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receive severance pay in an amount that would exceed that which he or she

would otherwise have received as base annual salary during the period of

separation from State service. Should the amount of severance pay exceed
the amount of base annual pay otherwise earned during the period of

separation from State service, said employee shall repay the difference
pursuant to the following rules:

i. Any affected employee who resumes State service shall repay such
excess payments received within one (1) year of the employee’s return to

payroll, by payroll deductions in equal amounts.
ii. Nothing in this §4.c. shall affect the State’s right to recover the full

amount of the monetary severance payment by other lawful means if it has
not recovered the full amount by payroll deduction within the time periods

set forth herein.
(5) Grievability and Dispute Resolution

a. The application of terms of the Appendix shall be grievable only up to
Step III of the provisions of Article 34 (Grievance and Arbitration

Procedure).
b. Disputes raised to the Step III level will be reviewed by the Employment

Security Committee for attempted resolution. If a decision must eventually
be rendered and no resolution is agreed to, the decision shall be issued

pursuant to the procedures outlined in Article 34.1(b).
(6) Health Insurance

A permanent affected employee who elects the severance option and is
separated, shall continue to be covered under the State’s Health Insurance

Plan at the same contribution rate as an active employee for one year

following such separation or until reemployment by the State or
employment by another employer, whichever occurs first.
(7) Savings Clause

If any provision of this Severance Option is found to be invalid by a

decision of a tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such specific provision
or part thereof specified in such decision shall be of no force and effect, but

the remainder of this Severance Option shall continue in full force and
effect.

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