| ARTICLE 1. RECOGNITION |
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| • Section 1. Recognition |
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| • Section 2. Dues Check–Off |
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| • Section 3. Time Off for Representation |
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| • Section 4. Access to Work Locations |
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| • Section 5. Mail/Bulletin Boards |
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| • Section 6. District Facilities |
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| • Section 7. Access to Information |
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| • Section 8. Written Notice |
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| • Section 9. New Hire Information |
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| • Section 10. Orientation |
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| ARTICLE 2. DISTRICT/EMPLOYEE RIGHTS |
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| • Section 1. Employee Rights |
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| • Section 2. District Rights |
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| • Section 3. Nonstrike/Lockout Provision |
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| ARTICLE 3. COMPENSATION |
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| • Section 1. Salaries |
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| • Section 2. Step Placement |
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| • Section 3. Step Placement Upon Promotion, Demotion, Lateral Transfer,Reassignment or Reclassification |
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| • Section 4. Salary Adjustment and Service Time |
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| • Section 5. Temporary Promotion Pay |
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| • Section 6. Out–of–Class Assignment |
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| • Section 7. Overtime |
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| ARTICLE 4. WORKWEEK |
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| • Section 1. Workweek |
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| ARTICLE 5. BENEFIT PROGRAMS |
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| • Section 1. Maintenance of Benefits |
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| • Section 2. Medical |
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| • Section 3. Vision Care |
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| • Section 4. Dental |
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| • Section 5. Life Insurance |
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| • Section 6. Disability Insurance |
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| • Section 7. Personal Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
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| • Section 8. Dependent Care Assistance Program |
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| • Section 9. Employee Assistance Program |
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| ARTICLE 6. PENSION BENEFITS |
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| • Section 1. PERS Pension |
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| • Section 2. Retiree Health Benefits |
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| • Section 3. Medicare Enrollment |
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| • Section 4. Deferred Compensation |
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| ARTICLE 7. PAID LEAVES |
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| • Section 1. Holidays |
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| • Section 2. Absence Notification |
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| • Section 3. Vacation |
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| • Section 4. Vacation Cash Out |
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| • Section 5. Personal Leave |
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| • Section 6. Management Leave |
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| • Section 7. Sick Leave |
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| • Section 8. Sick Leave Conservation Program |
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| • Section 9. Sick Leave Donation Program |
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| • Section 10. Bereavement Leave |
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| • Section 11. Jury/Witness Leave |
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| • Section 11. Jury/Witness Leave |
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| • Section 13. Industrial Injury Leave |
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| ARTICLE 8. LEAVES OF ABSENCE |
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| • Section 1. General Provisions |
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| • Section 2. Medical Leave of Absence |
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| • Section 3. Family Care Leave of Absence |
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| • Section 4. Parental Leave |
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| • Section 5. Personal Leave of Absence |
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| • Section 6. Educational Leave of Absence |
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| ARTICLE 9. REIMBURSEMENTS |
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| • Section 1. Tuition Reimbursement |
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| • Section 2. Professional License Reimbursement |
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| • Section 3. Professional Reimbursement |
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| • Section 4. Safety Shoes/Glasses |
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| • Section 5. Travel and Subsistence Policy |
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| ARTICLE 10. HIRING/EMPLOYMENT |
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| • Section 1. Hiring Process Policy and Procedures |
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| • Section 2. Physical Examinations |
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| • Section 3. Administrative Reassignment |
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| ARTICLE 11. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE/EVALUATION |
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| • Section 1. Personnel Records |
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| • Section 2. Employee Performance Evaluations |
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| • Section 3. Probation |
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| ARTICLE 12. CLASSIFICATION |
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| • Section 1. Overview |
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| • Section 2. Maintenance of the Classification Process |
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| ARTICLE 13. DISCIPLINE PROCESS |
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| • Section 1. Right to Representation |
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| • Section 2. Examples of Employee Misconduct |
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| • Section 3. Progressive Discipline |
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| • Section 4. Disciplinary Actions |
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| • Section 5. Pre–Disciplinary Procedure |
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| • Section 6. Counseling |
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| • Section 7. Oral Reprimand |
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| • Section 8. Written Reprimand |
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| • Section 9. Administrative Leave |
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| • Section 10. Compulsory Leave |
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| • Section 11. Arbitration |
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| • Section 12. Arbitration Procedure |
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| • Section 13. Probationary Employee |
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| ARTICLE 14. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE |
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| • Section 1. Grievance Defined |
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| • Section 2. Informal Grievance Procedure |
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| • Section 3. Formal Grievance Procedure |
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| • Section 4. Arbitration |
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| • Section 5. Duty of Arbitrator |
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| ARTICLE 15. LAYOFF |
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| ARTICLE 16. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS |
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| ARTICLE 17. PRACTICES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES |
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| ARTICLE 18. NON–DISCRIMINATION/HARASSMENT (GENERAL) |
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| ARTICLE 19. ACCOMMODATION OF DISABLED EMPLOYEES |
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| ARTICLE 20. DRUG FREE WORKPLACE |
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| ARTICLE 21. CONFLICT OF INTEREST |
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| ARTICLE 22. POLITICAL RIGHTS |
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| ARTICLE 23. MISCELLANEOUS |
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| • Section 1. Full Agreement |
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| • Section 2. Savings Clause |
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| ARTICLE 24. TERM |
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