{"id":60876,"date":"2021-10-19T10:39:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trta.org\/?p=60876"},"modified":"2021-10-19T10:39:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T15:39:59","slug":"sb-8-passes-through-texas-legislature-additional-funding-for-trs-care-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/sb-8-passes-through-texas-legislature-additional-funding-for-trs-care-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"SB 8 Passes Through Texas Legislature, Additional Funding For TRS-Care Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, October 18, the Texas Legislature passed <a href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/873\/billtext\/pdf\/SB00008E.pdf#navpanes=0\">Senate Bill 8<\/a>, which authorizes $286 million in funding for TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare, the state-run health care programs for retired and active educators.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What it means.<\/strong> TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), approximately 30% of members enrolled in August 2021 have had either a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19 since March 2020. Since 2020, TRS-Care has paid out $83 million in COVID-19-related claims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens now.<\/strong> The state of Texas will bolster these vital health care programs with additional funding to prevent premium increases for members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplemental Payments to Be Issued in January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA) has received queries about the supplemental payment for TRS annuitants that passed during the second called special session in September. As a reminder, the supplemental payments will be issued in January 2022. The state allocated $731 million towards supplemental payments.<\/p>\n<p>TRTA worked with the Texas Legislature to ensure that retired educators would receive relief after a tumultuous year.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, TRTA remains committed to winning a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees in the future and we already working on establishing legislative priorities for the 88<sup>th<\/sup> Legislative Session that begins in 2023! Thank you to all members and elected officials who worked to make this supplemental payment a reality.<\/p>\n<p>TRTA members, please renew your membership dues. Help us keep TRTA strong! TRTA focuses solely on your TRS retirement security. The $35 annual membership fee you invest in TRTA is money well spent. It keeps this organization strong, active, vocal, and visible!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/join\/\">\u00danase a nosotros hoy<\/a>! If you\u2019re already a member, <a href=\"https:\/\/trta.org\/es\/renew\/\">be sure to renew your dues<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, October 18, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 8, which authorizes $286 million in funding for TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare, the state-run health care programs for retired and active educators. What it means. TRS-Care and TRS-ActiveCare have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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