Common use of Health Insurance Committee Clause in Contracts

Health Insurance Committee. A health insurance committee consisting of three members of OAPSE, three members of the Bay Teachers Association, a member of the Bay Individual and Small Group Instruction Teachers Association and three members of the administration appointed by the Superintendent shall be charged with the reduction of health care costs to the Board and members of the bargaining unit through improvement of employee health status and health plan cost management. The Health Care Committee shall be co-chaired by the OAPSE President, BTA President and the superintendent or his/her designee. A recording secretary shall be appointed. Regular minutes shall be kept and shared with all members. An organizational meeting will be held no later than October 1, 2016 to discuss the operation of the committee, with no changes being implemented as a result of the committee’s recommendations until October 1, 2017. The administration and OAPSE local each commit to agree that they will appoint members to serve on the Health Care Committee and the parties shall work to consensus on cost reduction items that the Health Care Committee wants to consider. Annually the committee shall make recommendations to change plan design, the certificate of coverage and other steps that will act to keep the rate of premium increases as low as possible in order to be pre-emptive in controlling any projected increase. An such recommendations shall become effective as soon as is practicable upon ratification of the bargaining units. This section shall be amended upon ratification of changes.

Health Insurance Committee. A health insurance committee consisting of three members of OAPSE, three members of the Bay Teachers Association, a member of the Bay Individual and Small Group Instruction Teachers Association and three members of the administration appointed by the Superintendent shall be charged with the reduction of health care costs to the Board and members of the bargaining unit through improvement of employee health status and health plan cost management. The Health Care Committee shall be co-chaired by the OAPSE President, BTA President and the superintendent or his/her designee. A recording secretary shall be appointed. Regular minutes shall be kept and shared with all members. An organizational meeting will be held no later than October 1, 2016 to discuss the operation of the committee, with no changes being implemented as a result of the committee’s recommendations until October 1, 2017. The administration and OAPSE local each commit to agree that they will appoint members to serve on the Health Care Committee and the parties shall work to consensus on cost reduction items that the Health Care Committee wants to consider. Annually the committee shall make recommendations to change plan design, the certificate of coverage and other steps that will act to keep the rate of premium increases as low as possible in order to be pre-emptive in controlling any projected increase. An Any such recommendations shall become effective as soon as is practicable upon ratification of the bargaining units. This section shall be amended upon ratification of changes.

Health Insurance Committee. A health insurance committee consisting of three members of OAPSE, three members of the Bay Teachers Association, a member of the Bay Individual and Small Group Instruction Teachers Association and three members of the administration appointed by the Superintendent shall be charged with the reduction of health care costs to the Board and members of the bargaining unit through improvement of employee health status and health plan cost management. The Health Care Committee shall be co-chaired by the OAPSE President, BTA President and the superintendent or his/her designee. A recording secretary shall be appointed. Regular minutes shall be kept and shared with all members. An organizational meeting will be held no later than October 1, 2016 to discuss the operation of the committee, with no changes being implemented as a result of the committee’s recommendations until October 1, 2017. The administration and OAPSE local each commit to agree that they will appoint members to serve on the Health Care Committee and the parties shall work to consensus on cost reduction items that the Health Care Committee wants to consider. Annually the committee shall make recommendations to change plan design, the certificate of coverage and other steps that will act to keep the rate of premium increases as low as possible in order to be pre-emptive preemptive in controlling any projected increase. An Any such recommendations shall become effective as soon as is practicable upon ratification of the bargaining units. This section shall be amended upon ratification of changes. In the 2022-2023 school year, the focus of the Health Insurance Committee shall be on implementation of a Health Savings Account Plan (“HSA”) as an option for the next successor collective bargaining agreement.