15-1450. District board members; participation in employee benefit plan

A. A community college district board may allow its members and spouses and dependents of members to participate in the plan providing health, accident, life and disability benefits for employees of the district and their dependents. A district board member is eligible to participate in the plan provided as an employee benefit if the member pays the full premium and the participation of the member does not result in an expenditure of district monies.

B. If the community college district board allows its members to participate in the plan, as provided in subsection A of this section, a district board may also adopt a policy allowing participation in the plan provided as an employee benefit for board members after they leave the board and for surviving spouses and dependents of board members or former board members under the following conditions:

1. The community college district board may allow a board member and spouses and dependents of members to continue to participate after the board member leaves the board if all of the following apply:

(a) The board member served at least six consecutive years on the board.

(b) The board member was covered under the plan while serving on the board.

(c) The board member pays the full premium.

(d) The board member's participation does not result in an expenditure of district monies.

2. The district board may allow the surviving spouse and dependents of a deceased board member to continue to participate in the plan if all of the following apply:

(a) The surviving spouse or dependents were covered under the board member's or former board member's participation in the plan.

(b) The surviving spouse or dependents pay the full premium.

(c) The participation of the surviving spouse and dependents does not result in the expenditure of district monies.