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enrollment in the State Health Insurance Plan in accordance with the

provisions contained in part 73 of the Rules and Regulations of the

Department of Civil Service (4NYCRR Part 73), except that it shall not
mean seasonal employees whose employment is expected to last less than

six (6) months, employees in temporary positions of less than six months
duration, or employees holding appointments otherwise expected to last

less than six (6) months.
§30.5 There is a recognized need for the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund

to be provided, on a current basis, with data to determine when a new
employee is to be covered, recognize an employee’s change in payroll

agency, recognize a change in employee status which may change type of
coverage, and determine when an employee is no longer entitled to

coverage. Accordingly, the joint State-CSEA working group shall continue
to develop and monitor new inter-system approaches to producing needed

data. The group shall be comprised of representatives of the Governor’s
Office of Employee Relations, CSEA, Inc., Department of Civil Service,

CSEA Employee Benefit Fund and its data processing firm, and the State
Comptroller.

Article 31

Labor/Management Meetings
§31.1 The purpose of this Article shall be to provide a forum to discuss

and attempt to resolve matters of mutual concern, including such matters
as rest areas. By mutual agreement, matters resolved pursuant to the Article

may be placed in writing in the form of memoranda or correspondence

between the parties.
§31.2 Representatives of the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations
shall meet with CSEA representatives at a mutually agreed upon time to

discuss matters of mutual concern. If desired by the other party, the party

requesting the meeting shall submit a written agenda in advance of the
meeting.

§31.3 A department or agency head, or his/her designee, shall meet with
CSEA representatives quarterly for the purpose of discussing and

attempting to resolve matters of mutual concern, including matters
concerning implementation and administration of this Agreement which

are department or agency-wide in nature. Written agenda shall be

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