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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public |
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School Employees Group Insurance Program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1575.161, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the trustee by rule |
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shall provide one opportunity to reenroll in a health benefit plan |
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offered under the group program for an otherwise eligible retiree: |
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(1) who is eligible to enroll in Medicare; |
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(2) whose initial enrollment was voluntarily |
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terminated on or after January 1, 2018, and on or before January 1, |
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2020; and |
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(3) who opts to reenroll on or before December 31, |
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2023. |
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(c) Subsection (b) and this subsection expire September 1, |
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2024. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than November 1, 2019, the Teacher |
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Retirement System of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement |
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Section 1575.161(b), Insurance Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Rules adopted by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
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under Section 1575.161(b), Insurance Code, as added by this Act, |
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must apply to a retiree described by that subsection, regardless of |
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whether the termination of the retiree's initial enrollment |
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occurred before, on, or after the effective date of the rules or |
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this Act. |
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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, 2019. |