Benefit Eligibility for Employees who. Retire Before Age 65
1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1, 1996, must have completed the following service eligibility requirements with the District prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement:
A. Be receiving pension benefits from PERA, St. Xxxx Teachers Retirement Association or other public employee retiree program at the time of retirement and have severed the employment relationship with the District;
B. Must be at least fifty-five (55) years of age and have completed twenty-five (25) years of service, or;
C. The combination of their age and their years of service must equal eighty-five (85) or more, or;
D. Must have completed at least thirty (30) years of service, or;
E. Must have completed at least twenty (20) consecutive years of service within the District immediately preceding retirement.
1.2 Employees hired into District service after January 1, 1996, must have completed twenty
Benefit Eligibility for Employees who. Retire Before Age 65
12.2.1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1, 1996, must have completed the following service eligibility requirements with Independent School District No. 625 prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement:
12.2.1.1.1 Be eligible for pension benefits from PERA, St. Xxxx Teachers Retirement Association or other public employee retiree program at the time of retirement and have severed the employment relationship with Independent School District 625;
12.2.1.1.2 Must be at least fifty-five (55) years of age and have completed twenty-five (25) years of service, or;
12.2.1.1.3 The combination of their age and their years of service must equal eighty-five (85) or more, or;
12.2.1.1.4 Must have completed at least thirty (30) years of service, or;
12.2.1.1.5 Must have completed at least twenty (20) consecutive years of service within Independent School District No. 625 immediately preceding retirement. Years of regular service with the City of Saint Xxxx will continue to be counted toward meeting the service requirement of this Subdivision
1.1 B, C or D, but not for 1.1 E.
12.2.1.2 Employees hired into District service after January 1, 1996, must have completed twenty (20) years of service with Independent School District No. 625. Time with the City of Saint Xxxx will not be counted toward this twenty (20) year requirement.
12.2.1.3 Eligibility requirements for all retirees:
12.2.1.3.1 A retiree may not carry their spouse as a dependent if such spouse is also an Independent School District No. 625 retiree or Independent School District No. 625 employee and eligible for and is enrolled in the Independent School District No. 625 health insurance program, or in any other Employer-paid health insurance program.
12.2.1.3.2 Additional dependents beyond those designated to the District at the time of retirement may not be added at District expense after retirement.
12.2.1.3.3 The employee must make application through District procedures prior to the date of retirement in order to be eligible for any benefits provided in this Section.
12.2.1.3.4 Employees who are terminated for cause will not be eligible for district-paid retirement benefits.
12.2.1.3.5 Employees hired into the District on or after January 1, 2014, will not be eligible for any district contribution toward health insurance upon retirement.
Benefit Eligibility for Employees who. Retire Before Age 65
2.1.1 Employees hired into District service before January 1, 1996, must have completed twenty (20) years of continuous employment with the District prior to retirement in order to be eligible for any payment of any insurance premium contribution by the District after retirement. Not less than ten (10) of the years immediately preceding retirement must have been completed within the actual employment of the District (i.e., service credit with the City of Saint Xxxx or other governmental unit shall not be considered in meeting this ten (10) year requirement. Effective June 30, 2006, all years of service toward meeting the twenty (20) year requirement must be in the actual employment of the District. No outside time with the City of Saint Xxxx or other governmental units will be considered.
2.1.2 Employees hired into District service after January 1, 1996, must have completed twenty (20) years of service with the District. Time with the City of Saint Xxxx will not be counted toward this twenty (20) year requirement.
