82R9619 TJS-D
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1686
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to group health insurance coverage for persons wrongfully
imprisoned.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 103.001, Civil Practice
and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 103.001. CLAIMANTS ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION AND
INSURANCE.
SECTION 2. Section 103.001, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) A person entitled to compensation under Subsection (a)
is also entitled to group health insurance from the county in which
the offense that was the subject of the wrongful conviction
occurred as if the person were an employee of the county.
SECTION 3. Section 103.051, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) To apply for coverage under a county employee group
health insurance plan under Section 103.001(d), the claimant must
file:
(1) an application for coverage provided for that
purpose by the county; and
(2) a statement by the comptroller that the
comptroller has determined the claimant to be eligible for
compensation under this subchapter.
SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
person the comptroller has determined to be eligible for
compensation as provided by Section 103.051(b), Civil Practice and
Remedies Code, regardless of whether the eligibility determination
is made before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.