82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 417, Chapter 698 Page: 2 of 11
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H. B. No . 417
1 charge against the person was pending has entered an order
2 dismissing the charge; and
3 (ii) the district court's dismissal order
4 is based on a motion to dismiss in which the state's attorney states
5 that no credible evidence exists that inculpates the defendant and,
6 either in the motion or in an affidavit, the state's attorney states
7 that the state's attorney believes that the defendant is actually
8 innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced [ee--he
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11 (d) Subject to this section, a person entitled to
12 compensation under Subsection (a) is also eligible to obtain group
13 health benefit plan coverage through the Texas Department of
14 Criminal Justice as if the person were an employee of the
15 department. This subsection does not entitle the person's spouse
16 or other dependent or family member to group health benefit plan
17 coverage. Coverage may be obtained under this subsection for a
18 period of time equal to the total period the claimant served for the
19 crime for which the claimant was wrongfully imprisoned, including
20 any period during which the claimant was released on parole or to
21 mandatory supervision or required to register under Chapter 62,
22 Code of Criminal Procedure. A person who elects to obtain coverage
23 under this subsection shall pay a monthly contribution equal to the
24 total amount of the monthly contributions for that coverage for an
25 employee of the department.
26 (e) Notwithstanding Section 103.053(c), annuity payments27 may be reduced by an amount necessary to make the payments required
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 417, Chapter 698, legislative document, June 17, 2011; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311593/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.