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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain university systems to provide |
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benefits to certain qualified individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1601.107, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1601.107. COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS AND OTHER QUALIFIED |
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INDIVIDUALS. (a) An individual who is eligible to participate in |
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the uniform program under Section 1601.101 or 1601.102 is entitled |
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to secure for a dependent of the individual, or for another |
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qualified individual, any group coverages provided under this |
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chapter for dependents under rules adopted by the applicable |
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system. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, "qualified individual" |
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has the meaning assigned by any applicable rule adopted by a system. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies only to an insurance policy that |
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is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, |
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2010. A policy delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before |
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January 1, 2010, is governed by the law in effect when the policy |
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was delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |