Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1219 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R6160 MEW-D
2	2	By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 1219
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to education employees uniform group health coverage.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 42.260(c), Education Code, is amended to
10	10	read as follows:
11	11	(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a
12	12	school district or participating charter school may use the sum of
13	13	the following amounts of funds only to pay contributions under a
14	14	group health coverage plan for district or school employees:
15	15	(1) the amount determined by multiplying the amount
16	16	described by Section 1579.251(a), Insurance Code, [of $900 or the
17	17	amount specified in the General Appropriations Act for that year]
18	18	for purposes of the state contribution under that section [Section
19	19	1579.251, Insurance Code], by the number of district or school
20	20	employees who participate in a group health coverage plan provided
21	21	by or through the district or school; and
22	22	(2) the difference between the amount necessary for
23	23	the district or school to comply with Section 1581.052, Insurance
24	24	Code, for the school year and the amount the district or school is
25	25	required to use to provide health coverage under Section 1581.051,
26	26	Insurance Code, for that year.
27	27	SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is
28	28	amended by adding Section 1579.103 to read as follows:
29	29	Sec. 1579.103. PRIMARY CARE COVERAGE PLAN. The coverage
30	30	provided under the primary care coverage plan must be comparable in
31	31	scope and, to the greatest extent possible, in cost to the basic
32	32	health coverage provided under Chapter 1551.
33	33	SECTION 3. Section 1579.251, Insurance Code, is amended to
34	34	read as follows:
35	35	Sec. 1579.251. STATE ASSISTANCE. (a) The state shall
36	36	assist employees of participating school districts and charter
37	37	schools in the purchase of group health coverage under this chapter
38	38	by providing for each covered employee the amount that, when added
39	39	to the minimum required contribution under Section 1581.052 by a
40	40	participating entity, equals 100 percent of the amount of premium
41	41	required for employee-only coverage under the primary care coverage
42	42	plan [of $900 each state fiscal year or a greater amount as provided
43	43	by the General Appropriations Act]. The state contribution shall
44	44	be distributed through the school finance formulas under Chapters
45	45	41 and 42, Education Code, and used by school districts and charter
46	46	schools as provided by Section 42.260, Education Code.
47	47	(b) The state shall assist employees of participating
48	48	regional education service centers and educational districts
49	49	described by Section 1579.002(5)(B) in the purchase of group health
50	50	coverage under this chapter by providing to the employing service
51	51	center or educational district, for each covered employee, the
52	52	amount that, when added to the minimum required contribution under
53	53	Section 1581.052 by a participating entity, equals 100 percent of
54	54	the amount of premium required for employee-only coverage under the
55	55	primary care coverage plan [of $900 each state fiscal year or a
56	56	greater amount as provided by the General Appropriations Act].
57	57	SECTION 4. Section 1581.052(a), Insurance Code, is amended
58	58	to read as follows:
59	59	(a) A school district, other educational district,
60	60	participating charter school, or regional education service center
61	61	shall, for each fiscal year, use to provide health coverage an
62	62	amount equal to the number of participating employees of the
63	63	district, school, or service center multiplied by $2,400 [$1,800].
64	64	SECTION 5. This Act applies beginning with the 2019-2020
65	65	school year.
66	66	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.