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Welcome to Collin College!

 

Here you will find information that will help you navigate your enrollment into the various benefits offered through Collin College. Health benefit enrollment must be completed within 30 days of when you became eligible (date of hire or date of promotion).

 

Health Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Time Off

Other Benefits

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Health Benefits

Our health benefits package is through the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) and their Group Benefits Program (GBP).

 

IMPORTANT: ERS partners with Alight Solutions to conduct a dependent verification. If you enroll dependents in health insurance, please be on the lookout for materials from Alight Solutions about 30-60 days after you complete your enrollment. Failure to respond will lead to dependents being removed by ERS.

 

When enrolling a dependent child, you will be asked to also submit a Dependent Child Certification. This form is you certifying that the child you wish to enroll is eligible based on the criteria listed. One form per child must be uploaded into the task in Workday. Note: please combine all forms into one document as Workday limits only one attachment.

 

Health insurance - offered in the form of a point-of-service plan or high deductible health plan, you have have the option of choosing a plan or waiving coverage.

 

Healthselect of Texas Consumer Directed Healthselect
PCP is required No PCP or referrals required
Referrals required for specialty physicians Coinsurance after deductible is met
No annual deductible In-network preventive services covered at 100%    
In-network preventive services covered at 100%     Mental health benefits
Mental health benefits HSA

 

To view a more detailed comparison of the two health plans, please carefully view the health plan comparison chart. This will help you decide which plan meets your and your family's needs.

 

Enrollment in the Consumer Directed HealthSelect plan includes enrollment in the HSA. Click here for more information on the HSA.

 

If you are waiving coverage because you have other coverage, you may be eligible for the Opt-Out Credit. Click here to see if you qualify!

Other things to keep in mind:

 

In-network Out-of-network
No Deductible Deductible
+ Low Coinsurance   + Higher Coinsurance 
No Balance Billing Balance Billing
  = Lower Costs   = Higher Costs

 

Tobacco User Premium: ERS charges a monthly premium for tobacco users. For more information, please view the ERS Tobacco Policy and Certification.

The benefits below are commonly referred to as "optional benefits".

 

Dental Insurance - you have the option of choosing between a dental PPO plan and a DHMO plan. The provider for all dental plans is Delta Dental. There are no cards issued by Delta Dental. To have a provider verify your dental coverage, they will need to use your name and/or date of birth or social security number and search the Delta Dental system.

 

  State of Texas Dental Choice PPO Deltacare DHMO
Primary Care Dentist No* Yes - make sure there is a PCD in your area
Deductible Yes** No
Copays/Coinsurance Yes** Yes - they vary by service
Maximum Calendar Year Benefits $2,000 (includes routine extractions) Unlimited

* The plan pays more if you use an in-network dentist.
** Amount differs for in-network and out-of-network dentist.

 

Collin College covers the employee only portion of either the PPO or DHMO plan. Should you cover dependents, your premiums will be only for the coverage of those dependents.

 

To view a more detailed comparison of the two dental plans, please carefully view the dental plan comparison chart. This will help you decide which plan meets your and your family's needs.

 

Vision insurance - If you are enrolling in a health plan, you will have vision benefits to cover the cost of an annual eye exam and the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and injuries. To have coverage for a contact lense fitting and materials, you can elect the State of Texas Vision plan.

 

To view a more detailed comparison of the vision benefits available to you, please carefully view the vision comparison chart. This will help you decide which plan meets your and your family's needs.

 

Life Insurance - there are three options for life insurance which offer life insurance coverage for you and your eligible dependents.

 

  Optional Term Dependent Life Voluntary AD&D
Who can enroll: You only Dependent only You only or You plus family
Premium: Based on coverage selection      $1.45 per month     Based on coverage selection    
Coverage Options:    Elections 1, 2, 3, or 4 $5,000 $10,000 up to $200,000
Double Indemnity: Yes Yes No

 

Disability insurance  - Within your first 30 days of eligibility, you are able to enroll in optional term life (up to 2x) and/or dependent life, with no EOI required. If waived and later elected, EOI will apply.

 

The Texas Income Protection Plan (TIPP) offers short-term & long-term disability coverage that protects your income by paying a percentage of your paycheck if you become disabled and can't work due to medical illness, injury, or pregnancy.

Short-term disability - 30-day waiting period and 66% of your monthly salary

Long-term disability - 180-day waiting period and 60% of your monthly salary

 

Flexible Spending Accounts  - allow you to set aside pre-tax money to cover eligible out-of-pocket healthcare or dependent care expenses.

 

Health Care FSA       Limited-Purpose FSA                                        Dependent Care FSA                                                

Use for eligible medical, dental, vision,                

and prescription drug expenses

Use for dental and vision

expenses only

Use for dependent care expenses
Contribute $180 to $2,850 Contribute $180 to $2,850          Contribute $180 to $5,000         
Can use debit card for purchases Can use debit card for purchases No debit card
Carryover up to $570 Carryover up to $550 No carryover but there is a grace period

 

Retirement Benefits

Collin College full-time employees will participate in a retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). Certain employees (faculty and administrators) have the option of choosing the Texas Optional Retirement Program (ORP) in lieu of TRS. This option is a one-time irrevocable decision.

