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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding under the Foundation School Program for a |
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school district that offers insurance benefits to a person who is |
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not a dependent of a district employee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 42, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 42.2532 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.2532. ADJUSTMENT FOR DISTRICTS OFFERING BENEFITS TO |
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NONDEPENDENTS. (a) In this section, "dependent" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 1551.004, Insurance Code. |
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(b) If a school district offers insurance benefits or other |
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benefits to a person other than a district employee or a dependent |
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of a district employee, the commissioner shall, notwithstanding any |
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other provision of this title: |
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(1) reduce by 7.5 percent the amounts due to the |
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district under this chapter and Chapter 46; or |
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(2) increase by 7.5 percent the amounts necessary for |
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the district to comply with the requirements of Chapter 41. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |