Bill Text: TX SB1940 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to undertake a study of health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective immediately [SB1940 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB1940-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1940 |
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relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to undertake a | ||
study of health benefit plans administered by the Teacher | ||
Retirement System of Texas. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. CREATION OF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE. (a) A | ||
joint interim committee is created to study and review the health | ||
benefit plans, including TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare, operated | ||
under Chapters 1575 and 1579, Insurance Code, and propose reforms | ||
to address issues described by Section 2 of this Act. | ||
(b) The joint interim committee shall be composed of three | ||
senators appointed by the lieutenant governor and three members of | ||
the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house | ||
of representatives. | ||
(c) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of | ||
representatives shall each designate a co-chair from among the | ||
joint interim committee members. | ||
(d) The joint interim committee shall convene at the joint | ||
call of the co-chairs. | ||
(e) The joint interim committee has all other powers and | ||
duties provided to a special or select committee by the rules of the | ||
senate and house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, | ||
Government Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees | ||
on administration. | ||
SECTION 2. INTERIM STUDY REGARDING CERTAIN HEALTH BENEFIT | ||
PLANS. The joint interim committee created by Section 1 of this Act | ||
shall study the health benefit plans, including TRS-Care and | ||
TRS-ActiveCare, operated under Chapters 1575 and 1579, Insurance | ||
Code, to examine and assess the following issues: | ||
(1) the financial soundness of the plans; | ||
(2) the cost and affordability of plan coverage to | ||
persons eligible for coverage under the plans; and | ||
(3) the sufficiency of access to physicians and health | ||
care providers under the plans. | ||
SECTION 3. COMMITTEE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. | ||
(a) Not later than January 15, 2017, the joint interim committee | ||
shall report the committee's findings and recommendations to the | ||
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
and the governor. The joint interim committee shall include in its | ||
recommendations specific statutory and regulatory changes that | ||
appear necessary from the results of the committee's study under | ||
Section 2 of this Act. | ||
(b) Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of | ||
this Act, the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of | ||
representatives shall appoint the members of the joint interim | ||
committee created under Section 1 of this Act in accordance with | ||
that section. | ||
SECTION 4. ABOLITION OF COMMITTEE. The joint interim | ||
committee created by this Act is abolished and this Act expires | ||
January 20, 2017. | ||
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1940 passed the Senate on | ||
May 15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1940 passed the House on | ||
May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
______________________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |