81R1232 KSD-F
By: Villarreal H.B. No. 399
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state employees' enrollment in the higher education
savings plan and the prepaid tuition unit undergraduate education
program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 54.702, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The board may enter into an interagency contract with
the Employees Retirement System of Texas to allow an employee of
this state to enroll in the plan during the retirement system's
annual enrollment period. The board shall provide information and
materials regarding the plan to the retirement system for
distribution to state employees during the enrollment period.
SECTION 2. Section 54.752, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The board may enter into an interagency contract with
the Employees Retirement System of Texas to allow an employee of
this state to enroll in the program during the retirement system's
annual enrollment period. The board shall provide information and
materials regarding the program to the retirement system for
distribution to state employees during the enrollment period.
SECTION 3. 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, 2009.