Relating to health benefits offered by postsecondary educational institutions to students and their families.

HB 2290 establishes new rules for health benefits offered by Texas colleges and universities to enrolled students and their family members. It creates Chapter 1683 in the Insurance Code, defining "higher education health benefits" as non-insurance programs sponsored by institutions (public or private) exclusively for students and their families. The bill prohibits institutions from imposing waiting periods longer than six months for preexisting conditions covered under these benefits. This applies specifically to benefits not regulated as traditional insurance policies, ensuring students and families face shorter delays for essential care.