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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of certain school districts and |
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open-enrollment charter schools to participate in the uniform group |
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coverage program for active school employees. |
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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 1579.1551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1579.1551. SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL |
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PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. (a) This section applies to a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school that discontinued |
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participation in the program effective on September 1, 2022, in |
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accordance with Section 1579.155(a). |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 1579.155(b), a school district |
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or charter school to which this section applies may elect to |
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participate in the program before the fifth anniversary of the |
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effective date of the district's or school's election to |
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discontinue participation in the program if the district or school: |
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(1) provides written notice to the trustee not later |
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than December 31, 2025, of the district's or school's election to |
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participate in the program effective beginning September 1, 2026; |
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and |
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(2) complies with any other requirements established |
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by the trustee for program participation. |
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(c) For the plan year beginning September 1, 2026, the |
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trustee shall impose a risk stabilization fee in an amount |
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determined by the trustee on the premiums of a school district or |
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charter school to which this section applies. |
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(d) A school district or charter school that elects to |
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participate in the program in accordance with this section may not |
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elect to discontinue participation until September 1, 2031. |
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(e) The trustee by rule may impose additional requirements, |
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conditions, and deadlines with which a school district or charter |
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school to which this section applies must comply to elect to |
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participate in the program in accordance with this section. |
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(f) This section expires September 1, 2031. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |