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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to health coverage for employees of a municipal school |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1579.156 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1579.156. PARTICIPATION BY MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. |
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(a) A municipal school district, as described by Section 11.303, |
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Education Code, that was operating on January 1, 2019, may: |
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(1) elect to participate in the program; or |
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(2) notwithstanding any previous election or |
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requirement to participate in the program, provide health coverage |
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to the district's employees through the health coverage plan |
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provided to the employees of the municipality in which the district |
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is located. |
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(b) If a municipal school district that participates in the |
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program elects to provide health coverage under Subsection (a)(2), |
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the municipal school district shall withdraw from the program by |
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notifying the trustee in writing that the district is withdrawing |
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from the program. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |