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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the program of supplemental health coverage for |
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individuals eligible under the TRICARE military health system |
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offered through the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.221, Insurance Code, as added by |
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Chapter 178, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, |
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is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) The board of trustees may: |
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(1) purchase the supplemental health coverage in |
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accordance with Sections 1551.213-1551.216; |
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(2) offer the coverage through an entity that is not an |
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eligible carrier but that is authorized to offer health insurance; |
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or |
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(3) [, or,] if the board of trustees determines that it |
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would be cost-effective, [may] provide the supplemental health |
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coverage directly from the employees life, accident, and health |
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insurance benefits fund in accordance with Sections |
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1551.208-1551.212. |
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(d-1) If the board of trustees enters into a contract under |
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Subsection (d), the board may determine that the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas or any other entity may be named |
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policyholder. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1551.221, Insurance Code, as added by |
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Chapter 899, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, |
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is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. In implementing the voluntary supplemental |
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health coverage program under Section 1551.221, Insurance Code, as |
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amended by this Act, the board of trustees of the Employees |
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Retirement System of Texas may enter into a contract based on a |
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request for proposal before the effective date of this Act. An |
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entity seeking to contract with the system under the program is not |
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required to resubmit a proposal if the entity submitted a proposal |
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before the effective date of this Act in response to the request for |
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proposal by the board of trustees. This section expires September |
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1, 2008. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |