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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to participate in health benefit programs |
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for certain state employees reemployed after military service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.1055, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), [or] (d), or (e), |
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eligibility under Section 1551.101 begins not later than the 90th |
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day after the date the employee performs services for a state agency |
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or is qualified for and begins to hold elected or appointed office. |
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(e) Eligibility under Section 1551.101 for an employee |
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reemployed under Chapter 613, Government Code, begins on the first |
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day of reemployment on which the employee performs services for a |
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state agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1601.1045, Insurance Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), [or] (d), or (e), |
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eligibility under Section 1601.101 begins on the first day of the |
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calendar month that begins after the 90th day after the date the |
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employee performs services for a system. |
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(e) Eligibility under Section 1601.101 for an employee |
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reemployed under Chapter 613, Government Code, begins on the first |
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day of reemployment on which the employee performs services for a |
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system. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 437 was passed by the House on March |
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19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 437 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |