Part-Time/Hourly Faculty Open Enrollment

Benefits Office Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Within these hours appointments are available: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00am - 11:00 am; 1:00pm - 3:00pm    
Please email benefits@peralta.edu if you would like to schedule an appointment. We are available to meet via Teams or in person for the above hours.

To view the full Fall 2025 Part-Time Faculty Open Enrollment announcement with the required forms, click here.

Multi-District Part-Time Faculty Reimbursement Program

Peralta Community College District offers part-time faculty health insurance based on the collective bargaining agreement. Part-time faculty who have multi-district teaching assignments at two or more community college districts equal to or greater then 40% of a full-time assignment will be eligible for the program.

Program Definition

• Part-Time Faculty are those with assignments equal to or greater than 40 percent of a full-time assignment.
• Multidistrict part-time faculty are those with total teaching assignments at two or more community college districts equal to or greater than 40 percent of a full-time assignment over the last year.
• Part-time faculty, multidistrict part-time faculty, and their dependents are eligible to participate in this program. Note: Faculty or their dependents whose premiums for health insurance are paid by an employer other than a community college district are not eligible to participate in the program.
• Limits individual premiums (i.e., employee contributions) paid by part-time faculty to no more than the actual individual premium (employee contribution) paid by full-time faculty in that district.
• Offers health insurance coverage, through a reimbursement plan, to all eligible multidistrict part-time faculty, equivalent to 40%. Full-time faculty medical premiums.
• Districts can reimburse multidistrict part-time faculty who individually purchase health insurance benefits, up to a proportionate share of the district’s most commonly subscribed family coverage plan or individual plan.

How do I apply for health insurance reimbursement?

1. Submit the application for reimbursement.
2. Certify that you teach a 40% combined load at two or more districts by submitting your classroom assignment(s) for the applicable semester, fall or spring. Please submit your teaching assignment from each District, verifying your teaching load for the semester you are applying for reimbursement. Verifications are due by November 1st for the Fall semester and by May 1st for the Spring semester.
3. Reimbursements will be issued after the semester ends and you have submitted verification of your class assignment that equals 40% FTE or more.
4. No other employer or agency other than a community college district is paying for your health insurance.
5. The application must be submitted at the end of the semester.

The required documentation includes the following

1. Proof of medical insurance plan enrollment, premium amount, and payment for medical insurance that was in effect during the applicable semester
2. Proof of teaching load taught during the applicable semester.
3. The application form and required documents must be submitted no later than November 1st for the fall semester or by May 1st for the spring semester.

The deadline to submit your application for the Fall semester is November 1st. Please submit your application with the required documents to benefits@peralta.edu.

If you have questions, please email benefits@peralta.edu.

• Multi-District Part-Time Faculty Health Insurance Application for Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

EAP administered by Anthem, and is available to all Kaiser and Anthem enrollees

• ANTHEM EAP

Medical Plans

SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Plan

• SISC Kaiser Added Value Flyer

SISC Anthem PPO Plans

There are two PPO plans offered: Anthem PPO and Anthem PPO 2

• SISC Anthem Added Value Flyer

Navia Benefit Solutions will be the administrator of our Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter benefits.

FSA Open Enrollment for Part-time hourly Faculty

February 6, 2025 – March 10, 2025, for coverage effective March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025.

• FSA Enrollment Form

It’s that time of the year again to enroll/re-enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (Health Care, Day Care &/or Commuter). The plan year is from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Note: If you were eligible and did not enroll in the FSA HealthCare and Daycare accounts during the Fall 2024 open enrollment period you will not be eligible to enroll during Spring 2025 open enrollment unless you have a qualifying event.

Open Enrollment period is a great time to look at your benefits and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. Be sure to only elect an amount that you know you will use during your plan year. At the end of the plan year, you will have a claim filing period to turn in any leftover claims for your benefits. Money left in the plan after the end of the claim filing period and 2 ½ month Grace period is subject to the Use-or-Lose rule and cannot be refunded to you.

Grace Period

Your plan also has a special 2 ½ month Grace Period after the end of the plan year. This feature gives you an additional 2 ½ months to incur expenses against your Health Care and Day Care arrangements. All expenses incurred during the grace period will automatically be deducted from the prior year’s arrangement, and any remaining balance will then be applied to the current plan year.

This will be a plan year from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

The maximum amounts that you can contribute to this short plan year are:

• $3,200.00 for healthcare/medical FSA
• $5,000.00 (per household) for dependent care FSA
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking) currently each $360.00.

Deductions will be taken out of your paycheck - Your election amount will be evenly deducted pre-tax from 3 paychecks: March 2025, April 2025, and May 2025.

For assistance with your benefits questions,
please contact the District Benefits Office at 510.466.7229
Mon – Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, PST (Open to the public from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Or email benefits@peralta.edu