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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to participation in the group benefits program by certain |
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retired state employees and their dependents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.102, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) Subject to Section 1551.323, an individual is eligible |
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to participate in the group benefits program as provided by |
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Subsection (a), regardless of whether the individual is eligible to |
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receive an annuity, if the individual retires and has at least 10 |
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years of eligible service credit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1551.323, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.323. COST OF CERTAIN ANNUITANTS. (a) An |
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annuitant eligible to participate under Section 1551.102(i), |
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1551.102(j), 1551.111(e), or 1551.112(c) is, except as provided by |
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this subsection, required to pay the total cost, as determined by |
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the board, attributable to the participation of that individual and |
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the dependents of that individual until the date the individual is |
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65 years of age. If the General Appropriations Act or other similar |
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legislation addresses the payment of those costs, those costs shall |
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be paid in the manner specified by that legislation. |
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(b) This section applies only to an individual who is |
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eligible to participate as an annuitant under Section 1551.102(i), |
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1551.102(j), 1551.111(e), or 1551.112(c) and who is not eligible to |
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participate under another provision of Section 1551.102, 1551.111, |
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or 1551.112. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |