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attendance at such meetings described in (1) and (2) above shall continue

unchanged.

(b) A reasonable number of employees serving on CSEA statewide
negotiating teams shall be granted employee organization leave, including

reasonable time for preparation and travel time, for the purpose of
negotiating with representatives of the State.

(c) Employee organization leave pursuant to subdivision (a) of this
section may not be granted unless CSEA provides to the Director of the

Governor’s Office of Employee Relations or the Director’s designee at
least five (5) days advance notice of the purpose and dates for which such

leave is requested and the names and work stations of the employees for
whom such leave is requested. The granting of such leave shall be subject

to the reasonable operating needs of the State.
(d) CSEA shall provide to the Director of the Governor’s Office of

Employee Relations, on a quarterly basis, a list of CSEA officers and
directors, local officers, and other employees eligible for employee

organization leave, together with official work stations, departments and
agencies of such employees. Where a CSEA Local is comprised of

employees from more than one agency and/or work location, CSEA shall
so indicate. An employee whose name does not appear on the list can be

denied employee organization leave, at the State’s discretion.
(e) Under special circumstances and upon advance request, additional

employee organization leave may be granted by the Director of the
Governor’s Office of Employee Relations.

§4.9 Contract/Non-Contract and Disciplinary Grievance
Investigation and Representation

a) CSEA Local representatives shall be granted reasonable and necessary
employee organization leave, including travel time, for the investigation of

claimed grievances and processing of grievances at all steps of the

grievance process pursuant to the provisions of Article 33 and 34 of this
agreement subject to the following conditions:

(1) Employees Designated as Representatives
Beginning April 1, 1999, and quarterly thereafter, CSEA shall provide

the Director of the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations with a listing
of grievance representatives including official work station and

departments/agencies of such employees. Between quarterly listings,

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