Common use of VSEA TIME OFF Clause in Contracts

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four regular council meetings per year. The ODG may grant permission for attendance at not more than one additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 hours per contract period, subject to the operating needs of the ODG for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; (g) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time off, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g above. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODG.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a)–(f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (g25) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining meetings. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” ―VSEA business‖ as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (g95) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a) – (g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not unreasonably be withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” ―VSEA business‖ as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a)–(e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (25) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(d) above. (f) Members of the Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. . Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Correction Unit: up to forty (40) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(d) above. (f) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year;. This subsection shall be applicable to the eighteen (18) presently existing VSEA standing committees listed in Appendix N, as agreed to by the State and VSEA during negotiations for the FY 2015 – FY 2016 Agreement. However, any other VSEA standing committee(s) shall not be entitled to paid release time for its members. (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (g95) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a) – (g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not unreasonably be withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a)–(f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year;. This subsection shall be applicable to the eighteen (18) presently existing VSEA standing committees, as agreed to by the State and VSEA during negotiations for the FY 2015 – FY 2016 Agreement, and as specified in Appendix J. However, any VSEA standing committee created on and after the date of this agreed upon list, shall not be entitled to paid release time for its members. (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (g25) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining meetings. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Correction Unit: up to forty (g40) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Correction Unit: up to forty (g40) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” ―VSEA business‖ as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (g95) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a) – (g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not unreasonably be withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) – (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (95) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a-g ) – (d) above. (f) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year;. This subsection shall be applicable to the eighteen (18) presently existing VSEA standing committees, as agreed to by the State and VSEA during negotiations for the FY 2015 – FY 2016 Agreement, and as specified in Appendix D. However, any VSEA standing committee created on and after the date of this agreed upon list, shall not be entitled to paid release time for its members. (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Correction Unit: up to forty (g40) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Correction Unit: up to forty (g40) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(g) above. (e) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (f) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (95) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a-g ) (d) above. (f) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole d Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Personnel, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of 160 hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 100 hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; (g) Any of the above or ; Supervisory Unit: up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. 25 stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time off240 hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours 280 for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections aA-g G above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Personnel. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsection (a) – (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Non-Management Unit: up to ninety-five (g95) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections (a-g ) – (d) above. (e) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from the inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (f) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Correction Unit: up to forty (40) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(d) above. (f) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may xxxxxx of Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG S xxxx business, which shall sh all prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of t he m eeting and dat e t o t he D epartment of Human R esources, f or t hose m eetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit ChairpersonOfficers/Delegates, up to 40 a m aximum of f our ( 4) sh all be al lowed r easonable t ime of f, not t o exceed an ag gregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit C hairperson, up to sixty ( 60) hours per contract periody ear, subject to the operating su bject t o t he oper ating needs of the ODG t he department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing t he pr ocessing and handling handl ing of complaints co mplaints and grievancesg rievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundr ed ( 100) hours per xxxxxxx st xxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Correction Unit: up to forty (g40) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member two hundred ei ghty ( 280) for U nit C hair per sons, t ime of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours time off in f i n any fiscal year f iscal y ear under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation w ith the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist em ployees on non -standard w ork w eeks, w ho ar e sch eduled f or bar gaining m eetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee o f back -to-g aboveback day s off w hen r escheduling occu rs. T he State shall not compel the employee t o w ork m ore t han a r egular sh ift as part of t he r escheduling, unl ess by mutual agreement of the em ployee and su pervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be f or a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instancesi nstances, under this t his Section, such employees su ch em ployees shall coordinate their absences co ordinate t heir abse nces from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient t he ef ficient conduct of ODG business State busi ness and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings su ch m eetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG i ncluding co ncurrent w xxxxxx not ice t o Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice not ice of meetings m eetings to its i ts own representativesr epresentatives. ““ VSEA businessbusi ness” as referred to t o in this t his Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Personnel, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of 160 hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 60 hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 100 hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; (g) Any of the above or ; Correction Unit: up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. 40 stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time off240 hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours 280 for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections aA-g G above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Personnel. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 sixty (60) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Correction Unit: up to forty (40) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chairpersons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(d) above. (f) Members of the bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional Labor Relations. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (g) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) (e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance;; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (25) stewards (ge) Any of the above or Stewards for attendance at up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending four (4) training sessionssessions per fiscal year. An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(d) above. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role . (f) Members of the VSEA as required Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by current law in dealing or with the ODG.State. Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional me f

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Personnel, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a) – (f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 regular Trustee meetings and up to two special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of 160 hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 100 hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; (g) Any of the above or ; Non-Management Unit: up to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. 95 stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time off240 hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours 280 for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections aA-g G above. (h) Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Personnel. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODGState.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a)–(e) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (d) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten meetings per year; (e) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five meetings per year; (f) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (g25) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a-g (a)-(g) above. (e) Members of the Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining sessions scheduled by or with the State. In Members of the bargaining team to attend up to six (6) meetings, scheduled on or after February 1 of the year in which bargaining is scheduled to commence, to prepare for bargaining. Additional meetings may be approved at the sole discretion of the State’s Director of Labor Relations. . Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any such instances, day when time off under this Section, such employees shall coordinate section is granted in their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG capacity as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role member of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing team. The Department may, after consultation with the ODGemployee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-standard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (f) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA.