 

Plan

Contributions (Employee / Employer)

Website/Links for more information
TRS     8.25% / 8.25% www.trs.texas.gov
ORP 6.65% / 6.6% / 1.75% (employer supplement)     ORP Brochure

 

If you are ORP eligible, you will be enrolled in TRS immediately as you have a 90-day election period to choose between the two options. Should you choose ORP, you will then need to choose a financial provider with which you will open an ORP account.

 

You will need to complete a TRS-28, Election to Participate in ORP, and Salary Reduction Agreement and submit to HR/Benefits no later than your 90th day. This will let us know that you are choosing to waive all benefits through TRS and are choosing to manage your own retirement through the ORP.

  • Should you take no action within these 90 days, you will remain in TRS.
  • If you previously chose between TRS & ORP through another higher education institution, you will remain in the same option.

In addition to TRS or ORP, employees may also enroll in the College's 403b plan (Collin Invests) or in Texa$aver, the state's 457 program.

 

The Collin Invests plan, in partnership with Corebridge financial, allows employees to contribute up to 80% of their base salary. The College will match up at a 1:1 rate up to 4%. To enroll, please visit the Corebridge Financial website and enroll today!

 

Full-time employees will need to use plan code 40521003 when enrolling. You are able to choose your investment option from those available. To meet with an advisor, you can reach out to Bentley or Luke.

 

Name Email Phone
Bentley Craft    bentley.craft@corebridgefinancial.com  972.567.8115
Luke Logan    caleb.logan@aig.com  469.271.0179

 

In addition to the 403b, you can enroll in the 457 offered through the State of Texas. Texa$aver offers 457 plan retirement benefits. To enroll in this program, please visit their website. To meet with a retirement plan advisor, you can reach out to Mike McLellan.

 

Name Email Phone
Mike McLellan    michael.mclellan@empower-retirement.com  469.350.8128

 

Time Off

In addition to sick, personal, and vacation time, the College makes available the following:

  • Bereavement - 3 days, up to 2 additional days if spouse, parent, child. These hours are not taken from your earned time.
  • Extended Family Sick Leave - can use up to 24 hours per fiscal year for the health care of an adult child or parent. This time is applied against your own sick balance.
  • Critical Illness - can use up to 24 hours when an immediate family member is critically ill. These 24 hours are not taken from your earned time.

As a new employee, you will earn personal time on a prorated basis. Every 9/1, full-time employees are awarded 3 personal days. For the first year, your hours are based on the following:

 

Month of Hire           Hours per month           
Sept - Dec 24
Jan - Apr 16
May - Aug 8

 

Sick time is earned at 8 hours per month.

 

Vacation time is earned at a rate based on your full-time years of service.

Non-exempt employees may earn compensatory time off when working over 40 hours in the work week. Overtime must be approved by your supervisor.

 

The College has 20 paid holiday days for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. These days off are above and beyond an employee's earned time off. Non-Exempt Facilities & Police Department staff are able to use the scheduled holiday on an alternative day, with supervisor approval.

 

Time off is a great perk!

As a new employee, you may have up to 20 holidays, 12 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 3 personal... all in your first year! That's 45 days!

 

Other Benefits

Employee Assistance Program - through Deer Oaks EAP offers full-time employees, and your household members, access to short-term counseling for up to 8 visits per service type per year. Service types include work/life balance issues, stress, grief, marriage counseling, family counseling. Additional services include assistance in locating community resources, estate planning/will preparation, Take the High Road program, Teen Line.

 

ERS Discount Purchase Program - discount purchase program coordinated between ERS and Beneplace. This program offers discounts on various products and services.

Wellness Program

 

Ready to Enroll?

Once you are ready to make your selections, you will need to log into your Workday account. You will have an enrollment task in your Workday inbox. Please use this Enrollment Guide to assist you in submitting your elections.

 

Should you have any questions, please call!

 

Benefits Team   ext. 3152    972.599.3152   benefits@collin.edu
Tara Rice   ext. 3849    972.758.3849   tcrice@collin.edu
Mili Kim   ext. 3886    972.758.3886   mkim@collin.edu

 

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MichelleMichelle Benvie
Assistant Director, Benefits and Compensation
(972) 599-3164
mbenvie@collin.edu


Benefits Team

Main Line: (972) 599-3152
benefits@collin.edu

TaraTara Rice
HR Generalist, Benefits
(972) 758-3849
Fax (972) 599-3156
tcrice@collin.edu

MiliMili Kim
HR Specialist, Benefits
(972) 758-3886
Fax (972) 599-3156
mkim@collin.edu

VinnaVinna Cook
HR Generalist, Benefits (Part-time)
(972) 599-3152
Fax (972) 599-3156
vcook@collin.edu

 

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