Tex.
Ins. Code Section 1581.001
Definitions
(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.(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).
Source:
Section 1581.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1581.htm#1581.001
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).