89R28023 RDS-D By: Leo Wilson, Allen, A. Davis of Dallas, H.B. No. 3254 Plesa, Buckley Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3254: By: Lambert C.S.H.B. No. 3254 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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.