Joint Insurance Committee. The Committee shall be referred to as the Joint Insurance Committee (Academic Employees).
Joint Insurance Committee. The parties have agreed to the establishment of a Joint Insurance Committee which is currently operating under the terms of reference found in Appendix A, which may be altered by the parties, from time to time, by mutual agreement.
Joint Insurance Committee. The Association agrees to participate in a committee comprised of two representatives of the Association, two representatives of other employee organizations and two County representatives to review health insurance issues. From time to time the Committee, upon unanimous vote, may make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners for changes in the benefit plans or vendors. Thereafter, the Board of Commissioners may adopt, modify or reject the recommendations of the Committee. It shall be the duty of the County to provide adequate notification to the Association as to the time and place of these Insurance Committee meetings.
Joint Insurance Committee. A. A joint insurance committee shall be established comprised of three Union representatives and three Board representatives. The Union representatives shall be appointed by the President of the Union and the Board representatives shall be appointed by the Chancellor. Each committee member shall serve a two-year term beginning on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Joint Insurance Committee. A Joint Insurance Committee will be established for the purpose of reviewing avenues and options to contain or decrease the cost of current and future health insurance. The Committee will be comprised of, but not limited to, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, the Chief Financial Officer, one (1) member of the DEC Council, the DEC President, and one member of each ESP bargaining unit appointed by each unit’s President. As Chair, the District’s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources shall be responsible for scheduling meetings and preparing the written information for each meeting. The Committee will meet as necessary but at least three (3) times per year. The work of the Committee shall be collaborative in order to promote a wide range of views and opinions as insurance options are reviewed. It shall have access to necessary information in order to do this. The Committee chair will provide these materials to the Committee members. However, the Chair will protect the confidentiality of individual plan participants as required by the ADA or other applicable law. Further, the Committee may meet with the District broker and an IEA approved consultant who may provide recommendations concerning the plan design and options, interpret data generated from reports of carriers, and provide projections of future plan experience. It shall be the responsibility of the District’s broker to contact all potential providers. Recommendations of the Insurance Committee will be forwarded to the Board of Education. The Board shall review and consider the recommendations as it determines plan options for District employees. The Board and Council are free to use information, reports and recommendations generated by the Committee in formulating proposals for use in collective bargaining.
Joint Insurance Committee. Purpose of the Committee 1 A The purpose of the Joint Insurance Committee is to facilitate communication between the Council of Regents and OPSEU on the subject of group insurance applicable to the Academic Staff Bargaining Unit, including Basic Life, Supplementary Life Insurance, Extended Health Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, the Dental Plan and such other negotiated benefits that may, from time to time, be included in the group insurance plan.
Joint Insurance Committee. The parties shall create a Joint Insurance Committee. The committee shall be comprised of three (3) bargaining unit members and three (3) representatives of the Board of Education. The Committee will meet at least four (4) times per school year to review the Health Insurance Plan, to provide education to employees about the Health Insurance Plan, to consider cost-saving measures, and to make recommendations to the LTA and Board of Education. The Committee shall issue a recommendation to both parties by April 1 of each year.
Joint Insurance Committee. The District and the Union agree to continue a Joint Committee for the purpose of periodically reviewing the operation of the Plan(s). Union representatives will be appointed by the Union from among bargaining unit personnel or elected Division 757 officers. District representatives will be appointed from the managerial staff of the District by the General Manager. The Committee will develop its own procedures and will meet as it determines appropriate. The Committee will determine Plan carrier(s), Agent, and benefit levels by a majority vote of the Committee. The authority of the Agent will not extend beyond the Plan of benefits specified in Section 7.1 above. The Joint Committee will oversee the terms, provisions, and administration of the available plan(s) of benefits maintained for eligible retirees as specified in Section 7, below.
Joint Insurance Committee. The parties will continue the standing joint committee on insurance with up to four (4) members appointed by the Association and up to four (4) members appointed by the District. The Association and the District representatives on this committee have the authority to act as delegated to them by the Association and District respectively. All JBC decisions shall be by consensus agreement. If at any time the cost of employee insurance exceeds the limits on the District's total contribution for insurance set by this Article, the committee will, subject to the Association and District approval, adjust the benefit program to fall within the limit of the District's total insurance contribution. If the District and the Association do not agree on the adjustment to the benefit program or the use of the medical insurance reserves, and if additional money is needed to continue the benefit program, the Association shall agree to an increase of the amount contributed by its members to maintain the benefit program. The committee will manage those medical insurance reserves that began accumulating after October 1, 1987, subject to the approval of the District and Association. Amounts accumulated in the reserve fund over two million, seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($2,750,000), based on the year-end reconciliation, will revert to the District general fund; provided, however, that should members be offered composite rates, amounts over one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) will revert to the District general fund.
Joint Insurance Committee. All issues regarding medical and dental insurance shall be submitted to a joint committee of the Administration and other District employee groups to study and recommend medical and dental plan changes jointly.
