| 31.1 |
The salary schedules that pertain to employees
covered by this Agreement shall be found in Appendix C and incorporated
in this Agreement by reference. Employees may be paid salaries
at any step on the schedule for their rank/classification in
Appendix C, and may also be paid salaries between the rates
for each step. In addition, employees in the full professor
rank for any instructional faculty classification may be paid
at a salary rate above the performance maximum for their classification
in Appendix C. |
| 31.2 |
Increases in the base pay of faculty unit employees
can only occur when a faculty unit employee receives an Increase
for Market or Equity pursuant to provision 31.23, is promoted
and receives a salary increase, or during those fiscal years
in which the CFA and the CSU specifically agree to provide increases
in one or more of the following categories: |
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a. |
across the board general salary increases; |
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b. |
merit increases pursuant to this Article in an amount set
forth below; and/or |
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c. |
Service Salary Step Increases pursuant to this Article in
an amount set forth below. |
| 31.3 |
Bargaining unit employees shall receive written
notification of all salary increases that occur during an academic
year. The notification shall include the reason for the salary
increase, the new rate of pay, and the effective date of the
increase. |
| 31.4 |
Faculty involvement in consultation and recommendation
of appro-priate rank for newly hired faculty shall not be diminished. |
| 31.5 |
Promotion shall be accompanied by advancement
of at least three (3) steps [seven and one-half percent (7.5%)]
on the salary schedule. |
| 31.6 |
Range elevation for lecturers shall be accompanied
by advancement of at least two (2) steps [five percent (5%)]
on the salary schedule. |
| General
Salary Increases |
| 31.7 |
For fiscal year 2001/02, the salary of each faculty
unit employee and the steps on the salary schedule of faculty
unit employees shall be increased by two percent (2.0%) effective
April 1, 2002. |
| 31.8 |
For fiscal year 2002/03, the salary of each faculty
unit employee and the steps on the salary schedule of faculty
unit employees shall be increased by two percent (2.0%) effective
July 1, 2002. |
| Merit Pay |
| 31.9 |
Effective beginning on July 1, 2003, if the negotiated
compensation increase settlement equals or exceeds three and
one-half percent (3.5%), then a joint committee shall be convened
to determine the specific provisions of a merit pay program
with an understanding that twenty-five percent (25%) of the
compensation settlement costs shall be dedicated to merit pay
in any year when this three and one-half percent (3.5%) trigger
is met. The implementation of the SSI required pursuant to provision
31.16 shall not be a factor in the calculation of this merit
pay trigger. The issue of whether the implementation of SSIs
in future years shall be a factor in the calculation of this
merit pay trigger shall be subject to bargaining by the parties. |
| 31.10 |
The parties agree that any merit pay program developed
by the committee shall have binding appeals of final awards
to a committee composed of faculty members. A pool of money
shall be set aside for appeals so that the total amount of awards
including appeals does not exceed the twenty-five percent (25%)
of the compensation settlement costs. |
| 31.11 |
Beginning with the award of Faculty Merit Increases
effective on July 1, 1998, the award of a Faculty Merit Increase
pursuant to the program provided in the 1998-2002 Memorandum
of Understanding shall not diminish a faculty member's eligibility
for remaining Service Salary Increases. |
| Service
Salary Step Increases |
| 31.12 |
A Service Salary Step Increase (SSI) refers to
upward movement on the salary schedules. Such adjustments shall
be determined by the CFA and CSU during negotiations annually,
and shall be limited following appointment or the most recent
promotion to no more than: |
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a. |
four (4) steps on the salary schedule in effect prior to the
1995-98 Agreement, or |
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b. |
eight (8) Service Salary Step Increases under the salary schedule(s)
in effect since that Agreement, or |
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c. |
a combination of both (a) and (b) above which does not exceed
a total of eight (8) Service Salary Step Increases on the salary
schedule. |
| 31.13 |
No SSIs will be granted above, nor shall the granting
of an SSI result in a salary rate above, the SSI maximum rates
of pay for all bargaining unit ranks and classifications on
the salary schedule in Appendix C, except as provided in provision
31.11. |
| 31.14 |
In fiscal year 2001/02, upon the determination
by the appropriate administrator that an employee has performed
in a satisfactory manner in carrying out the duties of his/her
position, the employee shall receive an SSI. Such a determination
shall be after consideration of material in the employee's Personnel
Action File. The amount of the SSI shall be two and sixty-five
one hundredths percent (2.65%) and the effective date of this
SSI shall be the close of business on June 30, 2002. |
| 31.15 |
In fiscal year 2002/03, upon the determination
by the appropriate administrator that an employee has performed
in a satisfactory manner in carrying out the duties of his/her
position, the employee shall receive an SSI. Such a determination
shall be after consideration of material in the employee's Personnel
Action File. The amount of the SSI shall be two and sixty-five
one hundredths percent (2.65%) and the effective date of this
SSI shall be the close of business on June 30, 2003. |
| 31.16 |
In fiscal year 2003/04, upon the determination
by the appropriate administrator that an employee has performed
in a satisfactory manner in carrying out the duties of his/her
position, the employee shall receive an SSI. Such a determination
shall be after consideration of material in the employee's Personnel
Action File. The amount of the SSI shall be two and sixty-five
one hundredths percent (2.65%) and the effective date of this
SSI shall be the close of business on June 30, 2004. |
| 31.17 |
An employee shall receive written notice of denial
of a Service Salary Step Increase, as soon as is practicable
