SEBB (School Employees Benefit Board)
School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) offers healthcare and other benefits (including medical, dental vision, life insurance and long term disability) for eligible WA State school employees.
Please note all benefit eligible employees (those anticipated to work 630 hours between Sep 1 and Aug 31 or who during the course of the school year reach 630 hours worked) are required to enroll in SEBB benefits.
A variety of medical plans are available dependent on your county of residence. Additional benefits are available for you to elect (employee-paid benefits) including supplemental life, AD&D and long-term disability insurance, medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP).
Things You Need to Know
If you do not take action during your enrollment window, you will be defaulted into the following plans and incur a $58 monthly payroll deduction:
- Medical: UMP Achieve 1, with a $33 monthly premium
- Dental: Uniform Dental (no premium)
- Vision: MetLife Vision (no premium)
- Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D): MetLife (no premium)
- You will be charged the $25 tobacco use premium
You might pay premium surcharges:
- Tobacco use premium surcharge - If you or any dependent age 13 or over enrolled on your SEBB medical plan use tobacco products, you will be charged a monthly $25- per-account premium surcharge in addition to your monthly medical premiums.
- Spouse or state-registered domestic partner coverage premium surcharge - If your spouse or state-registered domestic partner is enrolled on your SEBB medical plan instead of an employer-based group medical plan that is comparable to PEBB’s UMP Classic, you will be charged a monthly $50 premium surcharge in addition to your monthly medical premiums.
Need to make a change outside of Open Enrollment?
- If you experience a qualifying event outside of open enrollment you can make a special open enrollment change within 60 days of the event. Qualifying event information can be found here.
- The following are eligible dependents: Lawful Spouse, State Registered Domestic Partner, Children up to age 26 (natural, adopted, step, or court appointed), Children over the age of 26 who are incapable of self-support (subject to approval).
Quick Links
For more information, visit the SEBB website for school employees. The following are quick links to specific items also available on the SEBB website:
For any questions regarding benefits please contact:
Tami Ford: 360-426-1687 x10021 - [email protected]