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§14.3 Unit Specific Training

(a) A portion of the amounts identified in §14.2(a) above shall be

available to support quality of work life, educational, developmental and
training programs for employees in the ISU unit.

(b)Recommendations of specific programs to be funded shall be made by
a Unit Specific CSEA/State Advisory Committee.

§14.4 Joint CSEA/State Committee
(a) A joint CSEA/State Committee shall be established to coordinate

quality of work life, training and development programs funded through
Article 14 of this Agreement. Committee responsibilities shall include

coordinating Article 14 programming to improve geographic and
occupational accessibility, publicity, evaluation and encouraging the use of

non-State resources to meeting program needs.
(b) The Committee shall consist of an equal number of designees from

the Governor's Office of Employee Relations and the Civil Service
Employees Association, Inc., respectively.

(c) Actions of the Committee cannot supersede any other provisions of
Article 14, or of any other Article of this Agreement, or any Memorandum

of Understanding or agreement that further delineate the terms of any
Article of this Agreement.

Where such practice will not interfere with the proper administration of
State business, the State agrees to offer training programs for employees at

its facilities, including the facilities of SUNY, and to establish shared time
arrangements in order to permit the fullest utilization of such opportunities.

Agencies are encouraged to make reasonable efforts to afford employees

the time to participate in Partnership programs and to equitably distribute
such opportunities among all bargaining unit employees.
§14.5 State Facilities

Where such practice will not interfere with the proper administration of

State business, the State agrees to offer training programs for employees at
its facilities, including the facilities of SUNY, and to establish shared time

arrangements in order to permit the fullest utilization of such opportunities.
§14.6 Licensure/Certification

The Partnership shall continue to reimburse employees for certification
and license examination fees that are job- or career-related and lead to

certification or licensure for a state occupation.

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