89R15610 MEW-D
By: Bhojani H.B. No. 4445
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for
active school employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1579.155(c), Insurance Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(c) Effective September 1, 2022, an entity that elects to
participate in the program shall provide written notice to the
trustee not later than December 31 of the year preceding the first
day of the plan year in which the election will be effective. [The
entity may not elect to discontinue the entity's participation
until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's
election to participate.]
SECTION 2. Section 1579.155(b), Insurance Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.