5:4
5:5
5:6
5:7
5:8
Teachers retiring after June 30, 1991 who have 20 or more years service with the Nashua School
District and who are actually receiving retirement benefits under the provisions of the New Hampshire
Retirement System will have a portion of their health insurance premiums paid for a single plan according to
the following: The Board shall pay 20% of the premium plus 3.0% of the premium for each year in excess
of 20 years of service to a maximum of 30 years (maximum contribution, 50%). Such contributions will
cease when the retiree is eligible for Medicare coverage.
The parties agree to form a joint labor/management committee to study a health insurance buyout, provided
the City of Nashua also agrees to participate in the committee.
In the event that the provision of health insurance to employees pursuant to the terms of this agreement
triggers the assessment of a “Cadillac Tax’ under the Affordable Care Act, the parties agree to immediately
reopen negotiations, on the issue of health insurance only, for the purpose of avoiding implementation of
the Cadillac Tax. This provision will require only good faith negotiation — it will not require either party to
change any provisions of the existing collective bargaining agreement.
Life Insurance
The BOARD shall provide full payment of the cost of a term group life insurance policy equal to 100% of the
teacher's base salary, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Dental Coverage
A. The Board shall be directly responsible for negotiating, contracting and providing dental insurance
to retirees at the full cost of the premium and to teachers and nurses at no premium cost for a 1-
person, 2-person or family plan, based on the plan the employee is eligible for and selects. Plan
benefits are listed in Appendix J.
B. The Nashua Board of Education will not object to the Union President, at the President’s expense,
maintaining enrollment in the dental program. The maintenance of such enrollment is contingent
on the permission of the insurance carrier. The Nashua Board of Education shall have no liability
for said enrollment or lack thereof.
Continuation of Insurance
Upon agreement by the respective insurance carriers, any teacher who is on authorized unpaid leave may
be permitted to continue health and life insurance benefits provided by this contract at the teacher's sole
expense, on condition that the teacher remits the full monthly insurance premium by check payable to the
respective insurance carriers, to the District Human Resources Office no later than the I5th day of the
month preceding the month the premium is due. In the event the teacher fails to remit the premiums due,
the benefits provided by this Article 5:6 shall terminate immediately without further notice to the teacher and
the teacher may not be reenrolled in the group insurance plan for which the premiums were being paid until
the teacher returns to active service.
Mileage Allowance
Teachers who are authorized by the appropriate Assistant Superintendent or designee to use private
automobiles for school business shall be reimbursed at the IRS rate. Such travel shall be approved in
advance.
Course Tuition Reimbursement
A teacher who is enrolled in a subject related advanced degree program at an accredited college or
university, providing that said teacher has received the prior written approval of the Superintendent for
enrollment in that advanced degree program, shall be reimbursed for 80% of the cost of tuition.
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