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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a study of TRS-ActiveCare administered |
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by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. COMMITTEE. (a) A committee is created to study |
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and review TRS-ActiveCare, administered under Chapter 1579, |
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Insurance Code, and propose reforms to address issues described by |
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Section 2 of this Act. |
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(b) The committee is composed of the following members: |
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(1) two persons appointed by the governor; |
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(2) two persons appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) two persons appointed by the speaker of the house |
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of representatives; and |
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(4) two persons employed by the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas and appointed by the board of trustees of the |
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system. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY REGARDING CERTAIN HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS. |
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The committee created by Section 1 of this Act shall study |
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TRS-ActiveCare to examine and assess the following issues: |
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(1) the financial soundness of the plans offered under |
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TRS-ActiveCare; |
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(2) the cost and affordability of plan coverage to |
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persons eligible for coverage under the plans; |
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(3) the sufficiency of access to physicians and health |
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care providers under the plans; and |
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(4) alternative mechanisms for offering health |
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benefit plan coverage to the affected employees and the affected |
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employees' dependents. |
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SECTION 3. COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) |
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Not later than January 15, 2021, the committee appointed under this |
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Act shall report the committee's findings and recommendations to |
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the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and the governor. The committee shall include in |
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its recommendations specific statutory and regulatory changes that |
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appear beneficial from the results of the committee's study under |
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Section 2 of this Act. |
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(b) Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of |
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this Act, the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement |
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System of Texas shall appoint the members of the committee created |
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under Section 1 of this Act in accordance with that section. |
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SECTION 4. ABOLITION OF COMMITTEE. The committee created |
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by this Act is abolished and this Act expires January 20, 2021. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |