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MnSCU-UTCE Master Agreement 1997-1999

ARTICLE 8
Representatives And Release Time

Section 1. Administration of Agreement. The Employer agrees that the UTCE grievance representative on each campus shall be provided adequate opportunity to investigate and process grievances, and the local UTCE President on each campus shall be provided adequate opportunity to confer with the College President or designee concerning the provisions and application of this Agreement. Meetings with the administration or arbitration hearings regarding the processing of grievances shall usually be during the normal work day and the grievant, the UTCE grievance representative, and UTCE chapter president shall not lose wages due to their participation.

Section 2. Certification of Campus Representatives. The names of any UTCE chapter officers and representatives who may represent the faculty members in the administration of this Agreement shall be communicated to the president on each campus by UTCE.

Section 3. Release Time for State UTCE President. The state president of UTCE shall be granted release time from all of his/her college assigned duties to conduct the business of UTCE.

Subd. 1. Additional Release Time. At the request of UTCE the state president shall be granted an additional 25% release time beyond the release specified in this section.

Subd. 2. Payroll. The UTCE President shall remain on the state payroll at her/his actual salary schedule placement for the academic year and shall maintain and/or accrue all contract benefits that would be maintained and/or accrued if the president were performing assigned duties for the College. UTCE will reimburse MnSCU for the actual costs of the state president's release time.

Subd. 3. Sabbatical. A faculty member who has served as UTCE President and is returning to their college assigned duties, shall have the right to receive a sabbatical in accordance with Article 21 Professional Development before returning to their college assigned duties. This sabbatical shall not be denied.

Section 4. Release Time for State UTCE First Vice President. The first vice president of

UTCE shall be granted ½ release time from college assigned duties to conduct the business of UTCE. The UTCE first vice president shall remain on the state payroll at the regular salary and lose no benefits. UTCE shall reimburse MnSCU for the state first vice president's release time for the actual cost of the amount of release time granted.

Section 5. Release Time for Other State UTCE Officers. UTCE may buy release time for other officers and/or faculty members. The amount of release time shall be specified by the state UTCE thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each academic quarter or semester, when possible, or at other times by mutual agreement. Such officers and/or faculty members shall remain on the state payroll at their regular salary and lose no benefits. UTCE shall reimburse MnSCU for each officer's release time at the actual cost of the full amount of release time.

Section 6. Release Time for Faculty UTCE Representatives.

Subd. 1. Release Time. The amount of release time shall be specified by the state UTCE thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each academic quarter or semester, when possible, or at other times by mutual agreement.

Subd. 2. Local Representatives. Upon request of the state UTCE President, the College President shall afford paid release time for UTCE chapter representatives on each campus for the purposes of conducting UTCE duties. UTCE shall reimburse MnSCU for such release time at the actual cost of the full amount of release time.

Subd. 3. State Representatives. The parties agree that faculty members on all UTCE standing committees and/or the executive board shall be granted reasonable amounts of paid release time to conduct UTCE business. UTCE shall reimburse MnSCU for such release time at the actual cost of the full amount of release time.