problem costs of insurance
question of the St. Landry Parish School board members has received improper benefits when they are paid less than required for health insurance premiums is still unresolved, two years after having been informed by the everyday world.
it was reported that the St. Landry Parish School Board had absorbed more than 34,000 dollars in costs of insurance premiums for a period of four years for the five board members.
The board members, all retired educators, is still paying the same rate, said St. Landry, school superintendent Michael Nassif.
St. Landry Parish School Board has tried to ensure that we are following the letter of the law for all employees, including members of the board,” Nassif said earlier this week. question of insurance payments is still under consideration. We have requested an opinion from the attorney general’s office and we are still looking for direction and guidance of all involved in it – the attorney general’s office and the Office of the group’s profits.
However, the Office of the St. Landry Parish District Attorney had made a request for an opinion from the Attorney General of Louisiana, on behalf of the school board in 2009, but was later withdrawn at the request of lawyers school board.
Frank Trosclair said: “We were told it was no longer necessary,” , first assistant district attorney in the Office of the St. Landry Parish District Attorney. “Our office told a lawyer for the school board. That’s what they told us to make the request and that is what they told us it was no longer necessary.”
Repeated calls to the office of Gerard Caswell, attorney for the St. Landry Parish School Board, were not returned.
On Friday, Nassif said he was surprised to learn that the request for review has been withdrawn.
“I can have any comment until we can find ourselves,” said Nassif. “Let’s get to the bottom of it as soon as possible.”
The Office of Group Benefits provides insurance coverage for employees of the school system and for some retired employees.
