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| 1 | 1 | 81R7842 PMO-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Flores H.B. No. 1191 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the enrollment period for insurance benefits for | |
| 8 | 8 | certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 1575.161(a), Insurance Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A retiree eligible for coverage under the group program | |
| 13 | 13 | may select any coverage provided under this chapter for which the | |
| 14 | 14 | person is otherwise eligible: | |
| 15 | 15 | (1) on any [the] date that is on or after the date the | |
| 16 | 16 | person retires and on or before the 90th day after that date; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) during any other open enrollment periods for | |
| 18 | 18 | retirees set by the trustee by rule. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 1575.161(a), Insurance Code, as amended | |
| 20 | 20 | by this Act, applies only to an individual who retires on or after | |
| 21 | 21 | September 1, 2009. An individual who retires before September 1, | |
| 22 | 22 | 2009, is governed by the law as it existed on the date the | |
| 23 | 23 | individual retired, and that law is continued in effect for that | |
| 24 | 24 | purpose. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |