Plain English summary not yet available
The full original text is available below. Check back soon as we process this bill.
  89R16188 MEW-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2461       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study regarding state assistance for the uniform   group coverage program for active school employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  The Texas Education Agency, in   collaboration with the Legislative Budget Board, shall conduct a   study regarding state assistance for the uniform group coverage   program for active school employees.  The study must include:                (1)  an evaluation of the amount by which costs for   coverage under the program have increased since the last increase   in the amount of the state's contribution under Section 1579.251,   Insurance Code; and                (2)  cost estimates for increasing the state's   contribution under Section 1579.251, Insurance Code, based on:                      (A)  an across-the-board increase in the amount of   the state contribution; and                      (B)  an increase in the amount of the state   contribution based on whether the employee has been employed by a   participating entity, as defined by Section 1579.002, Insurance   Code, for 5, 10, or 20 or more years.          (b)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Education   Agency, in collaboration with the Legislative Budget Board, shall   provide to the legislature a written report that includes the   results of the study conducted under Subsection (a) of this section   and any recommendations for legislative or other action based on   the study.          (c)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.