BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

HB 2438: School employees' benefits

Concerning the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program.

Summary

Makes clarifying changes to distinguish the Public Employees' Benefits Board (PEBB) from the School Employees' Benefits Board (SEBB) and PEBB-participating or SEBB-participating employees within Health Care Authority (HCA) laws.
Provides the HCA with authority to pay school districts for the cost of substitute employees, if needed, for periods when school district employees are serving as members of the SEBB.
Clarifies eligibility for SEBB benefits is based on the hours an employee is anticipated to work in a school year.
Permits employees to waive SEBB coverage.
Specifies that school districts must contribute to the SEBB program for all eligible school employees.
Clarifies that charter schools are SEBB participants, unless the HCA receives guidance from the federal government that their employees are not eligible to participate in a governmental employee benefits plan.

From the House Bill Analysis 2018 (HB 2438), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the January 1, 2020, implementation of the school employees' benefits board program;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 9, 2018First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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