A. Covered Employees are state employees of a covered institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Notwithstanding subsections B and C of this section, the state retirement system, state health insurance program, state workers’ compensation coverage program, and state grievance procedure, as they may be amended from time to time, shall continue to apply to and govern all eligible Covered Employees. If, however, a covered institution has been or is permitted by law other than in this chapter to establish an alternative health insurance plan or an alternative faculty or University of Virginia Medical Center retirement plan or plans, such alternative health insurance or faculty or University of Virginia Medical Center retirement plan or plans shall apply to and govern the Covered Employees included in such plan or plans. Each Covered Employee shall continue to be governed by and be eligible to participate in the human resources and benefits programs which governed him and in which he was eligible to participate immediately prior to the effective date of the initial Management Agreement for the covered institution by which he is employed unless and until a human resources program or programs, plan, or procedure applicable to him is established by that covered institution pursuant to §§ 23-38.116, 23-38.118, 23-38.119 and 23-38.120.
B. Even if a covered institution establishes a human resources program or programs, plan, or procedure pursuant to §§ 23-38.116, 23-38.118, 23-38.119 and 23-38.120, a salaried nonfaculty Covered Employee who was in the employment of that covered institution as of the day prior to the effective date of the initial Management Agreement, except employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center, may elect pursuant to § 23-38.115 to continue to participate in and be governed by the state human resources program set forth in Chapters 28 (§ 2.2-2800 et seq.) and 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.) of Title 2.2 and administered by the Department of Human Resource Management. In such case, in addition to the state human resources plans, programs, policies and procedures set forth in subsection A, all other state human resources and benefit plans, programs, policies and procedures that apply to and govern state employees shall continue to apply to and govern such salaried nonfaculty Covered Employees.
C. Any human resources program or programs, plans, policies or procedures established by the governing body of a covered institution pursuant to §§ 23-38.116, 23-38.118, 23-38.119, and 23-38.120 shall apply to and govern (i) all salaried nonfaculty Covered Employees of that covered institution who were in its employment as of the day prior to the effective date of the initial Management Agreement and who elect pursuant to § 23-38.115 to participate in and be governed by such program or programs, plans, policies, and procedures, (ii) all salaried nonfaculty Covered Employees of that covered institution who are employed by that institution on or after the effective date of the initial Management Agreement, (iii) all non-salaried nonfaculty Covered Employees of that covered institution without regard to when they were hired, (iv) all faculty Covered Employees of that covered institution without regard to when they were hired, and (v) all employees of the University of Virginia Medical Center without regard to when they were hired. For purposes of this article, “participating Covered Employee” means a Covered Employee described in subdivisions (i) through (v) of this subsection.
D. All covered institutions shall be responsible for human resource reporting requirements established by the Governor or General Assembly.
History
2005, cc. 933, 945.
