89R8484 JCG-D
By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 3254
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of
Education to participate in a health benefit plan offered under the
state employees group benefits program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is
amended by adding Section 1551.1095 to read as follows:
Sec. 1551.1095. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MEMBERS. (a) Subject to Section 1551.351, on application to the
board of trustees and arrangement for payment of contributions, an
individual who is a member of the State Board of Education and not
otherwise eligible under Section 1551.109 is eligible under this
section for participation in a health benefit plan offered under
this chapter.
(b) A participant described by this section may not receive
a state contribution for premiums.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.