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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring regional education service centers to provide |
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information to school district employees regarding health and |
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retirement benefits and financial literacy. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 8, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 8.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8.059. INFORMATION REGARDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. Each |
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regional education service center, in cooperation with the Teacher |
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Retirement System of Texas, shall annually collaborate with school |
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districts in the center's region to: |
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(1) organize an educational workshop to provide |
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information to district employees regarding: |
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(A) health benefits for district employees and |
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retirees, including: |
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(i) benefits provided by each district; and |
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(ii) health benefit plans administered by |
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the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; |
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(B) retirement benefits, including benefits |
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provided by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and |
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(C) personal financial literacy regarding health |
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care and retirement planning; and |
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(2) distribute the information described by |
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Subdivision (1) to the district employees. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |