| Brevard County (Florida) |
| Bylaws & Policies |
3420 - BENEFITS
The Board shall provide qualified instructional staff members with the following benefits:
| A. | Life Insurance | |
| All qualified instructional staff members will have life insurance in an amount equal to their annual salary, computed to the nearest $1,000. Additional life insurance and limited dependent coverage are options provided to instructional staff members at a group rate. | ||
| B. | Hospitalization and Medical Care Benefits | |
| Through a flexible benefits program, qualified instructional staff members shall have the opportunity to enroll in hospitalization and medical care benefits. | ||
| C. | Employee Assistance Program | |
| An Employee Assistance Program which, through outside professional counseling, may provide help for members of the instructional staff and their families in areas including, but not limited to, emotional disorders, chemical (alcohol or drug) abuse, and/or marital, financial, family, legal, or occupational problems. The program shall be reviewed by the Superintendent and a recommendation for these services shall be made to the Board for approval. | ||
| D. | Liability Coverage | |
| All instructional staff will have insurance covering injury and property damage liability arising from the performance of assigned duties. This policy covers the instructional staff member's liability for negligent acts arising out of instructional staff activities. | ||
| E. | Workers’ Compensation | |
| Florida State law requires Workers’ Compensation to be provided to all employees and volunteers of the District. This assures members of the instructional staff who sustain a work-related illness or injury both income and medical care for that injury until they are able to return to work. | ||
| An instructional staff member who is eligible for Workers’ Compensation may be paid earned sick leave benefits in addition to Workers’ Compensation benefits. The sick leave amount is reduced by the amount of the Workers’ Compensation benefit. In no case can total pay exceed the employee’s regular at-work salary. | ||
| F. | Other Insured Employee Benefits | |
| Dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment group insurance plans are available to qualified instructional staff members. | ||
| G. | Flexible Spending Accounts | |
| Through a cafeteria style flexible benefits plan, accounts are available as an option for paying some medical, dental, vision, and child care costs with pre-tax dollars. | ||
| H. | Legal Services | |
| Legal services in tort action shall be provided for instructional staff members at such time when action is construed to be an outcome of duties performed for the Board. | ||
| I. | Holidays | |
| Holidays will be designated by the Board at the time it adopts and amends the school calendar and/or ratifies contractual agreements with employee bargaining units. | ||
| J. | Sick Leave Bank | |
| The sick leave bank, available to qualified instructional staff members, is a source from which additional paid sick leave days may be granted for the employee's catastrophic, prolonged personal illness, accident, or injury. Membership in the sick leave bank is available to instructional staff after completion of at least one (1) full employment year with the District. The procedures may be updated by the Superintendent as necessary. | ||
| K. | Calculation of Terminal Pay and Annual Payment for Accumulated Sick Leave | |
| All calculations dealing with terminal pay for accumulated sick leave and annual leave and with annual payment for accumulated sick leave shall be based on the employee's daily rate. The daily rate of salaried instructional staff members shall be calculated using the actual number of days in the applicable contract year. | ||
| L. | Retirement | |
| Retirement options including, but not limited to regular, disability, In-Line-of-Duty, and the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) are available to qualified employees. | ||
| The procedures manual and all Florida Retirement System retirement guides published by the State of Florida, Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement are incorporated by reference and are part of this Board policy. | ||
| M. | Terminal Pay | |
| Instructional staff members employed shall be eligible for terminal pay at the time of normal retirement, provided that normal retirement coincides with termination, or payment to the beneficiary, if service is terminated by death. The Superintendent shall develop Terminal Pay Procedures. | ||
| N. | Reemployment | |
| With the approval of the Superintendent, retired instructional staff employees may be rehired following prescribed reemployment rules outlined by the Florida Retirement System (FRS). |
F.S. 112.08, 112.1915, 121.021, 440.491
F.S. 1012.26, 1012.61, 1012.65, 1012.74, 1012.798
Revised 8/24/04
Revised 1/05
Revised 4/12/05
Revised 4/27/10