By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 594
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
 
  relating to availability of certain health benefit plan options for
  certain participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group
  Insurance Program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, is
  amended by adding Section 1575.171 to read as follows:
         Sec. 1575.171.  APPLICABILITY OF FORMER LAW. (a)
  Notwithstanding the change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976),
  Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, the trustee
  shall continue to offer and administer the health benefit plan
  options offered under this chapter as it existed immediately before
  September 1, 2017, for participating retirees, dependents,
  surviving spouses, or surviving dependent children who are enrolled
  in a health benefit plan offered under the group program in the 2017
  plan year, and the former law is continued in effect for that
  purpose.
         (b)  The change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976), Acts
  of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, applies only to
  retirees, dependents, surviving spouses, or surviving dependent
  children who enroll in a health benefit plan offered under the group
  program beginning with the 2020 plan year or a subsequent plan year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.