By: Huffman S.B. No. 155
(Zerwas)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of certain school district employees to
participate or be enrolled in certain group health benefit
programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (k), Section 22.004, Education Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(k) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee of a district
participating in the uniform group coverage program under
Subsection (a) or providing group health coverage under Subsection
(b) whose resignation is effective after the last day of an
instructional year is entitled to participate or be enrolled in the
uniform group coverage plan or the group health coverage through
the earlier of:
(1) the first anniversary of the date participation in
or coverage under the uniform group coverage plan or the group
health coverage was first made available to district employees for
the last instructional year in which the employee was employed by
the district; or
(2) the last calendar day before the first day of the
instructional year immediately following the last instructional
year in which the employee was employed by the district.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies
beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.