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five (5) days’ duration. In addition, reasonable travel time shall be granted

for such meetings.

(2) Present methods and procedure for approving applications for
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

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