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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2651: Public employees' benefits

Modifying requirements for participation in public employees' benefits board programs by K-12 school districts and educational service districts.

Summary

  • Permits the Health Care Authority to collect the composite rate charged to school districts for benefit plans on a school district fiscal year basis.
  • Removes the requirement that terms of participation, including eligibility, and employee premiums charged to school district employees be at least the same as those for state employees.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2651), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2008
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2008
  3. Passed HouseFeb 19, 2008
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bill Fromhold (D-49)
Introduced
January 15, 2008 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2008
Requested by
Other
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to modifying requirements for participation in public employees' benefits board programs by K-12 school districts and educational service districts;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bill Fromhold (D-49)

4 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Dawn Morrell D-25Maralyn Chase D-32Jim McIntire D-46Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 19, 2008
Version voted on: HB 2651
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat61002
Republican34001
How each member voted

Yea (95)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  5. WM - Majority; do pass.
  6. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  7. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.
  9. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  10. Placed on second reading.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. APP - Majority; do pass.
  13. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 2651 in other sessions

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