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Medical Insurance for Children Ages 23 to 26 Available for Children of Retirees

Public Act 08-147 requires group health plans to provide coverage for unmarried children up to the age of 26, regardless of the child’s student or dependent status. A Comptroller's memorandum explains how the Public Act is implemented under the State of Connecticut Employee Health Plan. The effective date of implementation was January 1, 2009.

To download the Comptroller's Memorandum on this insurance use this link. To download the agreement SEBAC signed to get pharmacy added to the coverage (only medical was required by statute) use this link.

Please read the Memorandum and rate chart carefully and completely. The Fair Market Value of the insurance for the child who is not a dependent under §152 of the Internal Revenue Code is taxable income to the retiree, and the retiree is required to include the Fair Market Value for this benefit in their taxable income. Retirees with questions as to the tax impact of the inclusion of the Fair Market Value of health benefits for non-qualified children are advised to consult their personal tax advisor.

Visit Richard Gazzola Teacher Center

The Richard Gazzola Teacher Center Website Link is Now Available.

Govenor Brown's Pension Reform Proposal

Governor Brown's twelve point pension reform plan for public employees follows.

Additional Resources

minutes 10-25-11

E board minutes from Nov. 7, 2011

Meeting minutes from November 7, 2011

2012 CHANGES

Some useful information about the changes at WCTHN

Members of The Scholarship Committee

Trevor Ramkissoon - Scholarship Committee & Dr. Cynthia Chapman - Secretary & Scholarship Committee

Hope you all enjoyed your holiday!

In my role as the Negotiations Chair, I will be updating you periodically as negotiations progress. We have met with the College and their attorney several times now, and we have also met as a team together with our union representative at least once a week to prepare for the sessions. The bargaining atmosphere at the table has been cordial, and productivity has been slow but steady.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the rest of the Negotiating Team for all of the time and effort they have put into this process and will continue to put in to secure a fair and equitable collective bargaining agreement. Even at the best of times, volunteering to be on this committee is an overwhelming and thankless job but especially so in this financial climate with all the obstacles we face in the public sector.

We look forward to a time when we can present a tentative agreement to the bargaining unit which we recommend for settlement. Until that time, we intend to update you as best as we can by way of this website and membership meetings. Look for announcements for membership meetings – we will attempt to arrange for a meeting in December.

In the meantime, thank you for your patience and your support.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS & WARNINGS

TEXT-MESSAGE ALERT SYSTEM

Essex County continuously strives to ensure the wellbeing of its constituents. The Text-Message Alert System is a quick and easy way for employees to immediately receive emergency notifications and vital warnings such as health and safety emergencies and College closings due to inclement weather or catastrophic events.

The College strongly encourages you to subscribe to this service to receive timely information as soon as it becomes available. If you have not already subscribed or if you need to update your telephone number, please follow the instructions below:

To Subscribe to the Text-Message Alert System:

1. Log onto MyECC portal at http://myecc.essex.edu

2. Once logged in, locate the 'Sign Up for ECC Text-Message Emergency Alerts' portlet on your portal home screen.

3. Enter your cell phone number; choose your cell provider from the drop-down menu; then select 'Subscribe'

4. Press the 'submit' button Essex County College works vigilantly to protect our community, but this effort requires your participation.

DON'T DELAY - Subscribe to receive text message alerts today!

For Activation Problems contact: helpdesk@essex.edu ph.(973) 877-3582

Thank you.

Guest speaker on Retiree Health Insurance/ Medicare

Sue Klug from NYSUT was the guest speaker at our May 8, 2012, luncheon. The title of her presentation was "A New Era for Medicare and Retiree Health Insurance." Click on the Article heading for a (nonpartisan) link to help you understand the Affordable Health Care for America Act.