85R12171 LED-F     By: Blanco H.B. No. 3035       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to state assistance for education employees uniform group   health coverage.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is   amended by adding Section 1579.2515 to read as follows:          Sec. 1579.2515.  ADDITIONAL STATE ASSISTANCE. In addition   to the amount contributed under Section 1579.251, the state shall   assist employees of participating school districts, charter   schools, regional education service centers, and educational   districts described by Section 1579.002(5)(B) in the purchase of   group health coverage under this chapter by providing for each   covered employee the amount of $900 each state fiscal year or a   greater amount as provided by the General Appropriations Act.          SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.