Bill Text: TX HB2457 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the withdrawal of certain school districts from the uniform group coverage program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-14 - Referred to Pensions [HB2457 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2457-Introduced.html
| 83R10260 TJS-D | ||
| By: Rodriguez of Bexar | H.B. No. 2457 | |
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| relating to the withdrawal of certain school districts from the | ||
| uniform group coverage program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 1579.156 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1579.156. WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN | ||
| PARTICIPATING ENTITIES. (a) A participating entity, including a | ||
| school district required to participate under Section 1579.151, | ||
| that determines that its employees experience unreasonable | ||
| difficulty, delay, or inconvenience obtaining health care or | ||
| locating health care providers under a plan offered by the program | ||
| may apply to the trustee to withdraw from the program in the manner | ||
| provided by the trustee by rule. | ||
| (b) As soon as practicable, but not later than the 15th day | ||
| after the date an application described by Subsection (a) is | ||
| received, the trustee shall approve the application or set a date | ||
| for a hearing on reasonable notice to the participating entity. The | ||
| trustee shall approve or disapprove the application not later than | ||
| the 15th day after the date the hearing is concluded. If the | ||
| trustee disapproves the application, the trustee shall provide the | ||
| participating entity a written statement of the reasons for the | ||
| disapproval. | ||
| (c) The trustee may not unreasonably disapprove an | ||
| application under this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, but not later than January 1, 2014, the Teacher | ||
| Retirement System of Texas shall adopt rules necessary to implement | ||
| Section 1579.156, Insurance Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
