TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOL LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM TO CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS.

HB 1240 would have expanded Arkansas' State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Program to cover certain volunteer firefighters. Specifically, it defined "volunteer firefighter" as someone earning under $5,000 annually from their fire department and added them to the program's eligibility list. Volunteer firefighters would have been responsible for paying premiums, either through monthly bank drafts or with partial/full payment assistance from their fire department. The bill aimed to provide health and life insurance coverage to this group, who previously weren't included under the program. (Note: The bill was withdrawn by its author on March 19, 2025.)