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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a pilot program for the provision of health coverage for |
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school district employees in certain school districts. |
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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 1579.155 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1579.155. PILOT PROGRAM. (a) A school district with |
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the second largest student enrollment in a county that has a |
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population of 1.8 million or more and that is adjacent to a county |
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with a population of 2.2 million, including a school district |
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required to participate under Section 1579.151, may elect to |
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withdraw from the program and establish a pilot program to provide |
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health coverage to the district's employees. |
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(b) A school district that elects to withdraw from the |
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program and establish a pilot program shall: |
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(1) notify the trustee not later than September 30, |
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2019; and |
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(2) withdraw from the program effective not later than |
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August 31, 2020. |
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(c) Not later than December 31 of each of the first three |
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years after a school district has established a pilot program under |
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this section, the district shall report baseline and longitudinal |
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data relating to the health coverage obtained for district |
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employees to the trustee and the legislature. |
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(d) To minimize the impact of adverse selection, a school |
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district that withdraws from the program under this section may |
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resume participation in the program effective not earlier than the |
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10th anniversary of the effective date of withdrawal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |