| Timeline of Benefits Program Inception |
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March 21, 2007
- Senate Bill 426 signed by Governor Theodore Kulongoski creating the Oregon Educators Benefit Board
July 2007
- OEBB established with the appointment of the 10 board members
- Temporary rules established for powers of the Board and procurement and contracting for benefit plans and services
- Consultant selected to assist the OEBB with both pre-implementation and ongoing activities
September - December 2007
- Study comparability
- Define program eligibility
- Study administrative model and eligibility needs and options for filling those needs
- Gathers and analyze data from the school districts. Prepare request for proposals (RFPs) for new benefit plans
- Approve eligibility criteria of school district employees.
- Develop permanent Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) for all divisions
- Develop and approve benefit plan designs
- Release all request for proposals (RFPs) for health, dental, life/disability, vision and long-term care plans
- Approve administrative and operational model
January 2008
- Approve Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) making the temporary operating rules permanent
February - April 2008
- Request for proposal process closes; benefits plan selection begins.
- Review submitted proposals for benefit plans
April - June 2008
- Approve all benefit plans for October 1, 2008
- Review benefit plan documents
May - August 2008
- Districts participating in the OEBB plans as of October 1, 2008, trained to deliver benefits to receiving members
August - September 2008
- Participating district employees enroll in the OEBB offered benefit plans for October 1, 2008 effective date
October 1, 2008
- Participating district employees begin receiving benefits provided through OEBB
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