H-8492

   Amend  the amendment, H-8491, to House File 2800, as follows:
   1.  Page 12, before line 13 by inserting: 
<DIVISION ___
WORK GROUP ON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE

   Sec. ___.  WORK GROUP ON PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN STATE HEALTH INSURANCE.
   1.  The department of administrative services shall convene and provide administrative support to a work group that shall examine the feasibility of allowing public school employees to obtain coverage under the state health insurance plan. 
   2.  For the purpose of this section, “public school employee” means an individual employed by a school district, including a part-time, substitute, or contract employee.
   3.  The work group shall include all of the following: 
   a.  Two members from the department of administrative services, one of whom shall be the director of the department or the director’s designee. 
   b.  Two members from a statewide organization representing teachers. 
   c.  Two members from a statewide organization representing school board members.
   d.  Two members from a statewide organization representing school administrators. 
   e.  Two members from a statewide organization representing the state health insurance plan provider. 
   4.  The work group shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly on or before December 1, 2026. The report must include but is not limited to all of the following: 
   a.  A detailed cost analysis of providing health insurance coverage to public school employees and the impact on the state health insurance plan.
   b.  Enrollment metrics.
   c.  Operational efficiency. 
   d.  Stakeholder feedback.
   e.  The financial and operational impact of expanded enrollment eligibility for the state health insurance plan and the members, including cost savings for members and the state. 
   5.  The work group shall dissolve upon submission of the report to the general assembly and the governor.
   Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act takes effect June 1, 2026.>
   2.  Page 36, line 35, after <including> by inserting <a work group on school employees’ participation in state health insurance,>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.

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SRINIVAS of Polk