HB 1769 — Insurance; purchase of benefits by school district employees; enrollment period; effective date.

HOUSEENGROSSED OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

Kerbs of the House and Pederson of the Senate 95 COMMITTEE7 SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to insurance;

The flexible benefit allowance shall be used by a school district employee who is participating in the cafeteria plan to purchase major medical health care plan coverage HB1769offered HFLRby Pagethe 1school BOLDdistrict FACEthrough denotesa Committeecafeteria Amendments.plan.

offeredAny excess flexible benefit allowance over the cost of the major medical coverage purchased by the schoolemployee districtwho throughis aparticipating in the cafeteria plan.plan may be used to purchase any of the additional ENGR.

AnyH. excess flexible benefit allowance over the cost of the major medical coverage purchased by the employee who is participating in the cafeteria plan may be used to purchase any of the additional benefits offered by the school district or may be taken as taxable compensation as provided in subsection C of this section.

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NO.

1769 Page 1 benefits offered by the school district or may be taken as taxable compensation as provided in subsection C of this section.

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Such taxable HB1769compensation HFLRshall Pagebe 3paid BOLDin FACEsubstantially denotesequal Committeeamounts Amendments.each pay period over the plan year.

compensationExcept shallas beotherwise paidprovided for in substantiallysubsection equalD amountsof eachthis paysection, periodon overtermination theduring a plan year.year, a participating school district employee shall have no right to ENGR.

ExceptH. as otherwise provided for in subsection D of this section, on termination during a plan year, a participating school district employee shall have no right to receive any taxable cash compensation allocated to the portion of the plan year after the termination of the employee.

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NO.

1769 Page 3 receive any taxable cash compensation allocated to the portion of the plan year after the termination of the employee.

Notwithstanding, the enrollment period as set forth in this section HB1769shall HFLRonly Pageapply 4to BOLDan FACEemployee’s denotesenrollment Committeein Amendments.the school district’s major medical health care plan, and shall not preclude the enrollment of employees in additional benefits offered by the district on such dates as determined appropriate by the district.

shallENGR. only apply to an employee’s enrollment in the school district’s major medical health care plan, and shall not preclude the enrollment of employees in additional benefits offered by the district on such dates as determined appropriate by the district.

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COMMITTEEPassed REPORTthe BY:House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.

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