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Personal Assistance 2 LEGISLATION REQUIRED
RECOMMENDATIONS
A. Texas should continue state-paid health insurance contributions for employ-
ees called to active military duty.
B. The State Auditor's Office should review federal laws to determine if Texas is in
compliance with laws established after the Gulf War, and other state benefit
policies to determine if updates or policy interpretations are recommended.
C. The Employees Retirement System should review federal laws regarding
employee benefits to determine if Texas is in compliance.
D. Texas should examine other benefit policies, such as retirement benefits, den-
tal insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, or contributions to Health or
Child Care Reimbursement Accounts to determine if changes should be made.
E. Texas should determine if state agencies should pay the employee's share of
health care contributions paid for family or spouse coverage.
COMMENTS:
- Insurance and retirement benefits paid by the state are suspended when a state
employee is called to extended active duty from military reserve forces by the
President. After using military leave or other leave allowed by law, the employee
goes on leave without pay. When an employee goes on leave without pay, the state
stops paying for the employee's health insurance and for any part of family or
spouse insurance costs.
LEGISLATION REQUIRED
See Recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT
There would be no additional costs to the General Revenue Fund or other funds to
implement these recommendations. State agencies currently receive an appropriation
for payment of employees' health insurance benefits. These funds are already appro-
priated and budgeted for all qualifying state employees. Some agencies, such as the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), may be disproportionately affected by
this recommendation because they have large numbers of reservists. They may need
to replace essential employees and 'may need additional appropriations or enhanced
budget flexibility.For more detail on the Texas War Relief Package go to http://www.window.state.tx.us/wrp/
2 TEXAS RESPONDS - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/12/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.