15-1450

15-1450. District board members; participation
in employee benefit plan

A. A community college district board may allow its members and spouses and
dependents of members to participate in the plan providing health, accident, life and
disability benefits for employees of the district and their dependents. A district board
member is eligible to participate in the plan provided as an employee benefit if the
member pays the full premium and the participation of the member does not result in an
expenditure of district monies.

B. If the community college district board allows its members to participate in the
plan, as provided in subsection A of this section, a district board may also adopt a
policy allowing participation in the plan provided as an employee benefit for board
members after they leave the board and for surviving spouses and dependents of board
members or former board members under the following conditions:

1. The community college district board may allow a board member and spouses and
dependents of members to continue to participate after the board member leaves the board
if all of the following apply:

(a) The board member served at least six consecutive years on the board.

(b) The board member was covered under the plan while serving on the board.

(d) The board member's participation does not result in an expenditure of district
monies.

2. The district board may allow the surviving spouse and dependents of a deceased
board member to continue to participate in the plan if all of the following apply:

(a) The surviving spouse or dependents were covered under the board member's or
former board member's participation in the plan.

(b) The surviving spouse or dependents pay the full premium.