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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enrollment period for insurance benefits for |
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certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1575.161(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A retiree eligible for coverage under the group program |
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may select any coverage provided under this chapter for which the |
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person is otherwise eligible: |
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(1) on any [the] date that is on or after the date the |
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person retires and on or before the 90th day after that date; and |
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(2) during any other open enrollment periods for |
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retirees set by the trustee by rule. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1575.161(a), Insurance Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to an individual who retires on or after |
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September 1, 2009. An individual who retires before September 1, |
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2009, is governed by the law as it existed on the date the |
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individual retired, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |