Bill Text: TX SB70 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to determination of state contributions for participation by certain junior college employees in the state employees group benefits program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to Finance [SB70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB70-Introduced.html
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| By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 70 | |
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| relating to determination of state contributions for participation | ||
| by certain junior college employees in the state employees group | ||
| benefits program. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 1551.3111 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 1551.3111. AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN | ||
| JUNIOR COLLEGE EMPLOYEES. (a) In determining the amount to be | ||
| certified under Section 1551.311, the board of trustees shall | ||
| include eligible public junior college employees. | ||
| (b) For purposes of this section, a public junior college | ||
| employee is eligible if the employee is: | ||
| (1) otherwise eligible to participate in the group | ||
| benefits program; and | ||
| (2) an instructional or administrative employee whose | ||
| salary may be fully paid from funds appropriated under the General | ||
| Appropriations Act, regardless of whether the salary is actually | ||
| paid from appropriated funds. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
