MEMORANDUMOF SETTLEMENTAND NfW, this 10th day of April, 2014, it is hereby agreed by and between the State ofRhode Island 1d the Rhode Island Council 94, AFSCME that the Collective BargainingAgreement, dated by extension through June 30, 2013, subject to ratification no later than thirty::::::,:::i::::::: ::::::::::::sPeriOd1.lrticleof fouryears,effectiveJuly I, 2013tlrrough11, SeniorityAmend 11.7 .a.2.a. First Bump by adding the following after the first sentence: "The laidoff employee may choose to accept a vacancy offered by the State, within the same class in thesame bargainink unit."2.bicle11, SeniorityEffectiJe upon the implementation of an electronic application system, Article 11.4 willbe amended as ollows: "All new and vacant positions to which recruitment is to be initiatedshall only be posted on the State's internet employment opportunities website for a period of ten(10) calendar dlys and notice of such vacancies shall be sent to the Union at the time of theposting via ele ttronic means. The list of said vacancies shall also be sent to the ExecutiveDirector of Co' ncil 94 and local Presidents at the time of posting via electronic means.r;Employees whi apply for such vacancies shall do so via the State's internet employmentopportunitiesEmployees shall be provided reasonable access to State computers for thepurposes ofre (eWing and applying for online postings. The Union recognizes the right of theState to consid r Affirmative Action factors when hiring new employees for any position onceSection 4(a) - (g) of this section are complied with. The union also agrees that Affirmative!ay be taken into account when makingAction factorsa selection among bargaining unitemployees when reviewing those employees eligible under this section.3.. liele13, Sick LeaveIAmend Section 13.7(B) by deleting "upon completion of a minimum of three months"from last sentejce.I4.Miele17, Leave Without PayAmendI ection17.2 to add a second sentence as follows: "Employees returning from anauthorized leavr for educational improvement must return to their current position for a period ofone (1) year and!remain in State service for two (2) years. In the event said employee fails tocomply with thLe obligations, he/she (not the Union) will be required to reimburse the State forIthe full amoun expended by the State, including the cost of health insurance. In the event thatan employee leaves State employment within two (2) years, such amounts will be pro-ratedbased on the m~nths of service. The State shall deduct any paid leave accruals otherwise dueupon separation from the employee's debt to the State."5.~icle19 MilitaLeave..Amend the last sentence of Article 19.1 by adding: "in accordance with the terms ofUSERRA."6.Article 40, Mileage ProvisionAmend Article 40.1 to read as follows: "When an employee is required by the employerto use his or hL vehicle for official State business he/she will be paid mileage at the rate set bythe Internal R venue Service. The IRS mileage rate shall be adjusted to reflect the rate that is inIeffect on those dates."27.Micle 41, Personal Business LeaveDelete stcond sentence (including subparagraphs (a) through (d)) from Article 41.1.Amend j"ction 41.3 by striking "on Good Friday afternoon, Christmas Eve, or the daybefore New Year's Day."8.Jon-DiSCrimination, Equal Opportunity & Affirmative ActionAmendL9.kemorandumadd: Gender identity and expression.of Aeement re ardin La offs/Shutdowns or Pa Reductionspage 105Remov1 entire Memorandum of Agreement and replace with the following: "Employeesmay request discharge of Pay Reduction Leave "PR," coded as "RO leave," or "ROI Leave"earned in accorl-nce with the Memorandum of Agreement dated September 22, 2009 (the "PRAgreement"), a d these requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Employees may carry nomore than four ~4) PR days accrued from FYI 0 and no more than four (4) PR days accrued fromFYII solely fOFcash payment only upon termination from State service due to retirement,voluntary terrnttionor death. Said cash payment for those days accrued from FYIO shall bepaid at the emPloyee's total pre-reduction hourly rate in effect for the pay period of 9/27/09 10110109 (paycheck of 10116/09), regardless of when the cash payment is made. Said cashpayment for thLe days accrued from FYI1 shall be paid at the employee's total pre-reductionhourly rate in Jfect for the pay period of 112111- 1115111(paycheck of 1121111),regardless ofwhen the cash ~ayment is made. All other pay reduction leave accruals provided for in the PRIAgreement SharI have no cash value whatsoever.This agreement does not change an employee'searned entitlement to other frozen or deferred days (i.e. Sundlun days)."10.IMOD re Implementation of Study Contemplated by Segal Report3The parti es will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement that will provide:MEMORANDiMOF AGREEMENTThis Memorandum of Agreement is entered into by and between the State of RhodeIsland (the "Stat')andWHE/AS,(the "Union") (collectively the "Parties").the parties recognize that the State personnel system is out-of-date and inneed of reform; landWHEREAS, in June of2012, the State of Rhode Island's Department of Administrationengaged The Se1galGroup to perform a study and issue a report towards implementing personnelreforms; andWHEREAS, The Segal Group, in January of2013, after consultation with an AdvisoryCommittee, an1 after months of stakeholder interviews and independent research, issued tbeState of Rhode Island Comprehensive Personnel Study - Final Report of Detailed Findings,availabl eat:wtw.WHEdAS,and the compJsationgovernor. ri.gov/personnel/O 12613 study. pdf; anda subsequent report is being prepared to address classification architecturestructure (collectively with the Segal report, the "Report").WHER~AS, the Parties entered into a collective bargaining agreement effective-----------1through-------------NOW ,HEREFORE,(the "CBA").in the best interests of the parties, it is hereby agreed by andbetween the ParieS that:1.Mid- Tenn Discussions/BargainingProvid Idthe report is completed by June 30, 2015, the Parties agree that they will meetand confer over the recommendations in the Report. Statutory impasse procedures ofRIGL 3611 shall not ap~lY to the Parties' agreement to meet and confer. By entering into this MOA,4neither party waives any rights it has. In no event will the implementation of recommendedchanges result i the decrease in an employee's base wages.2.JutualCooperationThe Parties agree to approach such discussions with a sincere resolve to reach agreementIconcerning the report'srecommendations.FOR THE STA1fE OF RHODE ISLANDFOR THE UNIONI11.Shift DifferentialsAdd: EiPloyeeshired into state service on or after June 29,2014 shall not receive shiftdifferentials for hours worked between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Shift differentials will only be paid inaccordance Wit, agreed upon contract language.12.$ick LeaveAdd the following: "All sick leave hours accrued while discharging sick leave hoursgranted by theickleave bank hou13.leave bank committee must be discharged prior to discharging available sickIS.".Health and WelfareIAdd: Iltwo State employed spouses hired into state service on or after June 29,2014 arecovered under one State family insurance plan, the co-share set forth in this CollectiveBargaining Aeement shall be determined based on the income of the higher earner of the twospouses as determined by the annualized total rate of pay. Further, the spouse that does notreceive insuran~e through the State but is covered by their State employed spouse will notreceive the waiver payment.5Add: For clarification purposes only, employees on paid or unpaid leave are responsiblefor their regular ro-share payment for health insurance (i.e. medica!, dental and vision). Failureto make such parents14.may result in termination of such benefits upon thirty (30) days' notice.Healthcare Insurance Co-ShareEffective April$47,741 basedt+2014, the Co-Share contribution salary level for full-time employees ofthe employee's annualized tota! rate for eligible employees shall go up by 2%($48,696). It w~l1go up an additional 2% ($49,670) effective October 5, 2014.15.The PI1CCleanUp Obsolete Languagees will establish a joint committee made up of three (3) managementrepresentatives and three (3) umon representatives for each collective bargaining agreement forthe purpose ofr moving obsolete language within 90 days of execution ofthis TentativeAgreement.16.