Common use of Eligible Participants Clause in Contracts

Eligible Participants. All full-time and part-time professional employees who are employed for the 2010-2011 school year are eligible to participate. Temporary or substitute professional employees are excluded from participation. ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE Initial enrollment in the plan shall be complete no later than September 15th of each school year. Professional employees who are employed after the beginning of the school year shall have three weeks following the date they meet eligibility requirements in order to enroll in the plan. Eligible professional employees may elect to participate and select benefits once each plan year. Benefits, once selected, cannot be changed until the beginning of the next plan year unless there is a change in a professional employee's family status; there is a change in the cost of an elected benefit or automatically due to the professional employee or his/her dependent no longer being eligible; a participant has a change in family status upon marriage, divorce, death of a spouse or child, or birth or adoption of a child; or, termination of employment of a participant. The participant shall supply written verification to the District of such change and must make any termination, election, or change within thirty (30) days of the date such change in family status occurred. A participant desiring to make such a change may discontinue participation or reduce benefits, but an election of new or increased benefits shall be subject to the requirements of the particular non-taxable benefit selection. A change in health (hospitalization) insurance premiums for the health insurance group shall not be construed as a change for the purpose of this section. A participant desiring to have a portion of the participant’s compensation used to purchase or provide a nontaxable benefit shall submit a request to the plan administrator on the enrollment form as provided by the District. The request on the enrollment form shall state: