89R15610 MEW-D     By: Bhojani H.B. No. 4445       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for   active school employees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 1579.155(c), Insurance Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (c)  Effective September 1, 2022, an entity that elects to   participate in the program shall provide written notice to the   trustee not later than December 31 of the year preceding the first   day of the plan year in which the election will be effective.  [The   entity may not elect to discontinue the entity's participation   until the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's   election to participate.]          SECTION 2.  Section 1579.155(b), Insurance Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.