Req. No. 5120 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) HOUSE BILL 1343 By: Davis AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to educator health insurance; directing that the state shall cover percentage of premiums for dependents; providing for co dification; and providing an effectiv e date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1309.2 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: For any person employed as a teacher who has elected to have a dependent or dependents of the employee covered by the state Health Insurance Plan and Dental Insurance Plan or by any available Healt h Maintenance Organization (HMO) approved b y the Office of Management and Enterprise Services, the state shall pay thirty percent (30%) of the premium for covered dependents. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. 59-1-5120 MJ 01/13/23