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Solicitations

Donations may be solicited by the recipient employee, on his or her

behalf by coworkers or by local union representatives. The employing
agency may not solicit donations on the employee’s behalf.
Administrative Issues

The employing department or agency is responsible for verifying medical

documentation, reviewing eligibility requirements, approving and
processing donations, con firming employee acceptance of donations and

transferring credits. This program is not subject to the grievance procedure
contained in this Agreement.

For purposes of this Appendix, family shall be defined as any relative or
any relative-in-law regardless of place of residence, or any person with

whom the employee makes his or her home.

Appendix XI
Productivity Enhancement Program

This Appendix describes the Productivity Enhancement Program
available to employees in the Administrative Services, Institutional

Services, Operational Services and Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Units. Detailed guidelines on program administration will be issued by the

Department of Civil Service.
Program Overview

Eligible employees may elect to participate in the Productivity
Enhancement Program. As detailed below, this program allows eligible

employees to exchange previously accrued annual leave (vacation) and/or

personal leave in return for a credit to be applied toward their employee
share NYSHIP premiums on a biweekly basis.
The program will be available for the entire calendar year in 2017, 2018,

2019, 2020, and 2021. During each of these years the credit will be divided

evenly among the State paydays that fall between January 1 and December
31.

Disputes arising from this program are not subject to the grievance
procedure contained in this Agreement. This is a pilot program that will

sunset on December 31, 2021 unless extended by mutual agreement of the
parties.

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