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H.B. No. 3254 AN ACT relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in 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 and the individual's dependents are eligible under this section to participate in the group benefits program 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3254 was passed by the House on May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 16, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3254 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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