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emergency basis if it determines that such action is necessary for the public 
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immediately upon filing with the Texas Register, or on a stated date less than 
20 days after filing and remaining in effect no more than 120 days. The 
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TITLE 34. PUBLIC FINANCE
PART III. Teacher Retirement System of Texas
CHAPTER 41.Insurance
34 TAC sec.41.13
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) adopts on an emergency basis an 
amendment to sec.41.13 regarding participation in the Texas Public School 
Employees Group Insurance Program by public school districts. The amendment will 
allow a school district which has met all other requirements for participation 
in the program, except that the district failed to elect to participate on 
September 1, 1997, to begin participation in TRS-Care effective September 1, 
1998. The effect of the amendment will be to allow one school district that has 
met all other participation requirements in law and applicable rules to cover 
its employees under the Program beginning September 1, 1998. The amendment 
removes a requirement that would otherwise effectively expire on August 31, 
1999. This emergency adoption is necessary because of the imminent peril to the 
public health presented by the district's loss of group health coverage. Also, 
state law requires the district to make group health coverage available to its 
employees (Education Code, sec.22.004). 
The amendment is adopted under the Government Code, Chapter 825, sec.825.102, 
which authorizes the Teacher Retirement System to adopt rules for the 
administration of the funds of the retirement system. In addition, sec.sec.5 and 
7A of Article 3.50-4 of the Insurance Code specifically allow the Board of 
Trustees to adopt rules needed to implement the insurance program and to 
determine the eligibility requirements for participation by a school district. 
The Insurance Code, Article 3.50-4 is affected by this emergency adoption. 

sec.41.13. Participation in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance 
Program by Public School Districts.
(a)-(c) (No change.)
[(d) Nonparticipation by a school district. An eligible school district which 
has elected not to participate in the program for the plan year starting on 
September 1, 1997, will be ineligible to participate in the program until 
September 1, 1999.] 
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on July 27, 1998.
TRD-9811848
Charles Dunlap
Executive Director
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Effective date: July 27, 1998
Expiration date: November 24, 1998
For further information, please call: (512) 391-2115