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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state contributions for health benefit plan coverage |
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under the Texas Public School Retired 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 1575.201, Insurance Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 1575.201. ADDITIONAL STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; CERTAIN |
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CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) The state through the trustee shall contribute |
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from money in the fund an[:
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[(1)
the total cost of the basic plan covering each
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participating retiree; and
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[(2)
for each participating dependent, surviving
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spouse, and surviving dependent child, the] amount prescribed by |
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the General Appropriations Act to cover all or part of the cost for |
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each retiree [of the basic plan covering the dependent], surviving |
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spouse, and surviving dependent child enrolled in a health benefit |
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plan offered under the group program. |
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(b) The trustee shall collect the amount of premium required |
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for basic coverage under the group program that exceeds the amount |
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contributed by the state for those individuals described by |
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Subsection (a) [(a)(2)]. |
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(c) The trustee may spend a part of the money received for |
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the group program to offset a part of the costs for dependent |
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coverage if the group program is projected to remain financially |
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solvent during the currently funded biennium. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a state contribution under Section 1575.201, Insurance Code, as |
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amended by this Act, for a state fiscal year beginning on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A state contribution for a state |
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fiscal year beginning before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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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, 2017. |