Sec. 1551.256. OPTIONAL TERM LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE AFTER RETIREMENT. (a) A participant in the optional group term life insurance coverage plan may maintain optional term life insurance coverage after retirement in addition to basic term life insurance coverage after retirement.
(b) The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement and administer Subsection (a).
(c) Under Subsection (a), the participant may maintain an amount of optional term life insurance coverage on the participant's life on the date of retirement, not to exceed two times the participant's annual salary on the last September 1 before retirement and subject to benefit reduction factors based on age as determined by the board of trustees.
(d) The board of trustees shall determine the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for annuitants under Subsection (a). The rate must be comparable to the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for employees of the same age.
(e) As an alternative to the optional term life insurance coverage plan, an annuitant may choose a minimum optional term life insurance coverage amount not subject to benefit reduction factors based on age, with a coverage amount and premium rate determined by the board of trustees.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Health Insurance and Other Health Coverages
Subtitle H - Health Benefits and Other Coverages for Governmental Employees
Chapter 1551 - Texas Employees Group Benefits Act
Subchapter F. Group Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage Plan
Section 1551.251. Group Life Insurance Coverage Plan
Section 1551.252. Additional Term Life Insurance
Section 1551.253. Determination of Annual Salary
Section 1551.254. Accelerated Life Insurance Benefits
Section 1551.255. Inclusion of Provisions for Viatical Settlements
Section 1551.256. Optional Term Life Insurance Coverage After Retirement
Section 1551.257. Eligibility of Annuitant for Extended Insurance Benefits
Section 1551.258. Termination of Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance Coverage on Retirement
Section 1551.259. Order of Precedence of Payment to Survivors