The CoBen allowance for represented employees is determined through collective bargaining.

Bargaining Unit (BU) 2 and BU 7 employees who are first hired and first become eligible for health benefit enrollment on or after July 1, 2006, and BU 16, BU 17, 18 and BU 19 employees who are first hired or first become eligible for health benefit enrollment on or after January 1, 2007, are subject to a two year vesting schedule for the health portion of the employer benefit allowance for dependents. These employees will receive the following:

Fifty percent (50%) of the normal employer dependent portion of the contribution upon initial enrollment; seventy-five percent (75%) of the normal employer dependent portion of the contribution upon completion of 12 months of service; and one hundred percent (100%) of the normal employer dependent portion of the contribution upon completion of 24 months of service.

The CoBen allowances for BU 7 employees are as follows:

Unit 7*	2007	2008
Employee only	$381	$416
Employee plus 1 dependent	$748	$713
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$978	$1,061

The CoBen allowances for BU 7 employees who become first eligible for health benefit enrollment on or after July 1, 2006 are as follows:

Unit 7*	50% Vesting 2008	75% Vesting 2008
Employee only	$416	$416
Employee plus 1 dependent	$628	$721
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$767	$914

The CoBen allowances for BUs 16, 17, 18, and 19 employees are as follows:

Units 16, 17, 18, 19*	2007	2008
Employee only	$381	$416
Employee plus 1 dependent	$748	$713
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$978	$1,061

The CoBen allowances for BUs 16, 17, 18, and 19 employees who first became eligible for health benefit enrollment on or after January 1, 2007 are as follows:

Units 16, 17, 18, 19*	50% Vesting 2008	75% Vesting 2008
Employee only	$416	$416
Employee plus 1 dependent	$628	$721
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$767	$914

The following bargaining unit has an expired contract. As of the date of this publication, the following rates will be effective January 1, 2008. However, the collective bargaining process is fluid and changes may be agreed to which alter these amounts. DPA will notify you if there are subsequent changes to these rates.

The CoBen allowances for BU 2 employees who first became eligible for health benefit enrollment before July 1, 2006 are as follows:

Unit 2*	2007	2008
Employee only	$365	$365
Employee plus 1 dependent	$696	$696
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$906	$906

The CoBen allowances for BU 2 employees who first became eligible for health benefit enrollment on or after July 1, 2006 are as follows:

Unit 2*	50% Vesting 2008	75% Vesting 2008
Employee only	$365	$365
Employee plus 1 dependent	$544	$620
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$663	$784

Allowance amounts for represented employees may be subject to change based on any changes in Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and are also subject to union ratification and legislative approval. For the most current information, review your MOU or the DPA web site at www.dpa.ca.gov.

*Dependent Vesting Criteria
New employees who have never had State health benefit coverage may be subject to dependent health vesting. Employees in bargaining units that have contracted for dependent vesting are provided with 50% of the employer dependent contribution the first 12 months, and 75% of the employer dependent contribution for months 13 through 24. After 24 months, these employees will receive the full employer dependent contribution applicable to their bargaining unit.

The following CoBen Unit does not have dependent vesting:

Unit 8	2007	2008
Employee only	$402	$439
Employee plus 1 dependent	$769	$836
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$1,000	$1,084

The CoBen allowance for Excluded employees is determined by DPA. Effective January 1, 2008, the CoBen allowances for all excluded employees are as follows:

Excluded Employee CoBen Allowance	2007	2008
Employee only	$404	$441
Employee plus 1 dependent	$780	$847
Employee plus 2 or more dependents	$1,013	$1,097

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