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