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UTCE-MnSCU Master Agreement 1999-2001
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 process 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 UTCE President.
The president of UTCE shall be granted up to full release time from college assigned duties to conduct the business of UTCE.
Subd. 1. Additional Release Time.
UTCE at its request, may also provide for additional release time for the president for a twenty-five percent (25%) overload. UTCE shall reimburse the Employer for the actual cost of the overload payment based on the president's actual salary schedule placement for the academic year.
Subd. 2. Payroll.
The UTCE President shall remain on the state payroll at his/her regular salary and lose no benefits. UTCE shall reimburse MnSCU for the actual replacement costs of the state president's release time.
Subd. 3. Sabbatical.
A faculty member who has served as UTCE president and is returning to his/her college assigned duties, shall have the right to receive a sabbatical in accordance with Article 21, Professional Development, before returning to his/her college assigned duties. This sabbatical shall not be denied.
Section 4. Release Time for Other UTCE Officers.
UTCE may buy release time for up to three (3) other officers. When possible, the amount of release time shall be specified by UTCE thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each academic semester or at other times by mutual agreement. Such officers shall remain on the state payroll at their regular salary and lose no benefits. UTCE shall reimburse the Employer for such officers' release time at the actual replacement costs of the release time.
Section 5. Release Time for UTCE Representatives.
Subd. 1. UTCE Representatives.
The parties agree that the following faculty members shall be granted reasonable amounts of paid release time to conduct UTCE business.
- Negotiations team. As needed to conduct contract negotiations.
- Executive Board members. Up to five (5) days per academic year.
- Executive Committee. Up to nine (9) days per academic year.
Subd. 2. Conditions.
Paid Release time will occur under the following conditions:
- Faculty assignments are rescheduled to another day and/or evening; or
- Alternate assignments/activities which can be accomplished in the absence of the instructor are assigned to the class; or
- The services of another faculty member are secured to assume the faculty member's obligations at no additional cost to the college;
- If a substitute is necessary, UTCE will be billed for the cost of the substitute.
Faculty members are responsible for notifying the College administration, whenever possible, at least two (2) weeks in advance of the need for release time to conduct UTCE business. In addition, faculty members are responsible for making the appropriate arrangements as discussed above. Such arrangements must be approved, in advance, by the College President or designee.