The MVCC Professional Association Benefits Trust Fund Eligibility Policy

In order to be eligible for individual and family benefits under the MVCC Professional Association Benefits Trust Fund, a bargaining unit member must have completed six (6) contiguous months of full-time employment in a bargaining unit position. Six (6) months equals one hundred eighty (180) calendar days.

A bargaining unit member who has achieved eligibility as above and is on an authorized leave of absence as provided for in Article 11 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Mohawk Valley Community College Professional Association and the County of Oneida and the Board of Trustees of Mohawk Valley Community College shall continue to be eligible for benefits provided by the MVCC Professional Association Benefits Fund for the duration of the leave of absence up to a maximum of two years.

A bargaining unit member on a term appointment and who has achieved eligibility as above whose appointment expires and who is rehired to the bargaining unit shall be eligible for benefits provided by the MVCC Professional Association Benefits Trust Fund. Such Eligibility shall begin within sixty (60) days of a bargaining unit member’s full-time employment in a bargaining unit position provided that this resumption is less than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days following the expiration of his/her previous appointment.

Eligibility Policy Addendum

1. If an MVCC employee becomes a member of the Professional Association after six (6) months or more of continuous employment at the College in any non-PA position, that individual will have satisfied the six (6) month waiting period required by the Fund. Therefore, s/he will become eligible for benefits under the Fund within five (5) days of appointment to a PA position. Those appointed to PA positions on September 1, 2008 will become eligible for benefits under the Fund within five (5) days of the approval of this amendment by the Trustees of the MVCC PA Benefits Fund.

2. If an MVCC employee becomes a member of the Professional Association after a period of less than six (6) months of continuous employment at the College in any non-PA position, his/her term of employment at the College will be credited toward satisfying the six (6) month waiting period required by the Fund.