89R8484 JCG-D     By: Leo Wilson H.B. No. 3254       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of   Education to participate in a health benefit plan offered under 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 is eligible under this   section for participation in a health benefit plan 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.