Section 1B. Applicant Pool - A group of applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications for a vacant position. Appointing Authority - A person or a group of persons empowered by the Constitution, statute, or executive order to employ persons in, or to make appointments to positions in the civil service. Arbitration - If a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved after the second step and the Council chooses to arbitrate, an impartial person is selected from a list of people approved by the Council and Minnesota Management & Budget to hear the grievance and render an impartial decision which is binding on the parties. Bargaining Unit Layoff List - An eligible list which allows employees to be recalled to their former class in seniority units other than the one from which they were laid off. See Article 13, Section 8.
Section 1B. In the event of a layoff, exception to stipulations listed above, is individuals who had previously been awarded higher classification positions will retain the right to bump into those positions provided they continue to meet minimum qualification standards. Laid off employees, except temporary or substitute help, shall be permitted to bid on job vacancies or new positions as provided in Article IX of this Agreement.
Section 1B. No employee shall be called to a meeting that may result in discipline without a Union Representative present, unless the employee waives her/his right, in writing, or unless the seriousness of the offense warrants immediate action by the Employer and a xxxxxxx is not available.
Section 1B. Applicant Pool - A group of applicants who have been determined to meet the minimum qualifications for a vacant position. Appointing Authority - A person or a group of persons empowered by the Constitution, statute, or executive order to employ persons in, or to make appointments to positions in the civil service. Arbitration - If a grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved after the third step and the Council chooses to arbitrate, an impartial person is selected from a list of people approved by the Council and the Department of Employee Relations to hear the grievance and render an impartial decision which is binding on the parties. Bargaining Unit Layoff List - An eligible list which allows employees to be recalled to their former class in seniority units other than the one from which they were laid off. See Article 13, Section 8.
Section 1B. For the purposes of attending regional meetings, workshops, seminars, conferences, or other professional activities, a teachers’ annual expense account of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) shall be allotted to each high school and to each middle school. One half of the funds allocated to each high school and each middle school shall be available by the first day of school of each school year. The remaining half of the funds allocated to each high school and each middle school shall be available by February 1 of each school year. Monies unused in the first half of the school year (first day of school - January 31) shall be carried over to the second half of the school year (February 1 - the last day of the school year) without diminishing the allocation scheduled for the second half of the school year.
Section 1B. If the teacher elects the Article 16 sick leave benefits, she may obtain these benefits to the extent of her sick leave entitlement for a period of up to six (6) weeks after normal delivery of the child and up to eight (8) weeks after Cesarean Section. This time period for the receipt of paid sick leave may be extended, upon request of the teacher, if the teacher submits to the Superintendent’s office a doctor’s certificate indicating that teacher remains temporarily disabled. Either before, or at the time of, the expiration of the said six-eight (6-8) week time period, the teacher may apply for extended leave without pay as per the provisions of Section 2 hereof.
Section 1B. In departments/units operating on a seven (7) day schedule, the holiday is observed on the actual holiday. In departments/units operating on a Monday-Friday schedule, the holiday is observed on either Monday or Friday.
Section 1B. Regular full-
Section 1B. “Significant other” is defined to mean a person with whom the employee has entered into a domestic partnership and received a Certificate of Domestic Partnership under the New Jersey Domestic Partnership Act.
Section 1B. Section 1(b) to the Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
