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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to informing the parents and guardians of certain children |
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about the availability of the child health plan and medical |
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assistance programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.159, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) The board of trustees shall establish procedures by |
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which the parent or guardian of a child no longer eligible for |
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dependent child coverage under this section due to an employee's |
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termination of state employment is, through the former employing |
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state agency: |
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(1) informed that the child may be eligible to receive |
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similar benefits under the child health plan program under Chapter |
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62, Health and Safety Code, or the medical assistance program under |
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Chapter 32, Human Resources Code; and |
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(2) provided information regarding how to apply for |
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benefits under those programs. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2009, the board of |
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trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas shall |
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establish the procedures required by Section 1551.159(i), |
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Insurance Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2009. |