85S10799 LED-F
By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 389
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to availability of certain health benefit plan options for
certain participants in the Texas Public School Employees Group
Insurance Program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1575, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 1575.171 to read as follows:
Sec. 1575.171. APPLICABILITY OF FORMER LAW. (a)
Notwithstanding the change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976),
Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, the trustee
shall continue to offer and administer the health benefit plan
options offered under this chapter as it existed immediately before
September 1, 2017, for participating retirees, dependents,
surviving spouses, or surviving dependent children who are enrolled
in a health benefit plan offered under the group program in the 2017
plan year, and the former law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
(b) The change in law made by Chapter 712 (H.B. 3976), Acts
of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, applies only to
retirees, dependents, surviving spouses, or surviving dependent
children who enroll in a health benefit plan offered under the group
program beginning with the 2018 plan year or a subsequent plan year.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.