- Semi–Monthly sick leave accrual of four (4) hours for full-time benefit eligible employees, may accumulate up to 680 hours
- Twenty four(24) hours of sick leave may be used per fiscal year for personal business
- Semi–Monthly catastrophic leave accrual of two (2) hours for full-time benefit eligible employees, may accumulate up to 1,000 hours
- Semi–Monthly vacation leave accrual for full-time benefit eligible employees, starting at 3.334 hours per month based on years of service. Maximum rollover per fiscal year is eighty (80) hours.
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Years of Service
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Semi-monthly accrual
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Total Vacation Leave Hours Earned per Fiscal Year
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0-4
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3.334
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80
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5-19
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5.00
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120
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20+
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6.667
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160
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HCC offers up to 23 paid holidays for full-time, benefit eligible employees which includes:
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Break (two days)
- Winter Break (two weeks)
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President's Day
- Spring Break (one week)
- Spring Holiday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
Health
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Eligible HCC employees and their eligible dependents are offered Health coverage by the Texas Employees Group Benefit Program through the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS). Currently there are two plans an employee may choose. HealthSelect or KelseyCare. Both plans include a comprehensive prescription plan and $5,000 basic term life insurance.
Health Details
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Dental
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Welfare
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You and your eligible dependents can enroll in one of these dental plans:
- State of Texas Dental Choice PlanSM (PPO) administered by HumanaDental.
- HumanaDental DHMO administered by HumanaDental.
- State of Texas Dental Discount PlanSM administered by Careington.
Dental Details
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- Dependent Term Life Insurance - Life insurance coverage available for eligible dependents which pays $5,000 in the event of your dependent’s death.
- Optional Life Insurance - Optional Term Life Insurance provides insurance coverage up to four times your annual salary (maximum of $400,000).
- Short & Long-Term Disability - Short-Term Disability will pay up to 66 percent of your monthly insured salary if illness or injury prevents you from working. Benefits can be paid up to five months. Eligibility for payments require you to be certified disabled by a physician.
Long-Term Disability will pay up to 60 percent of your monthly insured salary if illness or injury prevents you from working. Length of benefits payments depends on your age at the onset of the disability.
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TexFlex
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TexFlex is a flexible spending account (FSA) that allows employees to defer money from each paycheck, pre-tax to use for eligible out of pocket expenses. An employee can participate in both in both Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care. The Healthcare account reimburses you for eligible healthcare expenses and the Dependent Care account reimburses you for eligible child (13 years or younger) and adult care expenses.
ERS TexFlex Dependent Care
ERS TexFlex HealthCare
HCC also offers Commuter Spending Accounts (CSA). CSA allows you to set aside pre-tax money from your paycheck to use for eligible parking and transit expenses. An employee can participate in both Parking Accounts and Transit Accounts. For more information contact the Benefits staff at 713-718-2255 or hrbenefits@hccs.edu.
TexFlex Details
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Retirement
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TRS and ORP
Eligible Full Time employees are required to participate in the State of Texas Retirement plans in lieu of Social Security. The Teachers Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is available to all classes of eligible full time employees and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) is available to Faculty and certain Administrators as an alternative to TRS. Both Retirement Plans are pre-taxed and receive state contributions depending on Texas Legislature approvals.
TRS Details
ORP Details
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Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans
HCC offers both 403(b) Tax Sheltered Accounts (TSA’s) and/or a 457 Deferred Compensation Plans. The 403(b) and 457 plans are tax advantaged retirement savings plan that allows employee salary deferrals pre-taxed and funds grow tax-deferred until funds are withdrawn.
403(b) Plan Details
457 Plan Details
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Social Security and Medicare Tax
While Houston Community College does not participate in the federal Social Security program, employees hired after 1986 are required by law to pay the Medicare Tax of 1.45%, which is matched by the College. For more information, contact the Benefits Office or The Social Security Administration.
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