Kansas Community College Extends Doestic Partner Benefits

For the first time in its history the Johnson County Community College is extending health benefits to domestic partners. The college, which already offers health benefits to legal spouses, said the application deadline for claiming these benefits ended recently and seven employees signed up their domestic partners. Five of the seven were same-sex partners. That’s a benefit that employees at the state’s six universities don’t get. They participate in the state’s insurance program administered and negotiated by the Kansas Healthcare Commission for all eligible state employees. Full Story from KansasCity.com

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