Timeliness and Requests for Information. Grievances shall be processed as rapidly as possible. Time limits expressed herein (Article 15) may be extended by mutual agreement. A grievance to be timely must be filed in writing not more than thirty (30) calendar days after the aggrieved's cognizance of the facts upon which the grievance is based. The level of filing shall be in accordance with Section 15.6 below. In calculating calendar days as used in this Article, those days that fall between the end of finals week in any of the four quarters and the beginning of the next quarter shall be excluded. All data, records and information necessary to the processing of a grievance shall be made available to the grievant and to other appropriate parties in a timely and expeditious manner.
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