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Expenditure of funds, however, may only be made upon concurrence and

approval of the State and CSEA pursuant to procedures developed by the

parties.
§49.2 Tools

(a) Official department and agency practices regarding the furnishing of
tools in existence on the effective date of the Agreement shall remain in

effect for the term of the Agreement.
(b) The State shall appropriate funds indicated in each year of the 2016-

2021 Agreement: $27,591 in 2016-2017, $28,143 in 2017-2018, $28,706 in
2018-2019, $29,280 in 2019-2020, and $29,865 in 2020-2021, to be

administered by the State Comptroller, to reimburse employees required to
provide personal tools used in the performance of his/ her job for loss due

to fire or theft at the employer's premises, up to a maximum of $2,000
subject to the following conditions:

(1) A $250 deductible will be in effect on all claims.
(2) The fire or theft causing the loss must be substantiated by local law

enforcement officials.
(3) The State shall provide a reasonably secure area for storage of

employee personal tools which are required by the State. The employee
shall take reasonable measures to ensure their safety.

(4) Annually, each employee shall submit to the appropriate department
or agency official an inventory of his or her tools. That official will affirm

that the inventory is present and authorized to be at the workplace. Such
inventory and affirmation will be made part of the employee’s personal

history folder. Thereafter, at its discretion, the State may make random

inventories to verify inventory as reported.
(5) Failure to submit the required inventory releases the State of all
liability for loss of employee tools as a result of fire or theft. The State

shall not be liable for personal tools provided by the employee in excess

of the inventory authorized.
(6) Disputes regarding final disposition of claims pursued under this

provision shall not be arbitrable. The employee’s recourse to claims
denied pursuant to this provision shall be the Court of Claims.

(c) Employees required by the State to provide a personal tool inventory
for use in the performance of their jobs shall receive an annual allowance of

$175 in each year of the Agreement. Such allowance will be paid during

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