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27. HUMAN SERVICES EDUCATION DIVISION BENEFITS EXCEPTION Approve an exception to the benefits program for employees in the Human Services Education Division. This exception will allow the employees in the Human Services Education Division to retain their benefits while in an unpaid status during the summer of 2011. Employees who receive benefits while in this unpaid status will have deductions taken out of their pay checks when they return to work until the unpaid premiums are recovered by the County. An employee who receives benefits while in this unpaid status and who does not return to work must reimburse the County within 30 days of termination for any applicable premiums not already deducted or the County will take any and all action to collect any unreimbursed premiums, including the use of a collection agency. The Office of Management and Budget is working with the Human Services Department to finalize a process for employees to retain their benefits while in this unpaid status. At the conclusion of this analysis, a plan will be submitted to the Board for approval. (C-49-11-074-6-00)