Employee Benefits
Open enrollment for 2025 is now closed.
For a thorough and detailed insight into the benefits offered for the year 2025, explore our comprehensive benefits guide, which outlines all the available options and provides essential information to help you make informed decisions about your benefits selections.
From here, you can compare:
» What’s new in 2025
» Dental Plans
» Medical Plans
» Vision Plans
» Retirement Plans
» Life Insurance
» Shared Savings
2024 Benefits: At A Glance
For a comprehensive look at our 2024 benefits, visit the benefit guide.
2024 Medical Plans Benefits Comparison
VISION AND DENTAL
TAX-ADVANTAGED SAVINGS ACCOUNT
LIFE and AD&D, DISABILITY COVERAGE
Currently Enrolled Employee Benefit Information
Looking for your membership ID card?
Florida Blue (Health Insurance): Florida Blue will automatically send your ID card within 10 days of receiving your enrollment. If it is the 15th of the month and you have not received your ID card in the mail yet, please contact Florida Blue at 1-800-352-2583 to request a re-issue.
MetLife (Dental): MetLife no longer issues physical member IDs. To obtain a digital ID card, you can download the MetLife app or navigate to MetLife.com to create an account. When asked for your provider, please make sure to use SPC’s legal identity – The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College.
EyeMed (Vision): EyeMed no longer issues physical member IDs. To obtain a digital ID card, you can download the EyeMed app or navigate to EyeMed.com to create an account. When asked for your provider, please make sure to use SPC’s legal identity – The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College.
New Employee Benefit Information
Benefit Information for New Hires
New hires have 60 days from your date of hire to enroll.
New hires will receive a welcome letter from the state of Florida Department of Management Services with information on how to create access to People First.
The State Group Insurance Program presents a wide selection of pretax insurance benefits. Access the benefits guide to see all the available options.
The State Group Insurance Program offers several different resources to help you apply for benefits for 2025, and select the plan and benefits that suits your needs. For a step-by-step guide, be sure to take a look at the benefits checklist.
Options include medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA savings accounts, disability, life insurance, accident, cancer, hospital indemnity, and intensive care.
Retirement
All budgeted employees are automatically enrolled in the Florida Retirement System (FRS) and are required by statute to contribute 3% of their pre-tax income to the FRS. New hires have eight calendar months after your month of hire to make an active choice between the FRS Pension Plan and the Investment Plan.
St. Petersburg College also offers supplemental retirement plans for additional savings.
Visit the Retirement Page for more information.
Employee Tuition Fee Waiver
SPC offers tuition fee waivers to full-time employees who have been employed at least six months in a budgeted position. The employee’s spouse and eligible children age 23 or younger are also eligible for a maximum of 18 credit hours per academic year per family member. Part-time employees are eligible for fee exemptions for a maximum of 9 credit hours per academic year for the employee only.
- For more details, check out the BOT rule (section XIV): on Tuition Benefits.
- Employee Tuition Fee Waiver Form
Time Off Benefits
SPC offers a generous paid time off package, including vacation leave, sick leave and paid holidays.
Holidays
St. Petersburg College offers 24 paid holidays each year. Dates are subject to change but holidays typically include:
- New Year’s Day
- MLK, Jr. Day
- Spring Break: See academic calendar
- Spring Holiday: See academic calendar
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Veteran’s Day
- Thanksgiving Break: See academic calendar
- Winter Break: See academic calendar
Vacation Leave
Full-time employees in budgeted positions earn vacation leave depending on how long they’ve been in a budgeted position with the College.
| First five years of service (year 1 through the end of 5) | 1 day a month (12 days/ year) |
| Next five years of service (beginning of 6 through the end of 10) |
1-1/4 days a month (15 days/ year) |
| More than ten years of service (beginning of 11+) |
1- 1/2 days a month (18 days/ year) |
You cannot transfer more than 49 days of vacation leave to the new calendar year. Any vacation leave over the 49 days on Dec. 31 will be reduced to 49 days on Jan. 1 each year.
For more details, check out the BOT procedure on Vacation Leave.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
SPC complies with the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Download the Department of Labor’s FMLA Guide to determine if you are qualified to submit for leave – FMLA Employee Guide
- For general guidance and Employee rights under the FMLA – FMLA Employee Rights
For more details, check out the BOT procedure on FMLA leave.
Sick Leave
You earn sick leave for one day a month with no carryover limit. Sick leave should be used for your own illness or the illness of an immediate family member. Sick leave requests must be entered as soon as possible.
Upon retirement or death, a percentage of the total accumulated sick leave days may be paid at the employee’s current daily rate of pay.
For more details, check out the BOT procedure on Sick Leave.
Personal Leave
You can take up to four days of personal leave with pay each calendar year, which resets on 12/31 of the current year. These days are deducted from your earned sick leave and must be approved by your supervisor. Personal leave does not carry over. Any unused personal leave on June 30th will be credited back to your sick leave balance. As of July 1, you will have four new days of personal leave to use.
For more details, check out the BOT procedure on Personal Leave.
Unpaid Leave
An unpaid leave of absence is available in certain circumstances as described in St. Petersburg College’s Unpaid Leave of Absence policy. Employees who meet the eligibility criteria for a leave of absence must complete this form at least 30 days prior to the commencement of leave or as soon as practicable in the event of an unforeseeable absence. Please note:
- All leaves of absence must be approved in advance by human resources (HR) and the employee’s supervisor.
- If the dates of requested leave change, a new leave of absence request form must be submitted for approval.
- Employees on an unpaid leave of absence are responsible for payment of insurance premiums as agreed upon with HR prior to the commencement of leave.
- Supervisors are responsible for tracking the employee’s absence and submitting the PAR upon return.
Have Questions?
While many of your questions can be answered on the mybenefits website, if you have further questions regarding insurance you can visit the contact page.
For further assistance, the Benefits team is available on campus at least one day per month for employees to stop by with questions.
Upcoming dates and locations are listed below and will be updated periodically. Staff are available 8am-4pm.
EpiCenter: November 12 (BD2-316)
St. Petersburg/Gibbs: November 20 (LA-105)
Clearwater: November 21 (LA-188a)
Tarpon Springs: December 5 (AD-104)
Seminole: December 4 (UP-201)
Health Education Center: January 2025
Midtown: January 2025
Downtown: January 2025
Additional Resources
Questions?
For questions regarding Benefits, Health Insurance, Retirement, and Leave Requests:
Benefits
Benefits@spcollege.edu
Further Assistance
Call your insurance company if you have questions about what is covered or about network providers and other plan benefits.
Call Acentra for Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Call Chard Snyder for information about savings and reimbursement accounts.
Call People First about premiums, eligibility, and enrollment.