after the denial decision. |
| 31.18 |
Upon request of an employee denied an SSI, a meeting
shall be arranged within seven (7) days with an appropriate
administrator for the purpose of reviewing such denial. The
employee may be represented at this meeting by the CFA. At this
meeting, the appropriate administrator may establish with the
employee conditions upon which the SSI shall be authorized within
the year, and the date of review to determine whether such conditions
were met. |
| 31.19 |
The appropriate administrator may at any time
reverse the denial of an SSI. Such a reversal may be effective
retroactively or effective for a part of the year. |
| 31.20 |
The determination of a faculty member's anniversary
date has not changed as a result of the negotiations resulting
in the current Agreement. |
| Counselor Faculty
Unit Employees Salary Schedule Conversion |
| 31.21 |
The following salary schedule conversion shall
take place effective the close of business on June 30, 2002: |
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1. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARI-AY
shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Assistant
Professor-AY. The salary rates of incumbent employees in this
classification will be increased by 15.57% to approximate the
appropriate step placement on the modified schedule. |
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2. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARII-AY
shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Associate
Professor-AY. The salary rates of incumbent employees in this
classification will be increased by 6.72% to approximate the
appropriate step placement on the modified schedule. |
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3. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARIII-AY
shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Professor-AY.
The salary rates of incumbent employees in this classification
will be increased by 7.91% to approximate the appropriate step
placement on the modified schedule. |
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4. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARI-12
month shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Assistant
Professor-12 month. The salary rates of incumbent employees
in this classification will be increased by 15.59% to approximate
the appropriate step placement on the modified schedule. |
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5. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARII-12
month shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Associate
Professor-12 month. The salary rates of incumbent employees
in this classification will be increased by 6.73% to approximate
the ppropriate step placement on the modified schedule. |
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6. |
The salary schedule for Student Services Professional-ARIII-12
month shall be made identical to the salary schedule for Professor-12
month. The salary rates of incumbent employees in this classification
will be increased by 10.41% to approximate the appropriate step
placement on the modified schedule. |
| Fiscal
Year 2003/04 Compensation |
| 31.22 |
The parties will reopen negotiations pursuant
to HEERA on Article 31, Salaries, and on Article 32, Benefits,
for fiscal year 2003/04 in accordance with the timelines provided
in provision 41.2 of this Agreement. The implementation of the
SSI required pursuant to provision 31.16 above shall not be
a factor in the negotiation of an overall compensation settlement
for fiscal year 2003/04. |
| Increases
for Market or Equity |
| 31.23 |
The President may grant a salary increase to a
probationary or tenured faculty unit employee to address market
or equity considerations. Such increases shall not be bound
by the eight (8) service increases referenced in provision 31.12.
Applications for market or equity adjustments shall be submitted
by the faculty member to the department chair, with a copy to
the President or designee, on forms provided by the President
or designee. Applications for market-based increases shall normally
be accompanied by documentation supporting the market-based
salary lag or a bona-fide offer of employment from another college
or University. Applications shall be reviewed separately by
a department committee of tenured faculty and the department
chair with the department chair forwarding both recommendations
to the President or designee. The decision to grant an exceptional
market or equity adjustment and the amount of the increase to
be granted shall not be subject to grievance procedure. |
| 31.24 |
Upon written request by the CFA campus chapter
president to the President at a campus, the President or designee
shall provide a list once each year to the CFA of the faculty
members on each campus who have received a market/equity adjustment,
the amount of increase granted, and whether the increase was
for market or for equity reasons, or both. |
| Department
Chairpersons |
31.25 |
Employees serving as department chair in class
codes 2481, 2482, 2483 and 2484 shall receive a minimum stipend
of eighty dollars ($80.00) per month of service as chairperson.
Chairpersons of departments of eighteen (18) or more full-time
equivalent faculty (FTEF) shall receive an additional minimum
amount of forty dollars ($40.00) per month of service as chairperson. |
| 31.26 |
The stipends identified in provision 31.25 above
shall be incorporated into the salaries of department chairpersons
when they are placed on the salary ranges for class codes 2481,
2482, 2483 and 2484 identified in Appendix
C. These stipend amounts shall be deducted from the
salaries of department chairpersons effective on the date that
their chairperson assignment ends. |
| 31.27 |
Effective the close of business on June 30, 2002,
the stipend for department chairs shall be increased by an amount
equivalent to a 7.0% increase in the salary of those faculty
serving in academic year department chair classification codes
2482 and 2484. As provided in provision 31.26, the total stipend
amounts shall be deducted from the salaries of department chairpersons
on the date that their chairperson assignment ends. The minimum
stipend amounts in provision 31.25 shall be increased by an
amount equivalent to a 7.0% increase in the salary of those
faculty appointed after July 1, 2002 to serve for the first
time in academic year department chair classification codes
2482 and 2484. |
