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Call to Action - Health Insurance Subsidy

Dear School Administrators and Friends of Education:

A very important Bill is before the Senate Governmental Oversight Committee.  We need you to phone or email as many of the committee members as possible, and ask them to support this bill.  Be sure to contact Senator Jim Sebesta, the senator from Hillsborough County.  Use the information provided below when you contact them.  Specifically, the bill increases the health insurance subsidy to a maximum of $210 per month ($7 per month for each year of creditable service). 

This is our chance to do something important.  It only takes a few minutes.

PLEASE BE SURE TO USE YOUR OWN PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND/OR COMPUTER.  DO NOT
USE SCHOOL EQUIPMENT.

John Miliziano, Executive Director


Support Senate Bill 2266

Senate Bill 2266 increases the Health Insurance Subsidy from $5 per month, per year of creditable service to $7 per month and allows for an annual 3% cost-of-living adjustment.  With the initial increase, the monthly subsidy would increase to a maximum of $210.  SB2266

  • establishes an employment benefit that will enable Florida to compete favorably with other states for prospective educators.

  • creates an incentive to retain effective public school personnel.

  • does not require the State to expend additional State revenues.

  • would be funded from increasing employer contributions by increasing these payments from 1.11% to 1.56% per month.

For additional information contact Juhan Mixon ~ 222-2591



Sen. Nancy Argenziano (Baker, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Madison, Marion, Suwanee, and Taylor Counties)
Phone:  850-487-5017
E: argenziano.nancy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. J.D. Alexander (DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, Polk, and St. Lucie Counties)
Phone:  850-487-5044
E: alexander.jd.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Rudy Garcia (Miami-Dade County)
Phone:  850-487-5106
E: garcia.rudy.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Jim Sebesta (Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties)
Phone:  850-487-5075
E: sebestat.jim.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Al Lawson (Please Note:  Since Senator Lawson is the sponsor of the bill, he clearly supports it.  Please email to thank him for addressing this issue.)
Phone:  850-487-5086
E: lawson.alfred.web@flsenate.gov

Sen. Gwen Margolis (Broward and Miami-Dade Counties)
Phone:  850-487-5121
E: margolis.gwen.web@flsenate.gov
 

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