Common use of Regular Retirement Clause in Contracts

Regular Retirement. Any full-time member of the unit, plus his/her dependent(s) who receives the District-provided health insurance plan (Section 7.3 and Section 7.14) will also receive said benefit as provided to current active employees after retirement. Retirees may continue to receive dental and vision benefits (Section 7.4) at their own cost in accordance with federal and state regulations in effect at the time. In order to qualify for these retirement benefits described in this section, unit members must have first met the following conditions: 7.13.1 Has attained the age of fifty-five (55) years with fifteen (15) or more years of service including out-of-the district allowable service credit as a certificated employee of the Redlands Unified School District. 7.13.2 Will be receiving monthly retirement benefits from the State Teachers Retirement System. 7.13.3 Was a full-time employee of the Redlands Unified School District for the five (5) years immediately preceding retirement or was a full-time employee for not less than ten (10) years of the twelve (12) years immediately preceding retirement. 7.13.4 Has submitted a letter of resignation for purposes of retirement to the District on or before March 15, or ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of retirement, whichever is earlier. If good cause exists for the failure to comply with this time constraint, this requirement may be waived. 7.13.5 Coverage under the District-paid health insurance plan (Section 7.3) will terminate the first day of the month in which the retired employee reaches his/her sixty-fifth (65th) birthday or when he/she becomes eligible for full Medicare benefits, whichever comes first. 7.13.6 Contingent upon agreement of the carrier, when a retired employee reaches his/her 65th birthday, or when he/she becomes eligible for full Medicare benefits, whichever comes first, the retired employee's spouse and dependents will be eligible to continue health benefits in accordance with state and federal regulations in affect at the time. The premium will be paid by the retired employee to the District. 7.13.7 Contingent upon agreement of the carrier, when a member dies while under contract, his/her spouse and dependents will be eligible to continue to be covered by the District health plan (Section 7.3) in accordance with state and federal regulations in affect at the time. The premium will be paid by the spouse of the deceased member to the District. 7.13.8 In the event that both spouses are retired employees of the District and the primary insured spouse pre-deceases the dependent spouse, the dependent spouse shall be until age sixty-five (65) entitled to the health insurance benefits the dependent spouse would have been entitled to under Article 7.13 Regular Retirement, at the time of their retirement, had they not received coverage through the primary insured spouse. This section does not apply to terms and conditions that fall under a Board Approved Early Retirement Program. 7.13.9 Full-time unit members on regular retirement shall be entitled to such benefits provided the full-time member remits to the District, monthly in advance, the difference between the District’s contribution and the full cost of the premium, if applicable. 7.13.10 Part-time unit members on regular retirement shall be entitled to such benefits on a pro- rata basis provided the part-time member remits to the District, monthly in advance, the difference between the District’s pro-rata contribution and the full cost of the premium.

Regular Retirement. Any full-time member of the unit, plus his/her dependent(s) who receives the District-District- provided health insurance plan (Section 7.3 and Section 7.14) will also receive said benefit as provided to current active employees after retirement. Retirees may continue to receive dental and vision benefits (Section 7.4) at their own cost in accordance with federal and state regulations in effect at the time. In order to qualify for these retirement benefits described in this section, unit members must have first met the following conditions: 7.13.1 Has attained the age of fifty-five (55) years with fifteen (15) or more years of service including out-of-the district allowable service credit as a certificated employee of the Redlands Unified School District. 7.13.2 Will be receiving monthly retirement benefits from the State Teachers Retirement System. 7.13.3 Was a full-time employee of the Redlands Unified School District for the five (5) years immediately preceding retirement or was a full-time employee for not less than ten (10) years of the twelve (12) years immediately preceding retirement. 7.13.4 Has submitted a letter of resignation for purposes of retirement to the District on or before March 15, or ninety (90) calendar days prior to the effective date of retirement, whichever is earlier. If good cause exists for the failure to comply with this time constraint, this requirement may be waived. 7.13.5 Coverage under the District-paid health insurance plan (Section 7.3) will terminate the first day of the month in which the retired employee reaches his/her sixty-fifth (65th) birthday or when he/she becomes eligible for full Medicare benefits, whichever comes first. 7.13.6 Contingent upon agreement of the carrier, when a retired employee reaches his/her 65th birthday, or when he/she becomes eligible for full Medicare benefits, whichever comes first, the retired employee's spouse and dependents will be eligible to continue health benefits in accordance with state and federal regulations in affect at the time. The premium will be paid by the retired employee to the District. 7.13.7 Contingent upon agreement of the carrier, when a member dies while under contract, his/her spouse and dependents will be eligible to continue to be covered by the District health plan (Section 7.3) in accordance with state and federal regulations in affect at the time. The premium will be paid by the spouse of the deceased member to the District. 7.13.8 In the event that both spouses are retired employees of the District and the primary insured spouse pre-deceases the dependent spouse, the dependent spouse shall be until age sixty-five (65) entitled to the health insurance benefits the dependent spouse would have been entitled to under Article 7.13 Regular Retirement, at the time of their retirement, had they not received coverage through the primary insured spouse. This section does not apply to terms and conditions that fall under a Board Approved Early Retirement Program. 7.13.9 Full-time unit members on regular retirement shall be entitled to such benefits provided the full-time member remits to the District, monthly in advance, the difference between the District’s contribution and the full cost of the premium, if applicable. 7.13.10 Part-time unit members on regular retirement shall be e entitled to such benefits on a pro- pro-rata basis provided the part-time member remits to the District, monthly in advance, the difference between the District’s pro-rata contribution and the full cost of the premium.