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(b)Recommendations of specific programs to be funded shall be made by

        a Unit Specific CSEA/State Advisory Committee.

           §14.4 Joint CSEA/State Committee
           (a) A joint CSEA/State Committee shall be  established  to coordinate

        quality of work life, training and development programs funded through
        Article 14 of  this Agreement.    Committee responsibilities shall include

        coordinating Article 14 programming to  improve geographic and
        occupational accessibility, publicity, evaluation and encouraging the use of

        non-State resources to meeting program needs.
           (b) The Committee shall consist of an equal number of designees from the

        Governor's Office of Employee Relations and the Civil Service Employees
        Association, Inc., respectively.

           (c) Actions of the Committee cannot supersede any other provisions of
        Article 14, or of any other Article of this Agreement, or any Memorandum

        of Understanding or agreement  that further  delineate the  terms  of any
        Article of this Agreement.

           Where such practice will not interfere with the proper administration of
        State business, the State agrees to offer training programs for employees at

        its facilities, including the facilities of SUNY, and to establish shared time
        arrangements in order to permit the fullest utilization of such opportunities.

        Agencies are encouraged to make reasonable efforts to afford employees
        the time to participate in Partnership programs and to equitably distribute

        such opportunities among all bargaining unit employees.
           §14.5 State Facilities

           Where such practice will not interfere with the proper administration  of

        State business, the State agrees to offer training programs for employees
        at its facilities, including the facilities of SUNY, and to establish shared time
        arrangements in order to permit the fullest utilization of such opportunities.

           §14.6 Licensure/Certification

           The Partnership shall continue to reimburse employees for certification
        and  license  examination  fees  that  are  job-  or  career-related  and  lead  to

        certification or licensure for a state occupation.








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