VSEA TIME OFF. The VSEA shall provide written notice to the ODG of the date and time of those meetings outlined in subsections (a) through (g) below with as much notice as possible. Subject to the efficient conduct of ODG State business, which shall prevail in any instance of conflict, permission for reasonable time off during normal working hours without loss of pay and without charge to accrued benefits shall not be unreasonably withheld withheld. The VSEA shall provide written notice of the meeting and date to the Department of Human Resources, for those meetings outlined in subsections (a)–(f) below, with as much notice as possible. Subject to the foregoing, time off shall be granted in the following instances to: (a) Members of the VSEA Board of Trustees to attend 12 twelve (12) regular Trustee meetings and up to two (2) special Trustee meetings a year; in the events that an ODG employee who serves on the VSEA Board of Trustees cannot attend a Trustee meeting, this Board member shall be permitted to designate an ODG alternate to attend in their absence and this alternate will be afforded the same rights provided in this paragraph. (b) Members of the Council for attendance at any of the four (4) regular council meetings per year. The ODG State may grant permission for attendance at not more than one (1) additional special meeting. (c) Officers/Delegates, up to a maximum of four (4) shall be allowed reasonable time off, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred sixty (160) hours for all bargaining units in any calendar year to attend national or regional meetings of the VSEA national affiliate; (d) Unit Chairperson, up to 40 forty (40) hours per contract periodyear, subject to the operating needs of the ODG department for conduct of unit Labor Relations/Contract Administration business; (de) Members of VSEA standing committees will be permitted to attend ten (10) meetings per year; (ef) Unit executive committee members will be given time off to attend five (5) meetings per year; (fg) Stewards for the processing and handling of complaints and grievances, including necessary appearances at all steps of the grievance procedure; up to 20 one hundred (100) hours per xxxxxxx per year shall be considered a reasonable time for processing and handling of complaints and grievances, and may be extended by mutual agreement in any instance; ; Supervisory Unit: up to twenty-five (g25) Any of the above or to chapter officers or to bargaining team members for the purpose of attending training sessions. stewards An employee will not be permitted more than a total of 120 hours time offtwo hundred forty (240) hours, except that a member of the VSEA Board of Trustees will be permitted no more than 160 hours two hundred eighty (280) for Unit Chair persons, time off in any fiscal year under paragraph 3, subsections a(a)-(g) above. (h) Members of the Supervisory Unit bargaining team to attend bargaining meetings. Members of the bargaining team who are assigned to the second or third shift shall be excused from their shift on an hour for hour basis, on any day when time off under this section is granted in their capacity as a member of the team. The Department may, after consultation with the employee, elect for a period of time during contract talks to assign the employee to first shift. Except in the instance of conflicting State business, the State shall make a reasonable effort to assist employees on non-g abovestandard work weeks, who are scheduled for bargaining meetings with the State, by accommodating a request by the employee to readjust his/her schedule in order to preserve days off. Normally, the rescheduling will take place within the same pay period, with no guarantee of back-to-back days off when rescheduling occurs. The State shall not compel the employee to work more than a regular shift as part of the rescheduling, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. Any such rescheduling shall be for a full workday off, unless by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor. VSEA reserves the right to cancel the meeting when the absence of a team member results from inability to reschedule. VSEA agrees to hold the State harmless from VSEA-grievances relating to any complaint(s) due to rescheduling of a team member. (i) Members of Labor Management Committees for meetings scheduled by the State and VSEA. (j) Any of the above or to chapter officers for the purpose of attending training sessions approved in advance by the Department of Human Resources. Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any such instances, under this Section, such employees shall coordinate their absences from work to minimize the adverse impact on the efficient conduct of ODG State business and in all cases must secure advance permission from appropriate supervisors and shall give the ODG State as much prior notice of any such meetings as possible, including concurrent written notice to ODG Department Heads when VSEA sends a notice of meetings to its own representatives. “VSEA business” as referred to in this Article involves the institutional role of the VSEA as required by current law in dealing with the ODG.State.‌‌