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Committee hears bill allowing public colleges to buy health insurance for student athletes
Summary
A state Senate committee heard Senate Bill 5,158, which would permit public four‑year institutions to make and pay for health insurance for current and, under some conditions, former intercollegiate student athletes. Testimony emphasized cost, parity and examples from Washington institutions.
Senate Bill 5,158 would allow public four‑year colleges to offer and pay the premiums on health insurance for currently enrolled intercollegiate student athletes and, in some cases, former athletes if the institution's athletic association determines post‑eligibility coverage is warranted.
The bill was introduced at the March 18 meeting of the Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee. Saranda Ross, counsel to the committee, told members the bill mirrors a House companion that did not…
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