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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiting period for eligibility for benefits under |
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the Texas Employees Group Benefits Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.1055, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by this section [Subsection (c) or
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(d)], eligibility under Section 1551.101 begins on the first day of |
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the calendar month that begins after the 90th day after the date the |
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employee performs services for a state agency or is qualified for |
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and begins to hold elected or appointed office. |
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(e) An employee who, at the time the employee is employed by |
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a state agency, has at least 90 days of state service credit is |
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eligible under Section 1551.101 on the first day on which the |
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employee returns to state service. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an employee who returns to state service on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An employee who returns to state |
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service before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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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. |