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Tel: 510.644.6666
Hours: Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Email: benefits@berkeley.net
CalPERS Health Benefit Summary (2020)
The Health Benefit Summary provides valuable information to help you make an informed choice about your health plan and health care providers. This publication compares covered services, co-payments, and benefits for each CalPERS health plan. It also provides information about plan availability by county and a chart summarizing important differences among health plan types.
BUSD Active Employee Guide to District Health Benefits (2020)
The guide to the new health plan and enrollment procedures specifically aimed at Berkeley Unified employees.
Benefit Enrollment Forms for 2020
Below are links to fillable forms – please download, save as new filename, complete the form and email to benefits@berkeley.net
- CALPERS Health Benefits Enrollment
- Delta Dental Dual Choice
- FSA Enrollment Medical and Dependent
- FSA Parking & Transit Enrollment or Change Form
- FSA Mid Year Election Change
- Lincoln Life Insurance Voluntary Enrollment Form
- Lincoln Life Evidence of Insurability
- VSP Vision Enrollment & Change Form
- Cash – In -Lieu
- Domestic Partnership Application
Benefits for Retirees
BUSD Retiree Guide to District Health Benefits (2020)
The guide to the new health plan and enrollment procedures specifically aimed at Berkeley Unified employees.
Cobra
BUSD COBRA Guide (2020)
The guide to COBRA enrollment for terminated employees.
Please note: If you are adding dependents, you will need the following documents: Marriage license, birth certificates for all children, court documentation, domestic partnership certificate, or an affidavit located on the Universal Benefits Ancillary Enrollment Form.
Rates Sheets for 2020
- BFT Updated 11-14-19
- Adult School Updated 12-20-19
- Early Childhood Education Updated 12-06-19
- UBA Updated 12-05-19
- Non-Represented Certificated
- Local 21 (10 and 12 month) Updated 6-13-20
- Non-Represented Classified (10 and 12 month)
- BCCE (10 and 12 month) Updated 12-03-19
Employee Assistance Program
With Claremont EAP, employees can confidentially address and resolve their day-to-day personal and workplace challenges. Click here to learn more.
Claremont Personal Advantage: COVID-19 Resource Center
Claremont Personal Advantage is providing resources related to the virus and important steps to prepare you and your family.
To access this information, register by creating your own username and password. (Below is a screen shot.)
Debit Cards for FSA & Transit Accounts
Employees electing to participate in FSA or Parking and Transit will receive a debit card at the home address of record from the Districts third party administrator, BASIC pacific. Cards are generally received within two weeks of enrollment. The debit card can be used for both FSA , and Parking and Transit expenses (cards cannot be used for Dependent Care spending). New cards will not be sent to employees who have previously participated in FSA and or Parking and Transit accounts, unless requested directly to BASIC pacific.
The full annual election for FSA accounts are loaded to debit cards at the beginning of each plan year, whereas Parking and Transit are loaded per month, per the monthly elected amount, after the deductions has withdrawn from each paycheck.
If you have questions regarding your account or need new debit cards, you may reach BASIC pacific at, www.BASICpacific.com, (800) 574-5488.