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The program will be available for the entire calendar year in 2017, 2018,

2019, 2020, and 2021. During each of these years the credit will be divided

evenly among the State paydays that fall between January 1 and December
31.

Disputes arising from this program are not subject to the grievance
procedure contained in this Agreement. This is a pilot program that will

sunset on December 31, 2021 unless extended by mutual agreement of the
parties.

Eligibility/Enrollment
In order to enroll an employee must:

• Be a classified or unclassified service employee in a title below
Salary Grade 25 or equated to a position below Salary Grade 25, or

be a non-statutory employee with an annual salary no greater than
the job rate of the Salary Grade 24;

• Be an employee covered by the 2016-2021 New York State/ CSEA

Collective Bargaining Agreements;
• Have a sufficient leave balance to make the full leave forfeiture at

the time of enrollment without bringing their combined annual and
personal leave balances below 8 days; and

• Be a NYSHIP enrollee (contract holder) in either the Empire Plan or

an HMO at the time of enrollment.
• Part-time employees who meet these eligibility requirements will be

eligible to participate on a prorated basis.
Once enrolled for a given year, employees continue to participate unless

they separate from State service or cease to be NYSHIP contract holders.
Leave forfeited in association with the program will not be returned, in

whole or in part, to employees who cease to be eligible for participation in
the program.

During any calendar year in which an employee participates, the credit
established upon enrollment in the program will be adjusted only if the

employee moves between individual and family coverage under NYSHIP
during that calendar year.

Open enrollment will be offered during the month of November of each
year PEP is offered. The exact dates of open enrollment will be established

by the Department of Civil Service. Employees will be required to submit a

separate enrollment for each calendar year in which they wish to participate.

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