Bill Text: TX SB1055 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the eligibility of certain employees of public institutions of higher education to participate in a state group benefits program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1055 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1055-Introduced.html
83R7233 TJS-F | ||
By: Watson | S.B. No. 1055 |
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relating to the eligibility of certain employees of public | ||
institutions of higher education to participate in a state group | ||
benefits program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1551.1021, Insurance Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) An adjunct faculty member at a public institution of | ||
higher education is eligible to participate in the group benefits | ||
program as an employee if the faculty member: | ||
(1) receives compensation for services rendered to a | ||
public institution of higher education as an adjunct faculty | ||
member; and | ||
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coverage or, if the person is also employed by the public | ||
institution of higher education to perform nonteaching duties, is | ||
under contract or is scheduled to teach at least six semester credit | ||
hours in the academic year of coverage and has been approved by the | ||
public institution of higher education to participate in the group | ||
benefits program. | ||
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), an adjunct faculty | ||
member at a public institution of higher education who is a | ||
professional librarian is eligible to participate in the group | ||
benefits program as an employee if the faculty member receives | ||
compensation for services rendered to a public institution of | ||
higher education as an adjunct faculty member. | ||
SECTION 2. The board of trustees of the Employees | ||
Retirement System of Texas shall include coverage under Section | ||
1551.1021, Insurance Code, as amended by this Act, in an insurance | ||
policy or contract or evidence of coverage delivered, issued for | ||
delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2014. The board of | ||
trustees may include coverage under Section 1551.1021, Insurance | ||
Code, as amended by this Act, in an insurance policy or contract or | ||
an evidence of coverage delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed | ||
before January 1, 2014, if the board of trustees determines that the | ||
coverage may reasonably be included. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |