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requested, or by personal service. All time limits set forth in this Article

shall be measured from the date of receipt. Where service is by registered

or certified mail, the date of the receipt shall be that date appearing on the
return receipt; provided, however, that the time limits for the submission

of a grievance or the filing of an appeal or demand for arbitration or
issuance of a step response shall be determined from the date of personal

service or date of mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested.

(j) Working days shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding holidays,
unless otherwise specified, and days shall mean calendar days.**

(k) The State shall prepare, secure introduction and recommend passage
by the Legislature of such legislation as may be appropriate and necessary

to establish a special appropriation fund to be administered by the Office
of the State Comptroller to provide for prompt payment of settlements

reached or arbitration awards issued pursuant to this Article.
(l) In the event that CSEA alleges that the favorable resolution of a

grievance has not been implemented in a reasonable period of time or that
the State has reneged on the terms of the resolution, CSEA may resort to

the procedure contained in Article 34.1(b) which shall, for purposes of this
subsection, begin at Step 2.

(m) A claimed failure to follow the procedural provisions of Article 33
DISCIPLINE shall be reviewable in accordance with the provisions

contained in that Article.

Article 35
Resignation

§35.1 An employee who is advised that he or she is alleged to have been
guilty of misconduct or incompetency and who is therefore requested to

resign shall be given a statement written on the resignation form that:

(a) he or she has a right to consult a representative of CSEA or private
counsel selected at his or her own expense or the right to decline such

**In the case of a department or agency which normally operates on a seven

(7) day a week basis, reference to ten (10) working days shall mean fourteen
(14) calendar days and reference to five (5) working days shall mean seven

(7) calendar days, and reference to two (2) working days shall mean four (4)
calendar days.

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