UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN SENATE
Committee on Faculty Benefits
FB.04.04 Annual Report for 2003-04
(Final - Information)
Committee Charge
The Senate Committee on Faculty Benefits (FB) shall investigate and regularly report to the Senate on the adequacy and other attributes of the University�s provisions for salaries, retirement benefits, sabbatical leaves, hospitalization and medical insurance, life insurance, other insurance, investment and savings plans, travel reimbursement, housing benefits, educational benefits, recreational benefits, and other perquisites, benefits and conditions of faculty employment.
This past year, FB took up a variety of issues
including campus parking, mental health services, increases in co-pay costs,
unused sick leave, dependent certification, same-sex partner benefits, retiree
benefits, hearing exams, enhanced vision programs, less than full-time spouse
coverage, benefits for extension service employees, and the CIC benefits
survey. Resolutions on Benefits (FB.04.01), Sick Leave (FB.04.02), and
Parking (FB.04.03) were filed with the Senate.
Items that are under continuing consideration:
FB.02.02 Campus Parking
FB has undertaken an examination of current
and future planned campus parking policies under its purview of benefits or
lack thereof. In particular, it has had lengthy discussions on the following:
1.Discussion with UIUC parking
officials regarding current and future status of campus parking facilities and
fee structures.
2. Monitoring developments
regarding parking changes, such as proximity parking.
3.Submission of a parking
resolution for the April 26, 2004 Senate meeting (FB.04.03).
FB will continue monitoring the parking
situation and report to the Senate as needed.
FB.04.05 Mental Health Services
FB noted concern with the decrease in
providers of mental health care especially for those with PersonalCare
coverage since there are no longer as many providers available locally. FB
also noted the need for Central Management Services (CMS) to negotiate better
contracts and monitor mental health and substance abuse services provided by
HMOs and the state health plan to insure that an adequate number of providers
are available to employees.
Items that are being monitored by the
committee:
FB.96.02 Child Care
FB.98.02 Privacy of Social
Security Numbers
FB.99.01 Voluntary Tax Sheltered
Matching Contribution Plan
FB.01.04 Dental Plan
FB.01.05 Health Coverage for
Contraception
FB.03.02 Resolution on Benefits
Faculty Benefits
Norm Denzin, Chair
Jenny Barrett
Susan Cole
Harry Hilton
Alfred Kagan
Kazimierz Machala
James Davito, Ex officio
Anne Jennings, Ex officio (designee)
Terry Jobin, Observer
Mary Ellen O�Shaughnessey, Ex officio
Ronald Peters, Ex officio
Judy Rathgeber, Ex officio (designee)
Wesley Seitz, Ex officio