Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 172.004: BENEFITS CONTRACT.

(a) A political subdivision or a group of political subdivisions pursuant to The Interlocal Cooperation Act (Chapter 791, Government Code) directly or through a risk pool may provide health and accident coverage for political subdivision officials, employees, and retirees or any class of officials, employees, or retirees, and employees of affiliated service contractors.
(b) The types of coverage that may be provided include group health and accident, group dental, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, surgical, and medical expense.
(c) A political subdivision also may include under the coverage dependents of the officers, employees, and retirees and of employees of affiliated service contractors.
(d) A pool's board of trustees may provide coverage for the trustees and the pool's staff, including persons with whom the pool has contracted to perform staff functions, on approval of the members of the pool.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 172. TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS UNIFORM GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM

(b) The types of coverage that may be provided include group health and accident, group dental, accidental death and dismemberment, and hospital, surgical, and medical expense.

(c) A political subdivision also may include under the coverage dependents of the officers, employees, and retirees and of employees of affiliated service contractors.

(d) A pool's board of trustees may provide coverage for the trustees and the pool's staff, including persons with whom the pool has contracted to perform staff functions, on approval of the members of the pool.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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