The following motion was submitted submitted by Senator N. C. Phillips for consideration by the UO Senate at the 1 December 1999 meeting and was passed at that meeting unanimously.

Resolution concerning PEBB

Whereas, The creation of a unified Public Employment Benefits Board (PEBB) has altered the faculty benefits offered as compensation for service to the University of Oregon, and in particular now excludes options which in the past have increased the compensation of many UO faculty; and

Whereas, The PEBB administered benefits represent a substantial reduction in benefits for the years 2001 and 2002 and an increase in costs for most faculty; and

Whereas, The current PEBB benefit system contains a structure of subsidies that run counter to faculty needs and preferences as documented in PEBB surveys; and

Whereas, The planning of benefit packages under PEBB has ignored the needs unique to higher education faculty; and

Whereas, Faculty as a group may represent a relatively low cost pool of beneficiaries; and

Whereas, The originating legislation (SB 271) said the System "...may elect, at the discretion of the State Board of Higher Education, to provide alternative benefits plans to its employees, should the same level of benefits be available at a lower cost..."; therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate of the University of Oregon approve a petition to request that the Board of the Oregon University System work with due haste to develop and implement a plan to separate faculty health care benefits from PEBB control by developing a system of benefits governance that is more responsive to faculty concerns and more cost effective in meeting faculty health care needs.

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