8730 Health Insurance

HEALTH INSURANCE

The Board recognizes the importance of making health insurance coverage available to all employees of the Somers Central School District.

Each employee of the district covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be entitled to health insurance coverage in accordance with the terms of the agreement under which he/she is employed. Eligible employees covered by employment agreements and/or other such documents setting forth individual terms and conditions of employment shall be entitled to health insurance coverage in accordance with the terms of such agreements and/or other such documents setting forth individual terms and conditions of employment.

Eligible employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, an employment agreement and/or other such document setting forth individual terms and conditions of employment, shall be entitled to health insurance in accordance with this Board policy.

Employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, an employment agreement and/or other such document setting forth individual terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, any such full-time employees, part-time employees, per diem substitutes, employees appointed as substitute teachers for a period of thirty (30) days or less, substitute teachers appointed as “teachers on contract” for a term exceeding thirty (30) days, athletic coaches (other than volunteer coaches), and/or all other variable hour employees, may participate in the district’s health insurance plan by contributing one hundred percent (100%) of the premium cost for individual or family coverage.

Adoption date: October 25, 2016