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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pilot program to provide a health clinic for state |
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employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "retirement system" means |
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the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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(b) The retirement system shall establish a pilot program to |
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make available an outpatient clinic to provide health care services |
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to state employees at a selected location with a high concentration |
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of state employees. The retirement system shall operate the pilot |
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program for at least two and not more than five years. |
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(c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this |
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Act, the board of trustees of the retirement system shall adopt |
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rules necessary to establish the pilot program and shall seek the |
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assistance of state agencies as necessary to implement the pilot |
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program. |
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(d) The retirement system shall implement the pilot program |
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described by Subsection (b) of this section as soon as practicable |
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after the effective date of this Act, but not later than January 1, |
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2020. |
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(e) Not later than January 1, 2023, the retirement system |
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shall submit a report to the legislature evaluating the pilot |
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program and whether the pilot program achieved cost savings and |
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improved state employees' access to health care. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires January 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |