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Alice ISD hears proposal to leave TRS and adopt alternative district health plans
Summary
Consultant Shaina Robinson told Alice ISD trustees Nov. 20 that alternatives to TRS — including level‑funded and fully funded district plans with telemedicine and wellness programs — could lower employee premiums and offer two‑year rate guarantees; the board did not vote on a change and Robinson said a decision would need to be made by Dec. 31 to affect the next open enrollment.
Alice Independent School District trustees heard a presentation Nov. 20 on alternatives to the Teacher Retirement System’s (TRS) health‑insurance wraps for district employees, including level‑funded and fully funded options that the presenter said could lower premiums and increase benefit access.
Shaina Robinson, an insurance consultant the district invited to present, told the board ‘‘you are no longer in Hotel California. You can leave TRS,’’ and said recent rule changes allow districts to exit without a multi‑year lock. Robinson said the options her firm would solicit include level‑funded plans with two‑year rate guarantees, telemedicine and expanded mental‑health access, and district‑tailored networks intended to reduce…
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