Common use of PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH FULL RETIREMENT CREDIT19 Clause in Contracts

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH FULL RETIREMENT CREDIT19. 1. Unit Members may request in writing to their immediate supervisor, with copies to Human Resources, to work part-time with full retirement credit subject to the terms and conditions of this Article. Once approved, the option of part-time employment for full retirement credit may only be revoked with the mutual consent of the Employer and the Unit Member. It is understood that granting the request shall be subject to the following provisions: A. A contract will be drawn defining the terms and conditions of part-time employment. Individual contracts will be agreed to between the Employer and the Unit Member, which shall remain in effect until changed by mutual agreement. B. To be eligible, the Unit Member shall have had a minimum of ten (10) years of employment in the County Office of Education, the most recent five (5) years of which must be on a full-time basis, and the member shall have reached the age of fifty-five (55) years prior to reduction in workload. C. Eligibility shall be limited to those having a salary range equal to or less than that of the highest paid school principal. D. The minimum of the equivalent of half-time service may be exceeded upon the mutual consent of the Employer and the Unit Member. E. Unit Members shall receive retirement credit and fringe benefits as if they were employed full-time. Both the Employer and the Unit Member shall make contributions to the retirement system as if the service were full-time. F. In the event that unforeseen circumstances cause the completion of the part- time contract to place a hardship upon the Unit Member, and if the Employer concurs that a hardship exists, the Unit Member may, before May 1 of a school year, request return to full-time status. Restoration of such status shall be contingent upon the existence of a vacancy for which the Unit Member is qualified. G. The agreement shall be submitted to STRS for approval as soon as completed. H. Unit Members’ salary under the agreements in Section 1(a) of this Article shall bear the same ratio to full-time salary as their working hours bear to the hours worked by full-time Unit Members at their particular level. This Article does not apply to Part-Time Temporary Jail Education Unit Members. 19 Article 19- Reviewed 3/04 - No Changes;