BILL · 2023–24 SESSION
HB 1246: Health benefits/SEBB
Concerning eligibility for health benefits from the school employees' benefits board for school employees.
Summary
- Revises criteria for the School Employees' Benefits Board (SEBB) eligibility, including allowing employees to become eligible by working for more than one SEBB organization and prorating employer contributions across SEBB organizations in such cases.
- Requires school districts and educational service districts to report details to the SEBB necessary to determine eligibility and prorate amounts for employees across SEBB organizations.
- Requires the Health Care Authority and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a workgroup to establish reporting processes to implement the bill.
From the House Bill Analysis 2023 (HB 1246), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 12, 2023
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
- Introduced
- January 12, 2023 in the House
- Last action
- January 8, 2024
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to eligibility for health benefits from the school employees' benefits board for school employees;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Appropriations.
HB 1246 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 1246 (2025–26) Juvenile justice
- HB 1246 (2021–22) Rural internet infra./taxes
- HB 1246 (2019–20) Referred and diverted youth
- HB 1246 (2017–18) School bus safety
- HB 1246 (2015–16) Foreign laws
- HB 1246 (2013–14) Motorcycle helmet use
- HB 1246 (2011–12) Tobacco products
- HB 1246 (2009–10) Sexually violent predators