82R3708 VOO-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 1606
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a qualified transportation benefit
as a supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by
the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 659.102, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b-1) The supplemental optional benefits program must
include a qualified transportation benefit.
(c) The supplemental optional benefits program may include
permanent life insurance, catastrophic illness insurance,
disability insurance, or prepaid legal services[, or a qualified
transportation benefit].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.