Tex. Ins. Code Section 1581.001
Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

“Participating employee” means an employee of a school district, other educational district whose employees are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, participating charter school, or regional education service center who participates in a group health coverage plan provided by or through the district, school, or service center.

(2)

“Participating charter school” means an open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D (Authorization), Chapter 12 (Charters), Education Code, that participates in the uniform group coverage program established under Chapter 1579 (Texas School Employees Uniform Group Health Coverage).

(3)

“Regional education service center” means a regional education service center established under Chapter 8 (Regional Education Service Centers), Education Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.471(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Sec. 1581.051. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT FOR 2000-2001 SCHOOL YEAR. (a) Subject to Sections 1581.052 (Required Minimum Effort) and 1581.053 (Use of State Funds), and except as provided by Section 1581.054 (Excess of Maintenance of Effort), a school district, other educational district whose employees are members of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, participating charter school, or regional education service center that, for the 2000-2001 school year, paid amounts to share with employees the cost of coverage under a group health coverage plan shall, for each fiscal year, use to provide health coverage an amount for each participating employee at least equal to the amount computed as provided by this section.

(b)

The school district, other educational district, participating charter school, or regional education service center shall divide the amount that the district, school, or service center paid during the 2000-2001 school year for the prior group health coverage plan by the total number of full-time employees of the district, school, or service center in the 2000-2001 school year and multiply the result by the number of full-time employees of the district, school, or service center in the fiscal year for which the computation is made. If, for the 2000-2001 school year, a school district, other educational district, participating charter school, or regional education service center provided group health coverage to its employees through a self-funded insurance plan, the amount the district, school, or service center paid during that school year for the plan includes only the amount of regular contributions made by the district, school, or service center to the plan.

(c)

Amounts used as required by this section shall be deposited, as applicable, in a fund described by Section 1581.052 (Required Minimum Effort)(b).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.471(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 1581.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.­1581.­htm#1581.­001 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 1581.001’s source at texas​.gov