Continuation of Eligibility. Eligible employees who sever employment shall be eligible to continue in the school district group medical and dental insurance program in accordance with federal and state law. Eligible employees who experience a reduction in force per Article IX prior to the end of the contract year or have their hours reduced during the school year, resulting in no longer being eligible for district coverage under Section 4, shall be eligible to continue their district medical and dental coverage in the school district group medical and dental insurance program, with continued district contributions to costs, based on the following schedule:
1. Reduction effective date 1st- 15th of the month - coverage the entire month.
2. Reduction effective date after the 15th of the month – coverage until the end of the following month.
Continuation of Eligibility. If premium payments are continued on a basis that precludes individual selection, an Insured who ceases to be a member of an eligible class as described above may still be regarded as in an eligible class as follows: (1) if the Insured is on temporary lay-off or leave of absence (other than an authorized family or medical leave), for the full period of the lay-off or leave, but not for more than three months in a row; or (2) if the Insured is absent from work due to an authorized family or medical leave, for the full period of the leave, but not for more than three months in a row unless a longer period is agreed to by the Company and the Policyholder.
Continuation of Eligibility. Eligibility for Retiree Benefits is maintained and continued even if an individual ceases work in Covered Employment or ceases participation in the Active Plan before Retirement under the following circumstances:
(a) An eligible employee who, on termination of Covered Employment, has a combination of five (5) or more Years of Service under either the Active Plan or Plan B HCRA shall not lose eligibility for Benefits as a Retiree under this Plan, but Benefits under each Plan will be based only on actual Years of Service contributed to the Active and/or Plan B HCRA (the Retiree Plan).
(1) An eligible employee who, on termination of Covered Employment, has less than five (5) combined Years of Service under the Active Plan and Plan B HCRA will lose all credit for Years of Service before the termination unless he or she returns to Covered Employment within five (5) years of termination and earns at least one (1) Year of Service after returning to work under a Contract requiring contributions to the Active Plan or Plan B HCRA.
(2) In determining whether an eligible employee will lose credit for Years of Service before the termination of Covered Employment, an eligible employee who entered Qualified Military Service and returned to work under a Contract or was available for and seeking work under a Contract within the time limits required by law following his discharge from Qualified Military Service shall be considered to have earned those Years of Service immediately prior to returning to work under a Contract (or being available for said work). An individual will not be eligible for Benefits from this Plan while in military service unless so required by applicable federal law.
(3) In determining whether an eligible employee will lose credit for Years of Service before the termination of Covered Employment, eligibility will not be lost for prior Years of Service where the Contract of the Local Union under which an employee had been working terminated and the Local Union again becomes a party to a Contract within a reasonable period of time from termination, as determined by the Trustees.
(b) An employee who accepts a full-time position, either elected or appointed, with any Local Union or the International Union shall be considered to have earned those Years of Service immediately prior to Retirement.
(c) An eligible employee under the Active Plan or working under a Contract requiring contributions to Plan B HCRA who becomes an Owner of a business in the Sheet...
Continuation of Eligibility. Full-time employees who retire prior to age 65 shall be eligible to continue in the school district group medical and dental insurance program until age 65 with the following conditions:
1. The employee has completed 15 years of continuous service to the school district.
2. The employee has reached the age of 55.
3. The employee pays for the insurance plans selected on a monthly basis in advance.
4. This option shall be limited to the type of coverage (employee or dependent) that the employee was enrolled in prior to the retirement.
5. The level of coverage shall not be guaranteed and is sole property right of the active employees and the school district.
