District Contribution Effective January 1, 2019:
Contribution Rates (a) The Employer's contribution rate to the Pension Fund shall be as per (b) below. The Employer shall also deduct from each eligible employee's gross monthly earnings six percent (6%) and remit that amount together with the Employer's required contribution on behalf of each employee to the Pension Fund, or where entitlement is granted otherwise pursuant to this Agreement.
Contribution Formula - Basic Life Coverage For employee basic life coverage and accidental death and dismemberment coverage, the Employer contributes one-hundred (100) percent of the cost.
Education Level Use the employee educational level codes listed below. Code Short Description Long Description (If Applicable) 1 No formal education or some elementary school--did not complete 2 Elementary school completed--no high school Elementary school means grades 1 through 8, or equivalent, not completed. Grade 8 or equivalent completed. 3 Some high school--did not graduate High school means grades 9 through 12, or equivalent.
Retirement Contribution The State shall, as permitted by 5 M.R.S.A. §17702 §§s5 and 6, pay the cost of the 6.5% or 7.5% retirement contribution for employees in the following classifications. Corrections Firearms Instructor Oil & Hazardous Material Responder I Oil & Hazardous Material Responder II
Benefit Level The primary care clinics available through each plan administrator are assigned a Benefit Level. The Benefit Levels are outlined in the benefit chart below. Primary care clinics may be in different Benefit Levels for different plan administrators. Family members may be enrolled in clinics that are in different Benefits Levels. Employees and their dependents may change to clinics in different Benefit Levels during the annual open enrollment. Employees and their dependents may also elect to move to a clinic in a different Benefit Level within the same plan administrator up to two (2) additional times during the plan year. Unless the individual has a referral from his/her primary care clinic, there are no benefits for services received from providers in Benefit Levels that are different from that of the primary care clinic in which the individual has enrolled.
State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) During the life of this Agreement, the Employer agrees to offer a Group Insurance Program that includes health, dental, life, and disability coverages equivalent to existing coverages, subject to the provisions of this Article. All insurance eligible employees will be provided with a Summary Plan Description (SPD) called “Your Employee Benefits”. Such SPD shall be provided no less than biennially and prior to the beginning of the insurance year. New insurance eligible employees shall receive a SPD within thirty (30) days of their date of eligibility.
