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§22.4 The State shall seek the appropriation of funds by the Legislature

to support activities of the Joint Committee and to support activities

associated with identification, research, development and implementation
of alternative work force strategies that will foster effective work force

stabilization, in the amount indicated in each year of the 2016-2021
Agreement: $557,134 in 2016-2017, $568,277 in 2017-2018, $579,642 in

2018-2019, $591,235 in 2019-2020, and $603,060 in 2020-2021.

Article 23
Overtime Meal Allowance

§23.1 Overtime meal allowances shall be paid, subject to rules and
regulations of the Comptroller, to employees when it is necessary and in

the best interest of the State for such employees to work at least three hours
overtime on a regular working day or at least six hours overtime on other

than a regular working day. Employees working at least six hours overtime
on a regular working day or at least nine hours overtime on other than a

regular working day shall receive two overtime meal allowances.
§23.2 The overtime meal allowance for employees in this unit shall be

$6.00.
§23.3 Less than full-time employees shall be eligible for payment of an

overtime meal allowance when they meet all other eligibility criteria for
such payment and on either a regularly scheduled workday or a day other

than a regularly scheduled workday, work the same number of hours as a
full-time employee would be required to work on such day to be eligible

for payment of an overtime meal allowance.

§23.4 When the employer provides a meal for an employee working in
an overtime capacity described above, such meal shall be in lieu of an
overtime meal allowance.

§23.5 The State shall process overtime meal allowances for payment at

the same time as the overtime work payment is processed.
§23.6 An overtime meal allowance shall also be paid, subject to rules and

regulations of the Comptroller, to employees ineligible to receive overtime
compensation when it is necessary and in the best interest of the State for

such employees to work at least three hours overtime on a regular working
day or at least six hours overtime on other than a regular working day.

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