H.B. No. 3813
AN ACT
relating to eligibility to participate as an annuitant in the state
employees group benefits program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1551.102, Insurance Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c-2) to read as follows:
(c-2) An individual is eligible to participate in the group
benefits program as provided by Subsection (a) if the individual:
(1) was employed for at least 10 years by a school
district established as specified by Section 19.002, Education
Code, as the individual's last position of employment before
retirement;
(2) has at least:
(A) 10 years of eligible service credit,
including not more than five years of military service credited in
the Employees Retirement System of Texas; or
(B) five years of eligible service credit and is
the sole surviving spouse of military personnel who was killed in
action; and
(3) retires under the jurisdiction of the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas and:
(A) has accumulated membership service credit as
provided by Section 823.201(a), Government Code, in an amount so
that the sum of the person's age and amount of membership service
credit, including months of age and credit, equals or exceeds the
number 80; or
(B) is at least 65 years of age.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an individual who retires on or after the effective date of this
Act. An individual who retires before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before that
date, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3813 was passed by the House on May 2,
2023, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 11, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3813 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor