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attendance and leave purposes while charging donated leave credits. They

do not earn bi-weekly accruals or observe holidays, nor do they receive

personal leave or vacation bonus days if their anniversary dates fall while
using donated leave credits. Time charged to donated leave credits does not

count as service for earning additional eligibility for sick leave at half-pay.
Employees using donated leave receive retirement service credit for days

in pay status.
Health insurance premiums, retirement contributions and other payroll

deductions continue to be withheld from the employee’s paycheck so long
as the check is of an amount sufficient to cover these deductions.

Solicitations
Donations may be solicited by the recipient employee, on his or her behalf

by coworkers or by local union representatives. The employing agency may
not solicit donations on the employee’s behalf.

Administrative Issues
The employing department or agency is responsible for verifying medical

documentation, reviewing eligibility requirements, approving and
processing donations, con firming employee acceptance of donations and

transferring credits. This program is not subject to the grievance procedure
contained in this Agreement.

For purposes of this Appendix, family shall be defined as any relative or
any relative-in-law regardless of place of residence, or any person with

whom the employee makes his or her home.

Appendix XI
Productivity Enhancement Program

This Appendix describes the Productivity Enhancement Program
available to employees in the Administrative Services, Institutional

Services, Operational Services and Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Units. Detailed guidelines on program administration will be issued by the
Department of Civil Service.

Program Overview
Eligible employees may elect to participate in the Productivity

Enhancement Program. As detailed below, this program allows eligible
employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) and/or

personal leave in return for a credit to be applied toward their employee
share NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis.

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