Bill Targets Domestic Partner Benefits in School
The first Texas school district to offer health insurance benefits to domestic partners is under fire from a state lawmaker, and the penalty could hit the school where it counts — in the pocketbook.
State Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, filed House Bill 1568, on Wednesday. It would cut off health care funding to Texas school districts that allow employees to add a domestic partner to their health care plan, targeting Pflugerville Independent School District, which extended those benefits last year.
The board of trustees of Pflugerville ISD made history in December 2012 with a 5-1 vote, becoming the first school district ...
Comments (5)
richard jung
If I was a teacher there could I be included in this program with the gal I'm shacking up with
Brian Bott
JESUS PROTECT US FROM YOUR FOLLOWERS.
Really sad hateful stuff from the TX GOP family values crowd of hypocrites with only one goal - punish progressive school districts who offer DP benefits to the spouses of their gay and lesbian employees. Sad Sad Sad.
Jade Chang Sheppard
We should all be for more people being covered by health insurance. This would be a non issue if we had MARRIAGE EQUALITY in Texas! I believe that all partnerships, regardless of gender, should qualify for benefits. As a business owner myself, I would be willing to pay for my employee's partners coverage because there are few things that cut down productivity in the workplace like health issues of employees or their families. Being a current homeowner and taxpayer to Pflugerville ISD, STAY STRONG Pflugerville! Don't let a Rep from Muenster second guess your courage.
Chris Truste
This guy Drew'sown press release on HB 1568 is a trip back in time, but to a "not so nice" time...
He is "protecting family values"... By eliminating health care coverage to (2) consenting adults who are a family.
The world moves forward... Texas keeps going backwards.
Dale Curry
More Republican family values, bigotry, hate, lies, and misrepresentation. The more they double down on their legacy of discrimination, the quicker this state will come to reject the GOP,