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attendance at such meetings described in (1) and (2) above shall continue

           unchanged.

             (b)  A  reasonable number of employees serving on CSEA  statewide
           negotiating teams shall be granted employee  organization leave, including

           reasonable time for preparation and  travel time,  for the purpose of
           negotiating with representatives of the State.

             (c) Employee organization leave pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section
           may not be granted unless CSEA provides to the Director of the Governor’s

           Office of Employee Relations or the Director’s designee at least  five (5)
           days’ advance  notice  of  the  purpose  and  dates  for which such leave  is

           requested and the names and work stations of the employees for whom such
           leave  is requested. The granting of such leave shall be  subject  to the

           reasonable operating needs of  the State.
             (d)  CSEA  shall  provide  to  the  Director  of  the  Governor’s  Office of

           Employee  Relations,  on  a  quarterly  basis,  a  list  of  CSEA  officers and
           directors, local officers,  and  other  employees  eligible  for employee

           organization leave, together with official work  stations, departments and
           agencies of such employees. Where a CSEA  Local is  comprised of

           employees from more than one agency and/or work location, CSEA shall so
           indicate. An employee whose name does not appear on the list can be denied

           employee organization leave, at the State’s discretion.
             (e)  Under special circumstances  and upon advance request, additional

           employee organization  leave may be granted by the  Director of  the
           Governor’s Office of Employee Relations.

            §4.9 Contract/Non-Contract and Disciplinary Grievance
            Investigation and Representation

              (a) CSEA Local representatives shall be granted reasonable and necessary
           employee organization leave, including travel time, for the investigation of

           claimed grievances and processing of grievances at all steps of the grievance

           process pursuant to the provisions of Article 33 and 34 of this agreement
           subject to the following conditions:
              (1) Employees Designated as Representatives

             Beginning April  1,  1999,  and  quarterly  thereafter,  CSEA shall provide

           the Director of the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations with a listing of
           grievance representatives including official                               work station and

           departments/agencies of such employees. Between quarterly listings, CSEA


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