Professional Staff Fringe Benefits

FILE: GCBC

Critical

PROFESSIONAL STAFF FRINGE BENEFITS

The Board recognizes that fringe benefits, such as insurance opportunities, are an integral part of the total compensation plan for full-time professional staff members. The superintendent ordesignee will research and present to the Board fringe benefit opportunities that will assist the district in attracting and retaining quality employees.

Unless otherwise indicated in this policy, a professional staff member is considered to be a full-time employee if he or she holds a position designated as full time in the relevant job description .

Benefits Fully or Partially Paid by the District

The district will provide access to and contribute toward the cost of the following benefit options for full-time professional staff members:

• 1. Health insurance or a group health plan

1. Life insurance

In accordance with law, any contract for an insurance policy provided for the benefit of employees will he submitted to competitive bidding at least every three years.

Health Insurance or Group Health Plan

The Board will provide eligible full-time employees access to district-sponsored health instance or a group health plan, in accordance with federal law. For health insurance or health plan purposes,an eligible employee is defined as a staff member the district reasonably expects to work an average of 30 hours or more per week as determined by law.

Any district health insurance contract or plan shall include a provision allowing persons who retire from the district to remain or become members of the plan if they are eligible to receivebenefits under the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS) or the Public Education Employee Retirement System of Missouri (PEERS) by paying premiums In addition, theretiree's spouse and children must be allowed to become members of the plan if they are receiving or are eligible to receive benefits under the PSRS or PEERS. Retirees and their spouses and children will have one year from the date of retirement to qualify and enroll in the coverage. Once that date has passed, if a retiree or his or her spouse or children discontinue district coverage,they are not eligible to re-enroll.

Benefits Provided by the District at Employee Expense

In accordance with law, the district is required to establish a premium-only cafeteria plan unless the district provides health insurance through a self-insured or self-funded group health plan. Even if the district provides health insurance through a self-insured or self-funded plan, the district may choose to offer employees access to a cafeteria plan or other benefits at the employee's expense.

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA) Requirements

In accordance with law, the district-sponsored health insurance or group health plan will allow for continuing coverage of employees and their spouses, former spouses or dependentchildren after certain qualifying events upon payment of the applicable premium. This obligation applies to both district-paid and employee-paid options. Qualifying events include, butarenot limited to,employee resignation from the district, most situations involving employee termination and situations where an employee's hours have been reduced so that he or she nolonger qualifies for district-paid health insurance or the group health plan. The district will provide notices as required by law.

Adopted: February 20, 2008

Revised: June 19, 2013

Cross Refs:

HA, Negotiations with Employee Representatives

Legal Refs: ' ' 67.150, .210, 169.590, 376.428, .453, RSMo.

Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. ' 125

New Franklin R-I School District, New Franklin, Missouri