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Committee approves allowing eligible bus drivers to join state group insurance pool
Summary
Representative Michelle Gray’s amendment restores limited group-insurance participation for defined full‑time bus drivers to help recruitment and retention; the Employee Benefits Division said the net pool exposure would be about 3,089 unique bus-driver members if all participated.
The Senate Education Committee approved a bill and accompanying amendment that would allow certain school bus drivers to participate in the state employee group insurance plan.
Representative Michelle Gray said districts—particularly in North Central and Northeastern Arkansas—are struggling to recruit and retain bus drivers and that restoring limited participation in the group…
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