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. Conditions for Eligibility.
1) Employees Who Are Covered By This Agreement Before July 1, 2009.
Employees who are in a classification covered by this agreement before July 1,
2009 shall be subject to the following conditions for eligibility:
a) Employees exercising either of these options must be eligible for insurance
coverage under the provisions of this Article.
b) Employees exercising either of these options shall be provided with the health
and dental insurance which the employee was entitled to at the time of
retirement, subject to any changes in coverage in accordance with this or any
subsequent agreement.
c) Employees eligible to receive an Employer contribution for health and dental
coverage immediately prior to taking advantage of the Correctional Employees
Retirement Plan (M.S. §§352.91 and 352.911) shall continue to receive an
Employer contribution for themselves and their enrolled dependents until the
employee attains the age of sixty-five (65).
d) An employee who retires with no Employer contribution for dependent coverage
or who terminates dependent coverage following retirement may add a
dependent in accordance with Section 5B1; however, that employee shall not
subsequently be eligible for an Employer contribution for dependent coverage
except when the dependent is the employee’s spouse and the spouse
immediately at the time of their retirement is enrolled in SEGIP and receiving an
Employer contribution for health and dental coverage.
e) Receipt of the Corrections Early Retirement Incentive benefits is contingent
upon completion of all the required forms and continued payment of the required
premium.
f) Employees on an unpaid leave of absence in excess of one (1) year, excluding
military and medical leaves, shall be subject to the provisions in Section 3C4b2)
below.
2) Employees Who Are Covered By This Agreement On or After July 1, 2009.
Employees who promote, demote, transfer, or who are appointed to a classification
covered by this agreement on or after July 1, 2009 shall be subject to the conditions
listed directly above in Section 3C4b1) and the following additional conditions for
eligibility:
a) Employees must have a minimum cumulative total of ten (10) years of service in
a classification covered by the Correctional Employees Retirement Plan (M.S.
§§352.91 and 352.911) at the time of his/her date of retirement. Any time spent
in a classification that is not covered under the Correctional Employees
Retirement Plan (M.S. §§352.91 and 352.911) will not satisfy, and will not be
combined with covered time to satisfy, the required time.
b) The employee must have been employed in a classification covered by the
Correctional Employees Retirement Plan (M.S. §§352.91 and 352.911) for a
minimum of five (5) years immediately preceding his/her date of retirement.
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