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and attempt to resolve matters of mutual concern regarding work force

planning, which may include the joint recommendation of demonstration

projects to address identified issues, and to review matters relative to
redeployment of employees affected by the State’s exercise of its right to

contract out. The Committee is not intended to be policy-making or
regulatory in nature; rather, it is intended to be advisory on matters of work

force planning. Matters of mutual concern include, but are not limited to:
(1) identification, research, development and implementation of work

force planning strategies;
(2) fostering effective work force stabilization by utilization of attrition

and the establishment of long and short-term human resource goals;
(3) the concept of exploring alternative State employment for employees

who become permanently disabled from the performance of their duties;
(4) establishment of a skills inventory system that can expand placement

alternatives for new or existing job opportunities;
(5) study and develop procedures and programs to facilitate training and

retraining alternatives aimed at responding to changes and work force
requirements, new technology and promoting work force stabilization;

(6) examination of employment security models in the public sector in
relation to their potential application to New York State.

The parties recognize that work force planning is a workplace issue. As
such, a cooperative working relationship will be encouraged between all

State employee negotiating units and the State.
§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 Allowances

§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

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