Concerning eligibility for membership in the school employees' benefits board programs during the second school year of employment.

 H-2582.1

HOUSE BILL 2160

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Bernbaum, Parshley, Leavitt, Reed, Santos, Zahn, Stonier, Gregerson, Reeves, Bergquist, Pollet, Donaghy, and Lekanoff

Prefiled 12/17/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

AN ACT Relating to eligibility for membership in the school employees' benefits board programs during the second school year of employment; and amending RCW 41.05.740 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 41.05.740 and 2025 c 396 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The school employees' benefits board is created within the authority. The function of the school employees' benefits board is to design and approve insurance benefit plans for school employees and to establish eligibility criteria for participation in insurance benefit plans.