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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiting period for eligibility for health benefit |
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coverage provided through the Employees Retirement System of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1551.1055(a), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c)[, (d),] or (e), |
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eligibility under Section 1551.101 begins not later than the first |
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[90th] day that [after the date] the employee performs services for |
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a state agency or is qualified for and begins to hold elected or |
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appointed office. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1551.1055(d), Insurance Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |