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| The committee will meet to take up the following: |
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| The following portion of Interim Charge 2: Monitor the actuarial and |
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| financial conditions of the pension and health care programs administered |
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| by the Teacher Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System. |
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| Interim Charge 3: Study the implementation of the Healthy Texas program |
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| enacted by the 81st Legislature and the ongoing implementation of SB 1731, |
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| 80th Legislature, to determine if this program is effectively lowering |
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| health insurance costs and increasing access to health insurance for small |
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| business. Study and make recommendations about using this program to |
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| increase access to health insurance for sole proprietors. Review other |
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| states efforts to lower health care costs to small business owners and |
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| sole proprietors and incentivize small business owners and sole |
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| proprietors to purchase insurance. |
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| *Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.* |
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| *If submitting written testimony, please provide 30 copies to committee |
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| staff prior to testifying.* |
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