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AN ACT
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relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the |
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uniform group coverage program for active school employees; |
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imposing a fee. |
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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. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN ENTITIES. |
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(a) This section applies to an entity 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), an entity to which |
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this section applies may elect to participate in the program before |
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the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's |
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election to discontinue participation in the program if the entity: |
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(1) provides written notice to the trustee not later |
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than December 31, 2025, of the entity's election to participate in |
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the program effective beginning September 1, 2026; 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 an entity to which this |
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section applies. |
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(d) An entity that elects to participate in the program in |
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accordance with this section may not elect to discontinue |
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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 an entity to which this |
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section applies must comply to elect to participate in the program |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3126 was passed by the House on April |
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29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3126 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 11, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3126 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |