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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the date on which eligibility for benefits begins under |
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certain programs for governmental employees and retirees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1551.1055(a) and (b), Insurance Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), eligibility |
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under Section 1551.101 begins on the first day of the calendar month |
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that begins after the 45th [90th] day after the date the employee |
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performs services for a state agency or is qualified for and begins |
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to hold elected or appointed office. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), eligibility under |
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Section 1551.102, for an individual who does not retire at the end |
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of the last month for which the individual is on the payroll of a |
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state agency before retirement, begins on the first day of the |
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calendar month that begins after the 45th [90th] day after the date |
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the individual retires. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 1601.1045(a) and (b), Insurance Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), eligibility |
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under Section 1601.101 begins on the first day of the calendar month |
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that begins after the 45th [90th] day after the date the employee |
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performs services for a system. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), eligibility under |
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Section 1601.102, for an individual who does not retire at the end |
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of the last month for which the individual is on the payroll of a |
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system before retirement, begins on the first day of the calendar |
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month that begins after the 45th [90th] day after the date the |
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individual retires. |
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SECTION 3. A waiting period that, immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, is applicable to an individual under |
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Section 1551.1055 or 1601.1045, Insurance Code, as those sections |
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existed before amendment by this Act, terminates on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |