The following schedule impacts employees working Annual Work Periods of less than 12 months. The Texas A&M University System Benefits Administration office provides a variety of ways to ensure premiums are collected for the summer months. Depending on the option chosen, benefit partners must complete certain steps by published deadlines.

March 2026

Dates	Event
Tuesday, 3/10	Summer Premium Custom ID Removed from All Employees

April 2026

Dates	Event
Wednesday, 4/1	Benefits Partners: Add Custom ID’s (B, D, N or T) to Exclude ALL Employees from Summer Premium Letters; Reminder: Run “Employee Letters for Summer Deductions” Report in Workday
Tuesday, 4/14	Benefits Partners: Deadline for Changing Summer Premium Custom IDs for Letter Communication
Thursday, 4/16	Summer Premium Letters Distributed to Employees
Friday, 4/17 – Wednesday, 4/22	Benefits Partners: Add Custom IDs (B, D, N, or T) to Exclude from Biweekly Deductions
Thursday, 4/23	Biweekly Employees to be Updated with a “P” Custom ID
Friday, 4/24	May Biweekly (B1) Payroll Initiated in the AM
Tuesday, 4/28	Benefits Partners: Continue Updating Summer Premium Custom IDs for Biweekly
Wednesday, 4/29	May Biweekly (B1) Pay Calculation

May 2026

Dates	Event
Friday, 5/1	May Biweekly (B1) Pay Date – 1st Summer Premium Deductions
Monday, 5/4	Monthly Employees to be Updated with a “P” Custom ID
Friday, 5/8	May Biweekly (B2) Payroll Initiated in the AM
Wednesday, 5/13	May Biweekly (B2) Pay Calculation
Wednesday, 5/13	Benefits Partners: Deadline to Update Summer Premium Custom ID for Monthly Employees
Thursday, 5/14	Monthly Payroll Initiation
Thursday, 5/14	Insurance Billing Generates June Summer Invoices
Friday, 5/15	May Biweekly (B2) Pay Date – 2nd Summer Premium Deductions
Thursday, 5/21	Monthly Pay Calculation

June 2026

Dates	Event
Monday, 6/1	Monthly Pay Date – Summer Premium Deductions