82R10594 PMO-D
By: Murphy H.B. No. 3373
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state contribution to the cost of certain dependents'
participation in the group benefits program for state employees and
their dependents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1551.310, Insurance Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 1551.310. STATE CONTRIBUTION REQUIRED. (a) Subject to
Subsection (b), the [The] state shall contribute to the cost of each
participant's group coverages, including dependents' group
coverages, the amounts appropriated for the coverages in the
General Appropriations Act.
(b) The state may not contribute more than 90 percent of the
amount that the state contributes for the group coverage of a
dependent under Subsection (a) for a spouse who participates in the
group benefits program in lieu of participating in another health
benefit plan in which the spouse is eligible to participate,
including a health benefit plan offered by the spouse's employer.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to group coverage provided under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, for
a plan year beginning on or after September 1, 2011. A plan year
that begins before that date is governed by the law as it existed
immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
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, 2011.