TITLE: Relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

SUMMARY: Relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the benefits available under the supplemental optional benefits program for state employees by the Employees Retirement System of Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 659.102(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The supplemental optional benefits program may include permanent life insurance, catastrophic illness insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance, supplemental health insurance, prepaid legal services, [or] a qualified transportation benefit,or any other benefit approved by the comptroller or the Employees Retirement System of Texas.SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.