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Board adopts Act 152 resolution setting medical premium split at 80/20 starting Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The board approved resolutions under the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act establishing New Buffalo Area Schools paying 80% and employees paying 20% of the medical premium beginning Jan. 1, 2026.
The New Buffalo Area Schools Board voted Dec. 8 to adopt resolutions required under the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act (Act 152) for medical benefit plan coverage effective Jan. 1, 2026. The resolution recorded that district employees will pay 20% of the premium while New Buffalo Area Schools will pay 80%, a configuration adopted "in lieu of capping the premium." The motion was moved by Denise Churchill, seconded by Stephen Donnelly, and recorded as all ayes.
The minutes show the board chose a premium-share option rather than exercising a premium cap. The motion does not list affected employee groups by bargaining unit or the projected dollar impact to individual plans; those implementation specifics were "not specified" in the recorded action and will be managed by the district's benefits administrators.
