Common use of Released Time for Association Business Clause in Contracts

Released Time for Association Business. A. The District will allow release time with pay for attendance at the CSEA Annual Conference on the basis of two (2) delegates for the first one B. Members designated by the Association to attend said Conference shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to date of Conference, submit their names to the District. The District will, in turn, not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of said request, approve the names that have been submitted or notify the Association to select an alternate, such alternate's name to be submitted to the District no later than five (5) days prior to the Annual Conference. C. Officers of CSEA Chapter 76, Site Representatives and Job Stewards shall have release time available for the performance of their duties. Sixty-six (66) hours (1.65 FTE) per week shall be available for use for release time for union activities. The Chapter President and Chief Negotiator may have up to 20 hours each of the 66 hours of release time per week to conduct CSEA business with the remaining hours distributed as needed. Such release time shall be documented by the individual using the time and certified by the President of CSEA Chapter 76 as D. The District may provide a substitute employee for the Chapter President and/or Chief Negotiator with mutual agreement between CSEA and the Superintendent/President. Each substitute employee may work up to 900 hours or 195 days per fiscal year, whichever comes first. E. CSEA shall have release time equivalent to 500 employee hours per year, for the purpose of attending the monthly CSEA meeting. CSEA will provide a monthly report to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources listing the employees attending the monthly meeting and the remaining number of employee hours that may be used for attendance at the monthly meeting for that year. Attendance at the monthly CSEA F. Serving on shared governance committees, subcommittees, task forces, ad-hoc committees, or attendance at classified meetings referenced in Section 13 will not serve in lieu of the employee’s lunch period.

Released Time for Association Business. ‌ A. The District will allow release time with pay for attendance at the CSEA Annual Conference on the basis of two (2) delegates for the first one B. Members designated by the Association to attend said Conference shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to date of Conference, submit their names to the District. The District will, in turn, not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of said request, approve the names that have been submitted or notify the Association to select an alternate, such alternate's name to be submitted to the District no later than five (5) days prior to the Annual Conference. C. Officers of CSEA Chapter 76, Site Representatives and Job Stewards shall have release time available for the performance of their duties. Sixty-six (66) hours (1.65 FTE) per week shall be available for use for release time for union activities. The Chapter President and Chief Negotiator may have up to 20 hours each of the 66 hours of release time per week to conduct CSEA business with the remaining hours distributed as needed. Such release time shall be documented by the individual using the time and certified by the President of CSEA Chapter 76 as D. The District may provide a substitute employee for the Chapter President and/or Chief Negotiator with mutual agreement between CSEA and the Superintendent/President. Each substitute employee may work up to 900 hours or 195 days per fiscal year, whichever comes first. E. CSEA shall have release time equivalent to 500 employee hours per year, for the purpose of attending the monthly CSEA meeting. CSEA will provide a monthly report to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources listing the employees attending the monthly meeting and the remaining number of employee hours that may be used for attendance at the monthly meeting for that year. Attendance at the monthly CSEACSEA meetings will not serve in lieu of the employee’s lunch period up to the 500 hour annual limit. F. Serving on shared governance committees, subcommittees, task forces, ad-hoc committees, or attendance at classified meetings referenced in Section 13 will not serve in lieu of the employee’s lunch period.

Released Time for Association Business. A. The District will allow release time with pay for attendance at the CSEA Annual Conference on the basis of two (2) delegates for the first one B. Members designated by the Association to attend said Conference shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to date of Conference, submit their names to the District. The District will, in turn, not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of said request, approve the names that have been submitted or notify the Association to select an alternate, such alternate's name to be submitted to the District no later than five (5) days prior to the Annual Conference. C. Officers of CSEA Chapter 76, Site Representatives and Job Stewards shall have release time available for the performance of their duties. Sixty-six (66) hours (1.65 FTE) per week shall be available for use for release time for union activities. The Chapter President and Chief Negotiator may have up to 20 hours each of the 66 hours of release time per week to conduct CSEA business with the remaining hours distributed as needed. Such release time shall be documented by the individual using the time and certified by the President of CSEA Chapter 76 as D. The District may provide a substitute employee for the Chapter President and/or Chief Negotiator with mutual agreement between CSEA and the Superintendent/President. Each substitute employee may work up to 900 hours or 195 days per fiscal year, whichever comes first. E. CSEA shall have release time equivalent to 500 employee hours per year, for the purpose of attending the monthly CSEA meeting. CSEA will provide a monthly report to the Associate Vice President of Human Resources listing the employees attending the monthly meeting and the remaining number of employee hours that may be used for attendance at the monthly meeting for that year. Attendance at the monthly CSEACSEA meetings will not serve in lieu of the employee’s lunch period up to the 500 hour annual limit. F. Serving on shared governance committees, subcommittees, task forces, ad-hoc committees, or attendance at classified meetings referenced in Section 13 will not serve in lieu of the employee’s lunch period.