83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1458, Chapter 1214 Page: 14 of 18
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S.B. No. 1458
1 amended by adding Section 1575.1581 to read as follows:
2 Sec. 1575.1581. LIMITATION ON ENROLLMENT IN OPTIONAL GROUP
3 HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. (a) A service retiree and any dependent of a
4 service retiree are not eligible to participate in an optional
5 group health benefit plan made available under Section 1575.158,
6 unless the retiree:
7 (1) is at least 62 years of age or older; and
8 (2) meets the definition of retiree under Section
9 1575.004(a)(1).
10 (b) A retiree subject to Subsection (a) may, on the date the
11 retiree reaches 62 years of age, under rules adopted by the trustee:
12 (1) enroll in any coverage tier under the group
13 program; and
14 (2) enroll, in the same coverage tier, the retiree's
15 dependents who are enrolled in the group program as of the date the
16 retiree reaches 62 years of age.
17 SECTION 11. Section 1579.103, Insurance Code, is repealed.
18 SECTION 12. For purposes of determining whether a member19 has at least five years of service on or before August 31, 2014,
20 under Subsection (a-2), (b-2), or (d-2), Section 824.202,
21 Government Code, as added by this Act, only service actually
22 credited in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Employees
23 Retirement System of Texas, or a retirement system participating in
24 the proportionate retirement program under Chapter 803, Government
25 Code, on or before August 31, 2014, may be counted. Purchased
26 service credit in the retirement system is:
27 (1) not considered actually credited in the retirement14
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1458, Chapter 1214, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth439188/m1/14/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.