Trust Benefits for State Employees. The Trust shall offer dental, life, and vision benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees upon an employee's completion of one (1) year of continuous State service. Except as otherwise provided for in an agency specific agreement, beginning with the effective date of this Agreement all established term employees whose total state service from the employee’s original date of hire is 26 pay periods or greater, will be eligible for benefits provided by the Trust. The Employer's contribution will cease on the employee’s interruption date or termination date. Trust dental benefits plans which are self-insured shall have the same coordination of benefits (COB) as applied to the Employer’s self-insured health plan. In the event a bargaining unit employee goes on extended medical disability or is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits, the Employer shall continue payments to the Trust pursuant to Section 21.05 for the period of such disability, but not beyond two (2) years. The Trust may provide other supplemental benefits to employees and their dependents at no direct cost to the Employer. In no event shall the Trust provide Disability Gap Insurance designed to enhance the Disability Program agreed to in this Agreement.
Trust Benefits for State Employees. The Trust shall offer dental, life, and vision benefits to eligible full-time and part- time employees upon an employee’s completion of one (1) year of continuous State service. Time spent on leave under the Voluntary Cost Savings Program (Appendix R) or as a Cost Savings Day (Article 36.11) shall count toward the employee’s continuous service time. Except as otherwise provided for in an agency specific agreement, beginning with the effective date of this Agreement all established term employees whose total state service from the employee’s original date of hire is 26 pay periods or greater, will be eligible for benefits provided by the Trust. The Employer’s contribution will cease on the employee’s interruption date or termination date. Trust dental benefits plans which are self-insured shall have the same coordination of benefits (COB) as applied to the Employer’s self-insured health plan. In the event a bargaining unit employee goes on extended medical disability or is receiving OIL, salary continuation, or Workers’ Compensation benefits, the Employer shall continue payments to the Trust pursuant to Section 21.05 for the period of such disability, but not beyond two (2) years. The Trust may provide other supplemental benefits to employees and their dependents at no direct cost to the Employer. In no event shall the Trust provide Disability Gap Insurance designed to enhance the Disability Program agreed to in this Agreement.
