{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.253","heading":"CONTRIBUTION BY EMPLOYEE.","body":"(a) An employee covered by the program shall pay that portion of the cost of coverage selected by the employee that exceeds the amount of the state contribution under Section 1579.251 and the participating entity contribution under Section 1579.252.\n(b) The employee may pay the employee's contribution under this subsection from the amount distributed to the employee under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Education Code.\n(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a participating entity may pay any portion of what otherwise would be the employee share of premiums and other costs associated with the coverage selected by the employee.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10A.471(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 (S.B. 1863), Sec. 18.04, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1359 (S.B. 1691), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE H. HEALTH BENEFITS AND OTHER COVERAGES FOR GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 1579. TEXAS SCHOOL EMPLOYEES UNIFORM GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE","SUBCHAPTER F. CONTRIBUTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1579.htm#1579.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"a42ed5c72c52445c8f3b83ef9d34b8b47c59569ef68b8ce8d14e108fef467290","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1579.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}