State Rights. Section 1. It is understood and agreed by the Parties that the State has core management rights, which include, but are not limited to the following: a. The ultimate right and responsibility to manage its operations in the most efficient manner consistent with the best interests of all its citizens and its taxpayers; b. Except to the extent modified by this Agreement, the State reserves exclusively all the inherent rights and authority to manage and operate its facilities and programs. Economic matters shall continue to be mandatory subjects of bargaining between the Parties as provided under PECBA; c. The quality and quantity of services to be offered to the public; d. The means and methods of offering those services; e. The right to determine appropriate health and safety and programmatic standards; Section 2. This Agreement expressly reserves the State’s right to make programmatic modifications to the delivery of State services through child care subsidy programs, including funding allocations, service priorities, and program eligibility standards of eligibility of caretakers and family child care providers participating in child care subsidy programs and the nature of services provided. Section 3. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as to diminish the obligation of the Parties to discuss and/or negotiate over those subjects appropriate under the law to the extent that the State has lawful control over those subjects. This specifically includes economic compensation; such as the manner and rate of subsidy and reimbursement, including tiered reimbursements; health and welfare benefits, professional development and training; and other economic matters.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
State Rights. Section 1. It is understood and agreed by the Parties that the State has core management rights, which include, but are not limited to the following:
a. The ultimate right and responsibility to manage its operations in the most efficient manner consistent with the best interests of all its citizens and its taxpayers;
b. Except to the extent modified by this Agreement, the State reserves exclusively all the inherent rights and authority to manage and operate its facilities and programs. Economic matters shall continue to be mandatory subjects of bargaining between the Parties as provided under PECBA;
c. The quality and quantity of services to be offered to the public;
d. The means and methods of offering those services;
e. The right to determine appropriate health and safety and programmatic standards;
Section 2. This Agreement expressly reserves the State’s right to make programmatic modifications to the delivery of State services through child care subsidy programs, including funding allocations, service priorities, and program eligibility standards of eligibility of caretakers and family child care providers participating in child care subsidy programs and the nature of services provided.
Section 3. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as to diminish the obligation of the Parties to discuss and/or negotiate over those subjects appropriate under the law to the extent that the State has lawful control over those subjects. This specifically includes economic compensation; such as the manner and rate of subsidy and reimbursement, including tiered reimbursements; health and welfare benefits, professional development and training; and other economic matters.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement