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House bill would let public colleges buy health insurance for student athletes
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House Bill 1298 would allow governing boards of public institutions of higher education in Washington to make available and pay the costs of health insurance premiums for currently enrolled intercollegiate student athletes, supporters said at the Jan. 22 committee hearing.
House Bill 1298 would allow governing boards of public institutions of higher education in Washington to make available and pay the costs of health insurance premiums for currently enrolled intercollegiate student athletes, supporters said at the Jan. 22 House Postsecondary Education and Workforce Committee hearing.
Saranda Ross, counsel to the committee, summarized the bill during the staff briefing: “Before you is House Bill 1298, allowing governing boards of public institutions of higher education to pay health insurance costs for intercollegiate student athletes.”
The bill would change an existing provision of state law (referred to in testimony as an RCW) that staff and sponsors said currently prevents institutions from purchasing insurance plans that cover athletes’ premiums. Representative Teresa Berg,…
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