STATE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN
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2024 SHBP Active Member Decision Guide
State Health Benefit Plan: Member Services: 800-610-1863
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; Sat. 8:00 am - 7:30 pm
Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: 855-641-4862 - Anthem Website
United Health Care: 888-364-6352 - UHC Website
“Employees may call the healthcare providers listed above for specific questions regarding participating physicians, specific medical coverage questions, etc.”
Georgia Breeze
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2024 Georgia Breeze Benefits at a Glance
2024 Georgia Breeze You Decide Guide
Georgia Breeze Benefits Call Center: 877-342-7339
Please direct questions Benefits Coordinator, at 912-427-1000.
Other benefits available are as follows:
Third Party Administrator - ARISTA - contact email: first@aristacg.com; contact phone: 877-434-7786
Wayne County Retirement Booklet - Click Here
Investment Providers:
Valic - 403B and 457 - John Russell, Senior Financial Advisor - 912-230-6543
ValuTeachers - 403B and 457 - Allen & Margaret McCook, Independent Agents 478-972-0590
The Wayne County School System also provides the benefits listed below according to employee eligibility. Some of these benefits are paid by both the employee and the employer.
Membership in Georgia Teachers Retirement System, for eligible employees, the present employer contribution is 19.98% of the gross salary.*
All eligible employees must contribute 6% of his/her gross salary to the Georgia Teachers Retirement System.
Social Security of 6.20% (FICA) of a salary and Medicare of 1.45% Workers' Compensation for injury on the job.
A monthly contribution toward an employee's health coverage premium.
Professional leave that is not taken from accumulated leave.
3% matching funds for Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS) employees with annuities through Valic.
We participate in the following retirement systems.
Teachers Retirement System(TRS)-Eligible employees are all employees who are employed half-time or more as teachers, administrators, supervisors, clerks, teacher aides, secretaries, paraprofessionals, public school nurses, and managers/supervisors employed in the lunchroom, maintenance, warehouse, and transportation departments. Benefits are earned after 10 years of credited service. Full retirement benefits are available after 30 years of credited service. www.trsga.com.
Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS)-This retirement plan covers employees who are in non-supervisory roles in Maintenance, Custodial, and Food Service functions. Members contribute $4.00 or $10.00 (as determined by PSERS) to the plan each month for 9 months each year. Benefits are earned after 10 years of creditable service. www.ersga.org
Please direct questions toBenefits Coordinator, at 912-427-1000.