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Article 30

Employee Benefit Fund

§30.1 The State and CSEA agree that they shall hereinafter enter into a
contract to provide for the continuation of the CSEA Employee Benefit

Fund that is administered by CSEA to provide certain health and welfare
benefits for “employees” as de fined herein in the Administrative,

Operational and Institutional Services Units and the Division of Military
and Naval Affairs.

§30.2 The State shall deposit in the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund an
amount equal to $275.00 per employee for each quarter of the period

beginning April 1, 2016 and ending March 31, 2018; $285.00 per employee
for each quarter of the year beginning April 1, 2018 and ending March 31,

2019; 296.00 per employee for each quarter of the year beginning April 1,
2019 and ending March 31, 2020; $308.00 per employee for each quarter

beginning April 1, 2020 and thereafter. Such amounts shall be deposited as
soon as practicable after the first day of each quarter.

§30.3 For the purpose of determining the amount to be deposited in
accordance with Section 30.2 above, the number of employees shall be

determined to be the number of employees on the payroll on the payroll
date closest to 21 days before the first day of the quarter for which the

deposit is to be made.
§30.4 For purposes of this Article, the term “employee” shall mean any

person holding a position in this negotiating unit who is eligible for
enrollment in the State Health Insurance Plan in accordance with the

provisions contained in part 73 of the Rules and Regulations of the

Department of Civil Service (4NYCRR Part 73), except that it shall not
mean seasonal employees whose employment is expected to last less than
six (6) months, employees in temporary positions of less than six (6)

months duration, or employees holding appointments otherwise expected

to last less than six (6) months.
§30.5 There is a recognized need for the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund to

be provided, on a current basis, with data to determine when a new
employee is to be covered, recognize an employee’s change in payroll

agency, recognize a change in employee status which may change type of
coverage, and determine when an employee is no longer entitled to

coverage. Accordingly, the joint State-CSEA working group shall continue

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