Consolidating the public employees' benefits board and the school employees' benefits board.

HB 1330 consolidates Washington's separate Public Employees' Benefits Board and School Employees' Benefits Board into a single Washington Employees and Retirees Benefits Board. This administrative change affects all state employees and school employees covered under the existing benefit programs, streamlining oversight without altering benefit eligibility or coverage. The bill updates multiple sections of state law to consistently refer to the unified board, replacing all references to the two separate entities. It also repeals outdated provisions that previously defined the separate boards, simplifying the legal framework for administering benefits. The consolidation aims to reduce administrative complexity in managing health care and retirement benefits for public employees.