YOUR BENEFIT E-NEWS & DATES!! 

Welcome to the upcoming Benefits Enrollment season! The benefits enrollment season begins on July 20th and closes on August 20th. The Open Enrollment period is your once-a-year opportunity to review the various benefits the District offers and to change your benefit elections for the upcoming year. In addition, you can add or remove benefits, dependents, amounts of insurance, and more.

Any changes requested to your health and benefit plans after the open enrollment period will require a Qualified Life Event (QLE), such as changes in marital status, birth, spouse's work status or coverage, etc. All Changes submitted are not guaranteed until reviewed and processed by the carrier. Due to strict carrier deadlines, it is the employee's responsibility to contact the HR Benefits Office, at benefits@d93.k12.id.us, on the first business day immediately following the qualifying event and no later than 30 days after the event. Waiting until the end of the 30 days may result in a double deduction in premiums and possibly denial of your request.

• The deadline to submit open enrollment documentation is August 20th.
• The effective date for these benefits, excluding NCPERS, will take effect on September 1st.
• The effective date for NCPERS will be October 1st.
• Monthly premiums will be deducted from your paycheck starting in September.
• Employees are required to review their September paycheck and report any discrepancies immediately. Corrections are not guaranteed to be approved by the carrier after September 10th. 

Partial Benefited Employee Category - Employees working 20 - 29 hours a week on a regular, permanent basis will receive partial benefits. Benefit elections are, but are not limited to, Retirement, 401K, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, and Prorated leave. Partial Benefited Employees are NOT eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, or Flexible Spending, Health Reimbursement, or Health Savings Accounts. All new partial benefited employees are required to complete the online benefit process, even if waiving.

Full Benefited Employee Category - Employees working 30 hours a week or more on a regular, permanent basis will receive full benefits. Benefit elections include, but are not limited to, Retirement, 401K, Life Insurance, Supplemental Life, Medical, Dental, Vision, and employee-paid benefits. All new full benefited employees are required to complete the benefit enrollment process, even if waiving.

The employee's medical premium cost depends on the selected insurance plan. Employee premiums for Vision and Dental are paid by the Bonneville Joint School District No. 93. If electing coverage for dependent(s), their effective date must be the same as the enrollee/employee. It is still the responsibility of each employee to submit documentation for enrollment or changes. In order to meet the carrier deadline, employees must submit changes to the HR Benefits Office in a timely manner.

We encourage all employees to become familiar with the HR Employee Access Portal (OKTA). Benefit program information, including benefits summaries, forms, customer service numbers, provider directories, and direct links to the insurance carriers can be located within the HR Employee Access Portal (OKTA). In addition, helpful information regarding each employee benefit product is available to allow employees to select what is best for them and their families.

Bonneville Joint School District provides benefits to eligible school district employees and their dependents based on the eligible employees benefit category (see below.) Staff should refer to benefit plans for information regarding eligibility and coverage for eligible dependents. Enrollment for benefits is not automatic. Bonneville School District benefit programs require eligible employees to enroll within a specific period or wait to make changes until the annual open enrollment period. Changes outside of the open enrollment period must meet specific qualifying event reasons.

NOTE: District Employee and Employer Medical, Dental, and Vision premiums portions are negotiated and ratified yearly.

Full-time employees may be eligible to opt out of core benefits and participate in the Cash-in-Lieu arrangement. The Cash-in-Lieu of benefits arrangement requires proof of other qualifying Employer Group Minimum Essential Coverage through another employer, a spouse’s employer, or another family member. Proof of other qualifying group employer coverage is required to maintain the integrity of our district medical plan. Waiving insurance must be completed using the Benefits Enrollment section in the HR Employee Access portal (OKTA). Employees electing to waive. 

• Cash-in-Lieu is a $400/monthly arrangement starting on September 1^st.
• If electing to waive medical, you will not be eligible for Medical, Vision, Dental, HSA, HRA , FSA or Teladoc plans. 
• Medicare, Medicaid, individual, or individual Market plans are a few coverages which DO NOT qualify for the Cash-in-Lieu arrangement. 

Waiving insurance will require completing the Benefits Enrollment section of the HR Employee Access portal.