Bill Text: TX HB594 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to availability of certain health benefit plan options for certain participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-20 - Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services [HB594 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB594-Introduced.html
By: Muñoz, Jr. | H.B. No. 594 |
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relating to availability of certain health benefit plan options for | ||
certain participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group | ||
Insurance Program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 1575.171 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1575.171. APPLICABILITY OF FORMER LAW. (a) | ||
Notwithstanding the change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976), | ||
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, the trustee | ||
shall continue to offer and administer the health benefit plan | ||
options offered under this chapter as it existed immediately before | ||
September 1, 2017, for participating retirees, dependents, | ||
surviving spouses, or surviving dependent children who are enrolled | ||
in a health benefit plan offered under the group program in the 2017 | ||
plan year, and the former law is continued in effect for that | ||
purpose. | ||
(b) The change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976), Acts | ||
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, applies only to | ||
retirees, dependents, surviving spouses, or surviving dependent | ||
children who enroll in a health benefit plan offered under the group | ||
program beginning with the 2020 plan year or a subsequent plan year. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |