurance Code. This
section applies to all group health benefit coverage provided by or
offered through a district to district employees, including:
(1) a standard health benefit plan issued under
Article 3.80 or 20A.09N or Chapter 1507, Insurance Code; and
(2) health and accident coverage provided through a
risk pool established under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies
beginning with the 2005-2006 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
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