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Teachers union presses board for clarity on whether paraprofessionals and clerks can buy into proposed plan
Summary
A teachers-union representative asked whether paraprofessionals and clerks who are not currently covered could buy into the new plan and emphasized that bargaining does not start until September; the union insisted no changes should increase out-of-pocket costs or reduce current coverage under the CBA.
During the discussion about a potential self-funded plan, a teachers-union representative asked whether paraprofessionals and clerks who currently lack coverage would ever be able to "buy into" the proposed plan. The union representative said the unit does not bargain until September but expressed conditional support so long as "it's not changing what we're paying right now" and members "are not losing any coverage" compared with the current collective bargaining agreement.
Board and vendor representatives said eligibility is determined by the plan document and typically follows a 30-hour-per-week full-time standard; the presenter noted the district can change those parameters within legal limits if trustees choose to model different eligibility rules, but that would need further discussion and likely bargaining.
