Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2 § 1896.320

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 41, October 11, 2024

Section 1896.320 - Benefits and Cash Payment Calculations

State agencies shall refer to the Department of Personnel Administration's Schedule of Employee Benefit Rates (published online by February 1 of each year at www.dpa.ca.gov) to determine the required Employee Benefit and/or Cash Payment amounts for Qualifying Contracts. Each agency shall select for any Qualifying Contract either the Detailed Rates or the Blended Rate appearing on the most recent Schedule. Detailed Rates and Blended Rates are calculated as specified in subsections (a) and (b) below:

(a) Detailed Rates

Detailed rates consist of the State of California costs for employee benefits per employee per month for employees performing services specified in 1896.300(a)(3), and a calculation of 85 percent of these costs per employee per hour. These costs will be provided for three coverage categories: a single employee with no covered dependents, an employee with one covered dependent, and an employee with two or more covered dependents.

Detailed hourly rates are calculated by determining the costs per hour for each of the three coverage categories defined in (a), using the following steps:

(1) Add together the monthly state costs for health benefits, dental benefits and vision benefits for state employees in each of the categories listed above who perform services listed in 1896.300(a)(3); and

(2) Divide the monthly state costs per employee obtained from (a)(1) above by 173.333.

(b) Blended Rates

Blended rates consist of the average of State of California employee benefit costs per employee per month for all employees performing the services specified in 1896.300(a)(3), and a calculation of 85 percent of this cost per employee per hour.

Blended hourly rates, based on the average cost per hour for all employees in all categories, are calculated by the following steps:

(1) Add together the monthly state costs for health benefits, dental benefits and vision benefits for all state employees who perform services listed in 1896.300(a)(3); and

(2) Divide the monthly costs per employee obtained from (b)(1) above by 173.333.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 1896.320

1. New section filed 12-29-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2001 (Register 2000, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 4-30-2001 as an emergency; operative 4-30-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-28-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 8-16-2001 as an emergency; operative 8-16-2001 (Register 2001, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-14-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 12-12-2001 as an emergency; operative 12-15-2001 (Register 2001, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-15-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-12-2001 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 4-15-2002 and filed 5-28-2002 (Register 2002, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 19134(f), Government Code. Reference: Section 19134(a), (c)(1) and (c)(2), Government Code.