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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to availability of health coverage for certain employees |
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of institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.101, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) An employee designated by an institution of higher |
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education as an instructional employee working less than 40 and at |
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least 20 hours a week is eligible to participate in the group |
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benefits program as a full-time employee. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1551.319(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A full-time employee and each instructional employee |
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described by Section 1551.101(f) receives the benefits of a full |
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state contribution for coverage under this chapter. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1601.201, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), for [For] an |
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employee designated by the system as working less than 40 hours a |
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week, including an individual employed by the system in a position |
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that as a condition of employment requires the individual to be |
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enrolled as a student in the system in graduate-level courses, the |
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system, from money appropriated from the general revenue fund, may |
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contribute: |
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(1) not more than 50 percent of the cost of basic |
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coverage for the employee; and |
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(2) not more than 25 percent of the cost of dependent |
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coverage. |
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(c-1) For a part-time instructional employee designated by |
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a system as working less than 40 and at least 20 hours a week, the |
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system may contribute: |
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(1) the full cost of basic coverage for the employee; |
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and |
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(2) not more than 50 percent of the cost of dependent |
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coverage. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |