Bill > H2251

This bill expands health care access for employees of charter schools by amending Chapter 32B of the General Laws, which governs public employee health insurance. Specifically, it removes the word "commonwealth" from the definition of "appropriate public authority," which likely broadens the scope of entities considered public authorities for insurance purposes. More importantly, the bill inserts language into several sections of Chapter 32B, allowing charter schools, through a vote of their board of trustees, to participate in health insurance plans in a similar manner to regional district school committees. This change aims to provide charter school employees with access to group health insurance benefits previously more readily available to employees of traditional public school districts.