By: Leo Wilson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 3254          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2025;   May 19, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;   May 23, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 14,   Nays 1; May 23, 2025, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     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.     * * * * *