BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 796 |
By: Geren |
Higher Education |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that certain state entities are currently required to purchase lines of insurance through the State Office of Risk Management (SORM), although SORM may grant exceptions to that requirement if it does not provide a particular line of coverage and the exception is considered to be in the best interest of the state. The parties assert that the Texas State University System and its component institutions have participated in the SORM program for several years but that the university system has demonstrated insurance coverage can be obtained outside SORM with better coverage levels at a lower price. C.S.H.B. 796 seeks to remove the university system from the requirement to purchase insurance coverage under the SORM program.
|
||||||
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
|
||||||
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
|
||||||
ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 796 amends the Labor Code to require the Texas State University System or a component institution of that system to perform risk management services related to insurance coverage purchased by the system or component institution without approval of the risk management board.
|
||||||
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
|
||||||
COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 796 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
|
||||||
|