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Administrative Leave
Employees may be granted leave with pay
(not charged against the employee’s accumulated leave
balance) for such purposed as:
Jury Duty
Voting
Disaster Service Volunteers of the American Red Cross
School Participation/Child Care Visitation
Death of Immediate Family
Governor’s Mentoring Initiative
State Office Building Closure – Generally due to natural
disasters
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Paid
Holidays
Nine holidays are recognized and
offices are closed. In addition, each employee has one day
each fiscal year designated as a personal holiday.
New Year’s – January 1
Martin Luther King’s Jr. Birthday – third Monday in January
Memorial Day – last Monday in May
Independence Day – July 4
Labor Day – first Monday in September
Veterans’ Day – November 11
Thanksgiving Day – fourth Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day – December 25
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Health Care
Coverage
Health insurance is available for
employees and their families at a very low cost (Career
Service). Employees
may choose between a State Group Health Self-Insurance Plan
and several Health Maintenance Organizations located
throughout the state.
Heath insurance benefits are
available at no cost to the employee for Select Exempt Service (SES) and
Senior Management Service (SMS) employees.
Dental insurance is available at low
rates for employees and their dependents. Available plan
options are pre-paid and indemnity/insured plans which offer
many special features.
A wide variety of supplemental
insurance such as accident, disability, cancer and intensive
care/hospitalization are available at low rates for
employees and their dependents.
The Flexible Spending Accounts Program
(FSA) is available to State employees, allowing employees to
set aside (pre-tax) a portion of their income to pay for un-reimbursed
health and dependent care expenses.
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Life Insurance
Term life insurance providing coverage
equal to 1.5 times your Base Annual Salary is available at a
very low cost. For Select Exempt Service (SES) and
Senior Management Service (SMS) positions term life insurance is provided
at 2 times your base annual salary, at no cost to the
employee.
Optional life insurance up to 5 times your
Base Annual Salary is also available. (Career Service)
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Workers’
Compensation
Employees are covered by Workers’
Compensation Insurance. This provides for medical care
expenses as well as compensation for disability resulting
from job-related injury.
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State of Florida
Retirement System (FRS)
The State of Florida pays a percentage
contribution based on the retirement plan under which the
individual is employed. Employees become vested under
regular retirement after 6 years (effective 7/1/2001) of
service. Upon becoming vested, they may retire at age 62
with full benefits, or after 30 years of service, regardless
of age. An Investment Plan Option is also available, which
has a 1 year vesting. For more information visit
http://dms.myflorida.com/dms2/human_resource_support/retirement.
Optional
Benefits
The State of Florida offers a deferred
compensation plan to persons who are appointed, elected, or
under contract, and who provide a service for the State of
Florida for which compensation or statutory fees are paid by
the State Chief Financial Officer.
For additional information please visit
the Department of Financial Services Deferred Compensation
web site.
www.myfloridadeferredcomp.com.
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Tuition
Waivers
Full-Time employees may apply, on a
space available basis, at a Florida state university or
community college for up to six credit hours per term for
which tuition will be waived. Please check with the
university or community college regarding their space
available limitations.
