Payroll 210 Badge #03 - SEBB & Employee Benefits-Payroll 210 Badge #3

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Lisa Bjorklund presents WASBO Payroll 210 Badge #3 on Washington’s School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) administration and employee benefits. Created by House Bill 2242 (2017) and launched Jan. 1, 2020, SEBB is operated by the Health Care Authority and mirrors PEBB. Payroll/benefit staff must explain benefits, onboard new hires, administer enrollments in SEBB My Account, and reconcile monthly HCA billing with payroll records (using FUSE inquiries when needed).<br /><br />Key rule: districts must remit the full employer contribution for every benefits-eligible employee (generally those anticipated to work 630 hours/year or 3.5 hours/day), even if the employee waives medical coverage or is covered under PEBB. Eligibility can also occur via reaching 630 hours, immediate eligibility for certain late-year hires expected to meet next-year thresholds, and a two-year lookback presumption.<br /><br />Employees have 31 days to enroll or are defaulted into employee-only coverage. Dependents (spouse, children to 26, disabled children, state-registered domestic partners) require verification. Coverage usually starts the first of the month after eligibility, with an early-September exception; it ends at month-end of termination or when hours drop below eligibility.<br /><br />The training reviews plan availability by county, premium surcharges (tobacco $25; spouse/domestic partner $50), UMP High Deductible with HSA, dental/vision fully employer-paid, basic life/AD&D and LTD, optional FSA/DCAP and SmartHealth incentives, special open enrollment events, COBRA handled by SEBB, and permissible non-conflicting optional payroll deductions (e.g., 403(b)/457).

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SEBB administration

Washington School Employees Benefits Board

WASBO Payroll 210 Badge #3

benefits eligibility 630 hours rule

HCA billing reconciliation FUSE inquiries

SEBB My Account enrollment 31-day window

premium surcharges and optional benefits (HSA FSA DCAP COBRA)