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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of |
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Education and their dependents to participate in the state |
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employees group benefits program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1551.1095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1551.1095. ELIGIBILITY OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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MEMBERS. (a) Subject to Section 1551.351, on application to the |
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board of trustees and arrangement for payment of contributions, an |
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individual who is a member of the State Board of Education and not |
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otherwise eligible under Section 1551.109 and the individual's |
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dependents are eligible under this section to participate in the |
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group benefits program offered under this chapter. |
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(b) A participant described by this section may not receive |
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a state contribution for premiums. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3254 was passed by the House on May |
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16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 16, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3254 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |