1996/99
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 512,
COUNTY OF COOK AND STATE OF ILLINOIS
AND
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE FACULTV SENATE
A CHAPTER OF
THE COOK COUNTY COLLEGE TEACHERS UNION
LOCAL 1600, AFT, AFL-CIO
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODU CTORY PARAGRAPH
PREAMBLE
ARTI CLE I .
ARTICLE II.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
ARTICLE I l l .
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
ARTICLE IV.
A.
B.
C.
D.
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RECOGNITION
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U NION -BOARD RELATIONS
No Discrimi nation
Use of Facilities a n d E q u i p ment
I n formation to the Facu lty Senate
Re view o f Forms
B u lletin Board a n d M a i l boxes
Reassigned Time for Senate .
Leaves o f Absence for U n i o n Officers
M eetings of House of R e presentatives
Meetings o f the Faculty Senate
Board M eeti n g s
Printing of A g reement
Office f o r Sen ate
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C O N DITIONS O F EMPLOYM ENT
Academic F reedom
Facu lty Pers o n n e l Records
Faculty Facilities
Calendar .
Definition a n d Dete rmination of Senio rity
C l a s s a n d Assig nment Schedules
Class a n d Assig n ment Selection
Class Size
Workload
Career Prog ram Coordin ators and Departmental
C h a i rpersons .
Reassigned Time
M e ntors .
Tenure
Layoff Procedure ( Red uction i n Force)
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1 1-12
1 2- 1 3
1 3- 1 4
1 4- 1 7
1 7- 1 9
LEAVES
E d ucational I m provement a n d Work Experience
Leaves .
Family Hardship Leaves
Funeral Leave
Jury Duty/C o u rt- R elated Leave
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20 - 2 1
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F.
G.
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P.
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ARTICLE V.
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B.
C.
D.
E.
ARTICLE VI.
ARTICLE V I I .
A.
B.
C.
D.
ARTICLE V I I I .
A.
B.
c.
D.
E.
F.
G.
ARTICLE IX.
ARTICLE X .
ARTICLE XI.
Parental Leave
M i litary Leave
Perso n a l Business Leave
Professio n a l Meeting Leave
R e l i gio u s Leave
Sabbatical Leave
Alternate Work Lo ad Leave
Sick Leave
Family M e d i c a l Leave Act
No n p recedential Effect o f Leaves
Reemployment at Co n c l u sion of Leave of Absence
Unemployment Compensation
Notice o f Intention to Return
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25-26
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26-27
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Defin itio n s
Provis io n s
I n fo rmal R eso lution Pro cedure
Fo rmal Grievance Pro cedure .
Non- d iscrimination
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29-30
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D U ES C H ECKOFF
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SALARY A N D RATES OF PAY
Step Lane Schedules
E d u c ation a n d Experience R e q u i rements fo r
Placement o n Salary Schedule
Professio n a l Development Activities
Co nditio n s for Payment
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37-38
38-39
40-45
INSURANCE AND FRINGE BENEFITS
Professio n a l Expense Benefits
Aggregation o f Profes;o;io n a l E x penses
G ro u p Insura nce
Secreta rial Service
Tax-Sheltered A n n u ity
Bo ard Payment to R etirement System ( S U R S)
Tuition Waiver
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47-49
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50- 5 1
51
EARLY RETIREMENT
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PRECEDENCE O F AGREEMENT
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EFFECTIVE DATE AND D U RATION
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INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH
This Agreement is v o l u ntarily entered i nto by and between the Board of Trustees of
Commu nity Coll ege D i strict N o . 5 1 2 , Cou nty of C o o k and the State of I l l i n o i s
hereinafter referred to as the " Board , " a n d t h e W i l l i a m Rai ney H arper C o l l e g e F a c ulty
Senate, a C h a pter of the C o o k Cou nty College Teac h e rs U n i o n , Local 1 600, AFT, A F L­
C I O , herei nafter referred to as the " F a c u lty S e n ate , " or " Senate , " as the e x c l u sive
collective bargaining agent for the facu lty members in the barg a i n i n g u n i t as defined
herein.
PREAMBLE
The Faculty Senate, having been d e s i g n ated b a r g a i n i n g representative of fac ulty
members, and the Board and Senate having v o l u ntaril y e n d o rsed the practices and
procedures of coll ective barga i n i n g as a fair a n d ord erly way of cond ucting certain
relations between them, and the intention of the parties to this Agreement being to
provide for an appro p riate salary schedul e , fri n g e benefits, and orderl y and expeditious
grievance procedure and certain c o nditions of employment of facu lty members, all as
set forth herein, the parties therefore a g ree to the follo w i n g:
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ARTICLE I.
A.
RECOGNITI O N
The Board o f Trustees o f Community College D i strict N o . 5 1 2 recognizes the
Facu lty Sen ate, a c h apter of the C o o k Cou nty College Teachers U n i o n , as the
e x c l u sive bargaining representative for all regularly employed f u l l-time faculty
members ( i n c l u d i ng department c h a irpersons a n d coordinators), provided as
used herein " fa c u lty members" shall not i n c l u d e any c l assified staff, student
aides, c ustod i a l , o r any employee of the College who has admin istrative
responsibilities (other t h a n department c h airpersons or c o o r d i n ators) o r who has
the responsibil ity for m a k i n g meaningful recommend atio n s for the h i r i n g ,
assign ment, transfer, promotio n , d i s c i p l i n i n g o r dismissal of other employees.
Administrative duties shall not be added to any position in the barga i n i n g u n i t
if s u c h s h a l l have the effect of removing s u c h position f r o m the b a r g a i n i n g u n it
without prior negotiation and a g reement with the Senate.
B e g i n n i n g with the 1 9 9 1 /92 academic year, all faculty members employed o n
a full-time b a s i s a t t h e C o l l e g e f o r two ( 2 ) con secutive semesters s h a l l , n o later
than the b e g i n n i n g of the second semester, receive all ben efits of this
Agreement irrespective of the type of employment contract u n d e r which t h e y
were h i red .
B.
As used herein, the term "facu lty membe r " shall refer to
those persons i n c l u ded i n the bargaining u n it described above.
(Article I )
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ARTICLE I I.
A.
U N I O N-BOARD RELATI ONS
No Discrimination
The Board ag rees not to i nt e rfere wit h t h e r i g ht of facult y members to become
members of the Faculty Senat e , and t here s h a l l be n o d i scriminat i o n against any
facu lt y member because of such members h i p . The parties l i kewise acknowledge
t h e r i g ht of any facult y member not t o become a member of t h e Facult y Senate.
B.
U s e of Facilities a n d Equipment
The Senate may uti liz e C o l l e g e meet i n g room facilities, i n c l u d i n g c l assrooms not
t h e n in use but not a l ready set u p for an antici pated use w h i c h c a n n ot
reason a b l y be d ist u rb e d , provided t h e Senat e s h a l l prompt l y reimburse t h e
Board t h e f a c i l it i es u s a g e c h a rge as prescribed i n t h e Board Facilit ies Usage
M a n u a l a n d for any a d d it i o n a l expense o r any d a mage occasio ned b y such use.
S u c h use s h a l l i n n o respect interfere with any activity o r funct i o n of the
C o l l e g e . This sect i o n shall not be a p p l i c a b l e t o any meet i n g of more t h a n
t wenty ( 2 0 ) persons i f less t h a n fifty percent ( 50 % ) o f t hose i n att e n d a n c e are
employees of the C o l l e g e .
C.
Information to the Faculty Senate
The B o a rd s h a l l make available public informat i o n necessary to t h e c o n d u ct of
n e g ot i ations or processing of a grievance or for t h e enforcement of t h e t erms
of t h i s Ag reement . This s h a l l i n c l u d e relevant f i n a n c i a l st at i st i c s . S u c h mat e rial
s h a l l be provided wit h i n t e n ( 1 0) working days, whenever possible, following
a written requ est by the Senate President o r designee. This sect ion shall not
be co n st rued as req u i ring t h e Board to research or compile d at a.
D.
Review of Forms
The l a n g u a g e of any forms ut i l ized to implement t h i s Agreement s h a l l conform
t o t h i s A g reement . The Board shall make a reasonable effort t o secure t h e
c o n c u rrence o f t h e Senat e President a s t o t h e l a nguage of s u c h forms p r i o r t o
t h e i r introd uct i o n .
E.
Bulletin Board and Mailboxes
The Senat e s h a l l be provided with reasonable bul let i n board space for t h e
post i ng o f n ot ices and materials relat i n g t o Senat e activities. S u c h materials
shall be i d e nt ified with t h e name of t h e Senat e and sig ned by a n appropriate
officer t h ereof. Such materials s h a l l not be derogatory of any person associated
wit h the C o l l e g e and s h a l l n ot i n c l u d e items which are primarily endorsements
of c a n d i dates for p o l it i c a l office ( ot h e r t h a n offices of t h e Senat e o r of A FT
L o c a l 1 600) . The Board s h a l l permit t h e Senat e t o d istribute offi cial Senat e
( A rt i c l e I I )
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materials to faculty members through College mail service s u bject to reasonable
Board r e g u l ations.
This authorization shall termi n ate forthwith if any
governmental agency or c o u rt of com petent j u risdiction shall determine such
mail services c a n not b e utilized without the affixation of postage or payment
of fee.
F.
Reassigned Time for Senate
The Board a g rees to provide up to a maximum of twenty-one ( 2 1 ) contact hours
total reassigned time per year to the U n i o n . No more t h a n six (6) c o ntact hours
reassigned time may b e assigned to any s i n g l e facu lty member during a
semester. For faculty members who are part of the Student Development o r
L R C faculty, reassigned t i m e s h a l l be e q u ivalent t o one ( 1 ) c l o c k h o u r e q u a l i n g
. 7 5 c o ntact h o u r s .
For faculty members i n t h e Development E d u c ation
Labo ratory, reassigned time shall be e q u ivalent to one ( 1 ) clock hour e q u a l i n g
. 50 c o ntact hours.
The President of the S e nate s h a l l advise the appropriate Vice Presid e nt and
Dean in writing thirty ( 30) d ays prior to the b e g i n n i n g of each semester as to
how these h o u rs w i l l be d istribute d .
G.
Leaves of Absence for Union Officers
Facu lty members elected as d e l egates to the a n n u a l c o nventions of the I l l i n ois
Fed e ration of Teachers or the American Federation of Teachers shall be rel eased
from their assigned d uties o n the days of such conventions, provided this sec­
tion s h a l l not be applicable to more than three ( 3 ) s u c h delegates and that the
U n i o n shall promptly reimb urse the Board for the cost of any substitute who
may b e emp loyed u n l ess s u bstitutes are arranged for b y faculty. Written notice
of the persons atte n d i n g such conventions shall be filed with the Vice Presi dent
of Academic Affairs, o r designee, at least three ( 3 ) days (excl usive of
Saturdays, S u n d ays or observed holid ays) in advance.
H.
Meetings of House of Representativ_��
The Board s h a l l seek to avoid regularly assig n i n g cl asses which end after 3:00
p . m . o n Friday to facu lty members who are d e l e g ates to the H o use of
Represe ntatives of Local 1 600, provided the i d e ntity of such facu lty members
i s furnished i n writi n g to the Vice President of Academic Affairs o r designee at
least t h i rty ( 30) c a l e n d a r d ays prior to the onset of each semester.
I.
Meetings of the Faculty Senate
The Board s h a l l make an effort to avoid sched u l i n g c l asses on Thursdays
between 1 2 : 1 5 p . m . and 2 : 00 p . m . for facu lty members who at the time of
s u c h s c h e d u l i n g are el ected senators of the Harper C o l lege Facu lty S e nat e .
( A rticle I I )
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J.
Board Meetings
A copy of the Board a g e n d a , n o n-confidential exh i b its a n d mi nutes shall be
made available to the Senate President or desig nee at the same time as it is
made available to a d m i n istrators. A copy of materi als furnished to represen­
tatives of the press and other orga n i zations s h a l l c o n c u rrently be made available
to the Senate President or designee.
K.
Printing of Agreement
The Board s h a l l be responsible for the repro d u ction of the Agreement. S u c h
reproduction s h a l l b e i n s u c h f o r m as shall be mutually agreed u p o n , provided
that i n the absence of s u c h Agreement the form, size a n d type of reproduction
of the prece d i n g Agreement shall be uti l i zed . The cost of s u c h reproduction
shall be shared e q u a l l y by the Board and the Senate.
L.
Office for Senate
The Board w i l l provide the Senate with office space.
furnished appropriately.
(Arti c l e I I )
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The space w i l l be
ARTICLE Ill.
A.
C O N DITIONS O F EMPLOYMENT
Academic Freedom
E a c h facu lty member s h a l l e n g a g e in those activities which s h a l l at no time be
d et riment a l t o the C o l l e g e .
A faculty member s h a l l be free to present
i n structi o n a l m aterials w h i c h are pert inent to the subject and l ev e l taught a n d
s h a l l be ex pected t o present all facets o f c o nt rov ersial issues i n a n u n bi ased
manner.
Academic freedom i s defined i n t h e following Statement of Principl es
established by the American Association of U n iv ersity Profe ssors, which is set
forth herein, amended to have greater a p p l i c a b i l it y to H arper College, as an
expression of which the parties find a g reement as a st atement of general
objectives a n d g u ideli nes.
1.
The teacher i s ent itled t o fu l l freed o m i n research a n d i n t h e publi c ation
of resu lts, subject to the adequat e perform ance of h i s/her d ut ies, but
research for p e c u n i ary return s h a l l be based u p o n an u n d erst a n d i n g wit h
the a ut h o rities of t h e i n st itut i o n .
T h i s g u i d e l i n e s h a l l not be co nstrued as l i miting t h e app l i c ation of Board
pol icy and procedu res affect ing C o l l e g e-supported i nv e nt i o n s and
m aterials, provided such policy s h a l l not be altered as to dep rive any
facult y member of benefits previously assu red by s u c h policy with
respect to work beg u n u n d e r the same and for w h i c h proper n ot i c e has
been g iv e n by the facult y member.
2.
The teacher i s entitled to freedom i n t h e c l assroom i n d isc ussing h i s/her
subject, but he/she s h a l l attempt to be careful not t o i nt roduce i nt o
h is/her teac h i n g cont r ov ersial matt ers w h i c h have n o relat i o n t o h i s/her
subject . L i m it at i o n s of academic freedom because of aims of the i nsti­
t ution should be c learly stated in writ i n g at the time of the appoint me nt .
3.
The College teacher is a citizen, a member of a learned profession, and
a n offi cer of an educational institutio n . When he/she speaks o r writes
as a c it iz e n , he/she s h o u l d be free from i n stitut i o n a l censorship or
d is c i p l i n e , but his/her special posit i o n in t h e commu n it y im poses special
o b l igati o n s . As a person of learn ing a n d a n educat i o n a l officer, he/she
s h a l l att empt t o remember t h at t h e p u b l i c may judge h is/her profe ssion
and his/her institut i o n by h is/her utterances. H e n c e , he/she shall attempt
at all time to be acc urate, shall attempt to exercise approp riate restraint ,
s h a l l attempt to show respect for t h e opinions of others, a n d s h a l l at­
t e mpt to make every effort to ind icate that he/she is not an i n st it utional
spokesman.
(Art i c l e I l l )
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B.
C.
Faculty Personnel Records
1.
A l l eval uative material relating to a facu lty member s h a l l be retained i n
h is/her offic ial perso n n e l file i n the Pers o n n e l Offi c e .
2.
When eval uative mate rial is placed i n the facu lty member's offi cial
perso n n e l file (here i n after described i n this section as "file " ) , a copy of
s u c h material s h a l l c o n c u rrently be provided to the facu lty member. The
faculty member shall acknowledge receipt of s u c h copy by signing it for
the file but s u c h a c k n o wledgement s h a l l not sig n ify anything other than
receipt of the material. Should the faculty member refuse to sign the
mate r i a l , the a d m i n istrator shall write o n the material that the fac ulty
member refused to s i g n , date it and s i g n h i s/her name to the mate r i a l .
3.
The faculty member shall have the right to resp o n d to any material
placed i n his/her file by submitti n g the response i n writing within a
reasonable time of the f i l i n g of the original materi a l . S u c h response shall
be attached to the file copy.
4.
A facu lty member s h a l l have t h e r i g h t to e x a m i n e his/her file. S u c h re­
q u est shall be h o nored without u n d u e delay if made d u r i n g nor mal
b u s i n ess h o u rs . A designee of the College admi nistrati o n may be present
d u r i n g such revi e w . Noth i n g s h a l l be permanently removed from the file
without the consent of the faculty member and the College. A faculty
member may repro d uce mater i a l from his/her file at the customary cost.
5.
N o materi al from a faculty member's perso n n e l file s h a l l b e made
available to perso n n e l or agencies u n c o n n ected with the College without
the faculty member's co nsent, except as req u i red by law or as necess ary
purs u a nt to the regular operation of the College, provided this does not
prec l u d e verification of employment.
Facu lty Facilities
The B o a rd s h a l l provide approp riate office space, a n d i n structional mate rials for
facu lty members. Decisions related to i n structional materials, i n structional
e q u i pment or instructi o n a l technology shall be made by the appropriate Dean
i n c o n s ultation with the appropriate department faculty.
D.
Calendar
Prior to the adoption by the Board of the academic calendar for any year, the
C o l l e g e President o r designee will meet with the Senate President or d e s i g nee
to d i s c u s s and examine i n good faith any sugg ested revisions that the Senate
may have regarding the structure, recesses, and h o l id ays of the proposed
academic calendar.
( A rticle I l l )
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E.
Definition and Determination of Seniority
As used in t h i s Agreement , " se n i orit y " s h a l l mean t h e l ength of cont i n u o u s
employment from t h e d at e of h i r e a s a f u l l t i m e facult y member o f t h e College.
If it s h a l l be necessary t o resolve conflict s of seniorit y as between faculty
members with the i d e nt i c a l l ength of employment , ( 1 ) prior part-time
e m p loyment at t h e C o l lege, ( 2 ) d at e of execut i ng a faculty c o nt ract, or finally
( 3 ) l ot , will be ut i l iz e d i n t h at order. Seni orit y , where applicable, shall be
a p p l ied wit h i n a depart ment or program. F a c u lt y must meet t h e credent i a l
q u al i ficat i o n s as defined i n t h e St atement o f F a c u lt y Credent i a l s d o c ument .
Senio rity i s determinat ive i n t h e funct i o n i n g of t h e C o l l e g e as applicable to
assign ment of c l asses, select i o n of overloads, n o n -t e a c h i n g facult y assign­
ment s , summer s c h o o l t e a c h i n g assign ments except w h e n amended by t h e vote
of fu l l-t ime facult y wit h i n departments.
F.
Class a n d Assignment Schedules
F a c u lt y s h a l l be c o n s u lt e d in the sched u l i n g of c l asses and/or assign ment s .
G.
Class and Assignment Selection
Appro priate facult y a n d t h e appropriat e s u pervisor or designee s h a l l develop a
program for t h e assig n ment of c lasses, and/or ot her profess i o n a l d uties s u bject
to t h e approval of t h e appropriat e vice president . Ful l -t i m e facult y members
s h a l l have the right of first refusal i n select i n g v o l u nt a ry overload c l a sses in
d iscipl ines in w h i c h t hey have fully sat isfied appropriat e t e a c h i n g credent ials,
except as t h e needs of t h e College shall ot herwise. c l early req u i re . Faculty
members may not select an overload i n a d i s c i p l i n e u nt i l all ot her facult y
members satisfying t ea c h i n g credent i a l s f o r t h at d i s c i p l i n e have b e e n assigned
t o a normal workload.
" Te a c h i n g Credent i a l s " as used above refers t o t h e St atement of F a c u lt y
Credent i a l s docu ment w h i c h i s issued e a c h academic year.
H.
Class Size
The Board s h a l l cont i n u e its pract ice of maint a i n i n g reasonable c l ass size
c o n s istent wit h t h e n at u r e of t h e course offering and t he financial resources of
t he College.
I.
Workload
1.
( A rt icle I l l )
The n ormal workload s h a l l be t h i rt y ( 30 ) cont act h o u rs requi red per
academic year except as ot herwise specifi c a l l y provided here i n . The
normal workload w i l l also require a minimum of four (4) u n i q u e course
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sect ions per academic year except as ot herwise spec ific a l l y prov i ded
h e re i n .
A c o nt act h o u r i s defined a s a m i n i m u m total of fift e e n ( 1 5) fifty ( 5 0 )
m in ut e periods o f i n st ruct i o n p e r semest e r o r e q u ivalent .
Faculty may satisfy u p t o four (4) h o u rs of t h e workload defined herein
by t e ac h i n g Cont i n u i n g Educat i o n c o urses t h at are a p p roved by t h e I l l i­
nois Co mmunit y C ollege Board as reimbursable courses. Request s for
approval t o ut i l iz e s uc h c o urses as part of the yearly workload
requirement must b e m a d e by Nov ember 1 for c o u rses t o be t a u g ht in
t h e spring semest e r a n d J u n e 1 5 for c o u rses t o be t a u g ht i n t h e s u bse­
q u e nt fall semest e r . These d ates s h a ll be waived w h e n a fac ulty member
needs t h ese c o u rses t o fulfill h is/her n o rmal t e ac h i ng load . Faculty
members ut i l iz i n g t h e waiv e r are not eligible for ov erloads d u r i n g t h e
semest e r or term.
Up t o four (4) c o ntact hours of C o nt i n u i n g E d uc at i o n c o u rses may be
acc u m u lated t o be appl ied t o w ard any yearly load wit h i n o n e ( 1 ) year
aft e r c o m pl et i n g the c o u rse or the last of the c o u rses.
2.
If a fac u lty member t eac hes i n excess of t h e n o rmal workload, he/she
shal l be c o mpensated as ot h e rwise prov ided i n t h i s A g reement .
3.
Open la boratory and indivi d u a l l e a r n i n g c o ntact h o u r assign ments i n
d ev el opmental e d uc at i o n , math l a b , E n g l i s h a s a S ec o n d L a n g u a g e a n d
A d ult Educat i o n a l Development will be o n a t w o ( 2 ) h o u rs f o r o n e ( 1 )
h o u r of load eq uivalenc y .
4.
Faculty members assigned t o teac h E N G 098, E N G 1 00, E N G 1 0 1 , E N G
1 02, E N G 1 03 , E N G 1 30, E N G 20 1 , and E N G 2 2 0 , sh all have a normal
workload of t wenty-fo u r ( 24) c o nt act h o u rs per year. As part of t h i s
l o a d , faculty normally credent i a led t o t e ac h LIT c o u rses m a y s u bstitute
any c o u rse with a LIT prefix for not more t h a n t h ree ( 3 ) c o nt act h o u rs
per semester.
5.
Dental Hygiene faculty t e ac h i n g only c l i n ical c o u rses ( D H Y 1 00, 1 0 1 ,
2 50, 2 5 1 ) s h a l l have a normal workload of t h i rt y-six ( 3 6) c o ntact h o u rs
required per academic year.
6.
For faculty members who do not have t e ac h i n g respo nsibilities, t h e i r n o r­
mal workload s h a l l be t h i rty-five ( 3 5 ) cloc k h o u rs weekly, exc l u d i ng
l u nc h . This prov i sion includes LRC fac u lty a n d Student Development
facult y .
Faculty members assigned a s c h a i rpersons o f LRC services, E n g l i s h as
a S ec o n d Language and A d u lt E d ucation Devel o pment departments may
( Art ic l e Il l )
9
b e given full reassig ned time fr om their n or m a l wor k l o a d . When full
reassig ned time i s appr oved, the n or m a l wor k week w i l l be thirty-five (35)
c l o c k h o urs, exclud i n g l u n c h .
S u c h faculty mem bers s h a l l have t h e r i g h t t o submit t o their immediate
s u pervisor r e c o m m e n d ations with respect to their s c h e d u l i n g for the
p ur pose of e n h a n c i n g the College's a b i l ity to serve students.
7.
A facu lty member has the r i g ht to refuse assignments i n excess of the
n or m a l wor kload u n l ess an overload would be needed to assure that the
n or m a l wor kl o ad r e q u ir ement for that year would be met.
8.
A facu lty member assigned to s u pervise students i n inter n s h i p
e x p er i e n c e s ( i n ter n s h i p s /c l i n i c a l /wor k - s t u d y / c o o p er a t i v e wor k ­
exper i ences/supervised-occupation exper iences as d e f i n e d by I C C B ) s h a l l
r eceive one-fourth ( 1 /4) contact h o ur credit per student to a maximum
of nine (9) co ntact h o ur s per semester.
9.
Extr a c urr i c u l ar assignments s h a l l b e v o l untary, provided once assu med
the faculty member s h a l l have full r esponsibi lity for their completi o n , a n d
pr ovided s u c h may be assigned o n a n i nv o l u ntary b a s i s i n an emergency
or when c o ntin uation of such activity is contingent upon s u c h as­
signment. The facu lty shall be compensated for s u c h extr a c urr i c u l ar
assi g n ment p ur su a nt to the attached schedule or i n a greater amount if
s u c h be volu ntar i l y agreed to by the affected facu lty member a n d the
President or d e s i g nee.
1 0.
Contact h o ur e q u ivalencies for exper i mental cour se s or alternative modes
of d e l iver y , e x c l u d i n g distance lear n i n g , may be mutually determined by
the facu lty member , Divisional Dean, appropriate department ch airperson
or career progr a m coordinator, and Faculty Senate President. S u c h
e q u ivalencies must be approved by the Dean .
11.
Teaching faculty are to maintain r e g u l ar office h o urs to readily serve the
needs of students. H o urs shall be posted o n the i n d i v i d u a l offices and
with the appropriate Divisional D e a n . The m i n i m u m n u m ber of offi ce
h o urs per week shall be ten ( 1 0) h o ur s . U p to five (5) h o urs of office
time may be used by faculty members to assist students in such lear n ing
settings as the tutor i n g center, developmental labs, or other open l a b s .
1 2.
The fo l l o w i n g Distance Lear n i n g pr ovisions are specific to courses taught
via alternative del ivery methods which are del ivered electronically at a
d i sta nce a n d may i n c l ud e , but are not l i mited to, i nteractive video
courses, telecourses, e- mail courses, c o urses on the I nter net, and other
e l ectr on ically
d e l ivered
courses
utilizing
two-way,
interactive
c o m m u n i c ations:
(Article I l l )
10
J.
a.
F o r a n y class offered a t a d i stance, a l l decisions a b o ut faculty
load, class assig nments, and schedules w i l l be m a d e consistent
with Article 111 - F , G , I and K of the c ontract.
b.
C l ass size for c l asses offered a t a d i stance w i l l b e c o n sistent with
Article 111-H and K .
c.
The c u m ulative e n r o l lment from a l l sites of cl asses offered through
d i stance learning s h a l l be c o n sistent with Arti cle 111-H of the
contract.
d.
Recordings of a class session o r d o w n l oads and materials offered
v i a distance l e a r n i n g a n d the i ntellectual output by the i n d iv i d u a l
i nstructors offered v i a electron i c d e l ivery w i l l be governed by the
g u idelines id entified by the Comm ittee o n Copyrig hts and Patents.
e.
Appropriate department c h airs a n d/or coordinators will be
c o n s u lted before a c o u rse can b e transmitted to another college
site o r received by the College w h e n transmitted from another
college site .
f.
Faculty teaching c o u rses d e l ivered at a d ista nce for the first time,
w i l l i n the semester before the c l a ss i s offered, receive reassigned
time e q u a l to one-half the course's n u mber of credit hours for
co urse development. In a d d itio n , in the first semester that the
cou rse is del ivere d , they will receive reassigned time equal to one­
h a lf the course's n u m be r of credit h o u r s . This section (f) s h a l l not
apply to telecourses.
g.
R e assigned time for department c h ai rs o r coordinators w i l l be
consistent with Article I l l K 1 , b and c .
Career Program Coordinators and Departmental C hairpersons
1.
F u l l-time facu lty members within a career program d e partment or full­
time faculty i n departments other than career program d e p a rtments w i l l
recommend t o t h e appropriate administrator the facu lty member t o be
appoi nted as career program coordin ator or d e partment c h ai rperson for
the subsequent year. Such recomme ndation must be made by April 1 5
for the s u bsequent year's appointment.
Should a l l recommen d ed ful l-time faculty within a department refuse to
accept the appoi ntment, or i n departments where no ful l-time faculty
member i s employed, then the Divisional Dean may appoint a faculty
member to serve.
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2.
K.
The parties a c k n owledg e it i s a ppro priate that d e p a rtment c h a i rpersons
and prog r a m c o o r d i n ators continue to assist the appropriate Divisional
D e a n o r D e a n i n recomme n d i ng the screening a n d selection of pa rt-time
f a c u lty members.
Reassigned Time
Reassig ned time is co nsidered reduced time f r o m the n o rmal workload as
d ef i n e d in Article 111-1, to perform other i nstructi o n a l l y related d uties.
1.
Reassigned time will apply under the f o l l o wing c o n d itions:
a)
Facu lty assig n e d to l a rg e lecture i nstructi o n w i l l be g iven reassig ned
time f o r the p l a n n i ng a n d preparation of i n structi o n a l materials and
the coordi nation of d i scussion a n d l a boratory co-requi site secti o n s .
Reassig n e d t i m e w i l l be g iven f o r t h e f i rst section of each u n i q u e
c o u rse prefix a n d number.
I n order to have the above apply, reassig n e d time w i l l be g iven o n
the f o l l o wi ng basis:
b)
1)
lecture sections must have a m i n i m u m enrollment of si xty-f our
( 64) and a m i n i m u m of two ( 2 ) d iscussions o r laboratory co­
requi site sections, reassig n ed time shall be two ( 2 ) hours.
2)
lecture secti o n s having n o c o - requisite sections with a minimum
enro l l ment of sixty-f o u r ( 64) to a maximum enrollment of n i n ety
( 9 0 ) , a n d a m i n i m u m of two ( 2 ) contact h o u rs, reassigned time
shall be one ( 1 ) h o u r .
3)
lecture sectio n s having n o co-requ isite secti o n s with a m i n i m u m
e n ro l lment of n i n ety- o n e ( 9 1 ) a n d a m i n i m u m of t w o ( 2 ) contact
hours, reassigned time s h a l l be two ( 2 ) h o u r s .
Facu lty assig n ed as c a reer program coordinators w i l l be awarded
reassig ned time based upon the f o l l o wing schedu l e:
U nduplicated Student Headcount
1
41
61
91
121
141
(Arti c l e I l l )
or
40
60
90
1 20
1 40
more
Reassigned Time
2
3
4
5
6
7
12
h o u rs
hours
h o u rs
h o u rs
hours
h o u rs
c)
Reassigned time fro m c lassroom teac h i n g c o ntact h o ur s each
semester w i l l b e awar d e d to d epartment c h airpersons based upon
the following s c h e d u l e:
Adjusted Contact Hours
10
41
81
131
1 91
261
341
or
40
80
1 30
1 90
260
340
more
Reassigned Time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
h o ur
h o ur s
h o ur s
h o ur s
h o ur s
h o ur s
h o ur s
Adjusted contact h o ur s are defined a s the n u mber o f contact h o urs
taught by ful l-time facu lty p l u s one and one-half ( 1 Y,) ti mes the
n u mber of contact h o ur s taught by part-time faculty. Computati o n s
are t o be b a s e d o n e nr o l l ment o n the first d ay of a semester .
C a l c u l ations s h a l l be for i ndividual departments or groups of disci­
p l i n e s with o n e ( 1 ) c h airper s o n .
2.
L.
I n add ition t o t h e reassigned time awar d e d above, t h e College w i l l
pr ovi d e additional re assi g ned time t o be d i str i b uted to facu lty
members with u n u s u a l temporary or o n g o i n g needs. Distr i bution of
these h o urs shall be made by the appropriate Vice President or
designee based o n r e q uests made by Division Deans a n d be
reviewed a n n u a l l y . The Senate President or designee will be pr ovided
with a reassigned time report fro m each Division office to ide ntify a l l
r eassi g ned time provided t o faculty.
When reassig ned time i s appropriate for faculty who d o not have teac­
hi n g responsibil ities as defined i n Artic l e I l l . I . 6 . , the reassigned time w i l l
be equ ated as follows:
For Student Development
and LRC Functions
1 Clock H o ur =
1 Contact H o ur=
0 . 7 5 Contact Hour
1 . 3 3 C l o c k Hours
For Developmental E d ucation
a n d L aboratory Fu nction
1 Clock H o ur =
1 Contact Hour=
0 . 5 0 Contact H o urs
2 . 00 C l o c k H o ur s
M e ntors
E a c h semester, ful l-time facu lty members with i n each division w i l l recommend
to appropriate administr ators the faculty members to be appoi nted as mentors
for f u l l time facu lty and adjunct faculty members serving in their first or second
semester in that division. The mentors wi l l g u i d e and assist the full time faculty
and adjunct facu lty members as prescr i bed by the appr o priate admi n istrator s .
The mentors w i l l r e ceive a sti pend of o n e h u ndred dollars ( $ 1 00) for each fu l l
(Arti c l e I l l)
13
t i m e fac u lt y o r adjunct fac u lt y member t o whom t h e y a r e a ssig ned who a r e
t ea c h i n g a t t h e College for t h e first semester a n d fifty d o l la r s ($ 50) f o r each f u l l
time fac u lt y o r a dj u n ct fa cult y member t ea c h i n g i n his/her second semest e r .
Not h i n g herein s ha l l r e q u i re t h e a p p oi nt m e nt of a ment o r i n ea ch i n sta n c e.
M.
Tenure
1.
Typ es of App o i nt m e nt s
a)
Probat i onary Appointments
Probati o na ry a p point ments a re for a max i m u m of one ( 1 ) year a n d
place n o o b l igat ion o n t h e C o l l ege f o r renewal o r t o specify ca use for
n o n- renewa l . Probat ionary a p p o i ntments may be renewed o n a year­
to-year ba sis, but not t o exceed four (4) years except for those
employed prior t o t h e close of the 1 9 8 5/86 academic yea r, for whom
such a p p o i nt ments s ha l l not exceed t h ree ( 3 ) yea r s . The fac u lty
member will be g iv e n not i c e of n o n- rea p p o i nt m e nt, o r i ntention not
to recommend rea ppoint ment in writ i n g by Ma rch 1 5 (or by O ctober
1 5th for fac u lt y h i red midyea r ) for the first year fac u lt y a n d Februa r y
1 5 f o r oth e r than fi rst year n o n-ten u red fa cult y . T h e procedu res t o
be followed f o r t h i s process a r e t hose outlined i n t h e I l l i n o i s
C ommunit y C ollege Act . C o p ies o f sa id Act a re ava i la b l e in t h e
office o f t h e Faculty Senate .
b)
C o nt i n u o u s Appointment s
Full-t ime fac u lt y sha l l be considered f o r t e n ure d u r i n g t h e sixth
consecutive semester with t h ree evaluations e x c l u d i n g sum mer
sessions a n d a n y f u l l semester leave. T h e fac u lt y committee on
t e n u r e w i l l forward its recommendation rega rd i n g tenure t o t h e
College President b y December 1 o f each year ( o r b y May 1 for
fac u lt y hired mid year).
The President, after considering t h e
a d m i n istrat ive
and
fa cult y t e n u r e
com mittee
a p prop riate
recomme ndations (or without committee recommendat i o n if not
received by December 1 ; May 1 ), w i l l notify t h e fa c u lt y member a n d
t h e Fa cult y Senate o f t h e i nt e n d e d recommendat ion t o renew o r n o n­
renew a probationary appointment .
2.
Notification o f Te n u re App ointment
B y February 1 5 , a n y fac u lt y member who sha l l e nt e r u po n ten u re at t h e
onset of the subsequent a cade mic year w i l l be notified b y t h e College
Presid e nt . For t h ose fa culty h i red at midyea r, t h e notificat i o n date will be
O ctober 1 5t h . Such fac u lt y sha l l e nt e r upon t e n u r e at the on set of the
subsequent semest e r .
(Art icle I l l )
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The Facu lty Sen ate
a p p o i ntments.
3.
will
also
be
notified
of
such
continuous
Resignation
Res i g n ation from e m p l oyment by a tenu red facu lty member s h a l l b e sub­
mitted in writi n g to the President prior to May 1 to b e effective the
following academic year.
4.
Dismissal o f Tenured Faculty
a)
A tenu red facu lty member may be d ismissed o n l y for c a use, prov i ded
this shall not be applicable to d ismissal because of reduction i n
force.
b)
Procedu res:
( 1 ) When it i s believed there is cause to d ismiss a facu lty member,
the appropriate a d m i n i strator s h a l l discuss the matter with him/her.
I f a mutually satisfactory resolution of the matter does not result
within ten ( 1 0 ) i n structio n a l d ays, the matter s h a l l be referred to an
ad hoc hearing committee c o nsisting of five ( 5 ) persons. Two ( 2 )
members a r e t o b e appoi nted b y the College Preside nt, two ( 2 ) to be
appointed by the Fac ulty Senate President and the fifth member to
be named by mutual ag reement o f the C o l l e g e President and the
Facu lty Senate President. I f after the C o l l e g e President and the
Senate President have met and agreement c a n not be reach ed, the
four (4) s h a l l c o n stitute the Hearing C o m m itte e . The com mittee s h a l l
e lect its own c h a i rpers o n . The co mmittee s h a l l present its f i n d i n g s
t o t h e President of t h e C o l lege a n d t h e President of t h e Facu lty
Senate with i n twenty ( 20 ) instructional d ay s . If the President of the
C o l lege decid es, either with o r without the conc urrence of the
committee, to begin proceed i n g s, h e o r his designee s h a l l state i n
writing the specific causes for dismissal.
(2) This statement shall then be incorporated i n a letter from the
President to the facu lty member and to the Facu lty sen ate, within
ten ( 1 0) d ays o f the committee repo rt, i nforming h i m/her that a
hearing to determine whether he/she s h o u l d be removed from h is/her
facu lty position o n the grounds stated will be c o n d u cted at a specific
time and pla ce, suffic ient time being allowed for the preparation of
h is/her defense, such period to be not less than ten ( 1 0 ) calendar
d ays. The facu lty member shall be informed of h i s/her procedural
rig hts that will be accorded h i m/her, such as h i s/her right to counsel
and the right to be i n formed of the causes for d ismissal. Failure of
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the fac u lt y member t o a ppear at the hear i n g i n person o r by c o u nsel
s ha l l c o n stit ute a n admission of t he charge s .
( 3 ) Suspe nsion o f the Faculty Me mbe r . Suspe n sion o f a fac u lty
member d u r i n g t he procee d i n g s a ga i n st h i m/her may be imposed if
in the j u d g me nt of t he President it i s warrante d , a n d s ha l l be with
pay. S u c h s u spe n sion s ha l l not be c o n s i de re d prej u d i c ia l t o the
fac u lt y membe r ' s case .
(4) At t he same t i me of t he President's Jette r i n (2) a bove , a rev iew
c o mmittee of five ( 5 ) pe rsons s ha l l be e stab l i she d . Two ( 2 ) mem­
bers a re to be a ppointed by t he C o l lege Pre s i de nt, t wo ( 2 ) me mbers
are to be a p p o i nted by the Faculty Se nate Preside nt , a n d t he fifth
member to be named by mutual a g reement of t he C o l lege Pre s i de nt
a n d the Faculty Senate Pre s ide nt . I f after the C o l lege President a n d
t he Se nate President have met a n d a g reement can n ot be reac he d ,
t h e four (4) s ha l l c o n st it ute t he Rev iew C ommittee . The committee
s ha l l e le ct its own c ha i rperso n . Any fac u lt y member who se rve d o n
t he A d Hoc Committee (e sta b lishe d p ursuant t o s u bsect i o n [ 1 ]
a b ove ) s ha l l not be e l ig i b le t o se rve o n t he Rev iew C ommittee .
( 5 ) Rev iew Committee Procee d i n g s . The co mmittee sha l l proceed
by conside r i n g the state ment of g r o u n d s for d i sm issal a n d the
charges of misconduct as set forth in the Preside nt ' s Jette r, a n d t he
fac ulty member's re sponse . I f t he fac u lt y member has not re q uested
a hea r i n g , the committee s ha l l c o n side r t he case on t he ba sis of a l l
obta i na b le i n fo rmat ion a n d s ha l l attempt t o reach a de cision which
shal l be t ra nsmitted t o t he President a n d t he fac u lt y member for fina l
action b y t he Boa r d ; otherwise t he hea r i n g sha l l procee d . The
hear i n g s ha l l be i n private . I f a n y facts a re i n dis pute , the test i mony
o f witnesses a n d other ev i de n ce conce r n i n g t he charges s ha l l be
rece ive d . The fac u lt y member s ha l l have the right of assista n ce by
c o u n se l or other re pre se ntat ive at his/he r own e x pe nse .
Any
e m p l oyee o f t he C o l lege sha l l a ppear a n d testify if so d i rected by t he
C o l lege President a n d com mittee . The fac u lty member a n d the
President or de signee s ha l l have the right , wit h i n reasonable t ime
l i m it s set b y t he committee , t o q ue st i o n a l l witnesses who test ify.
All testimony sha l l be u n de r oath a d m i n i stered by t he chairperson of
the committee . A tape re cording of the hea ring sha l l be made . A
t ra n script i o n of the re cording sha l l be available t o t he fac u lty
membe r . The hea ring proce d u re s s ha l l not necessa rily adhere to
forma l rules o f evide n ce .
(6) C o n side rat ion by t he Rev iew Committee . The committee sha l l
re port f i n d i n g s with respect t o e a c h of the g r o u n d s f o r dismissa l
The C o l lege Pre side nt a n d the
wit h i n ten ( 1 0 ) cale ndar days.
President of the Fac u lt y Se nate a n d the fac u lt y me mber sha l l be sent
(Art i c le I l l )
16
c o n c u rrently, within ten ( 1 0) d ays of its first meet i n g , a copy of the
findings.
( 7 ) C o nsideration by t h e Board of Trustees. After the date o f the
Rev i e w C o m mittee's report, if a dismissal of a tenured facu lty
member is sought for c a use, the Board must first a p p rove a moti o n
by a majority vote of a l l its members a t its n e x t reg u l arly sched u l ed
meeti n g . The specific ch arges for d i smissal s h a l l b e confidenti a l but
s h a l l b e issued to the tenured facu lty member u p o n requ est. The
B o a rd decision s h a l l be final u n less the tenured facu lty member
within ten ( 1 0) days requ ests in writi n g of the Board that a hearing
be s c h e d u led. If the faculty member within ten ( 1 0) d ays requ ests
in writing that a h e a r i n g be sched u l e d , the Board s h a l l schedule s u c h
h e a r i n g o n those c h a rges before a d i s i nterested h ea r i n g offi cer a s
prescri bed by l a w . The d e c i s i o n of the h e a r i n g offi cer s h a l l b e f i n a l
a n d b i n d i n g.
Publ icity.
P u b l i c statements a b o ut the case by either the
(8)
faculty, admin istrator o r Board members s h a l l be av o i d ed so far as
possible u ntil the proceed i n g s have been comp leted . A n n o unce ment
of tho final decision of the Board of Trustees s h a l l i n c l u d e a
statement of the Rev i e w Committee's original acti o n .
5.
Dismissal o f Non-ten u red Fac ulty for C ause
If the President shall recommend the termination of a n o n-tenured facu lty
member d u r i n g an academic year, the procedure described in Section 4
of this Arti c l e s h a l l be applicable, prov ided any suspension of the facu lty
member s h a l l be without pay, but s u c h pay s h a l l be restored to the
facu lty member if the final decision is that there is not cause for
dismissa l .
N.
Layoff Procedure (Reduction in Force)
1.
If tho Board s h a l l determine that it is necessary to d ecrease the number
of facu lty employed by the Board o r to discontinue o r reduce some
prog r a m ( s ) , written notice of termination of employment shall be g iven
by reg istered mail o r perso n a l serv i c e to all affected facu lty members no
later than February 1 st of the year in which such s h a l l be effective,
provided s u c h s h a l l not be effective prior to the c lose of the academic
year. A copy of s u c h notice shall be g iv e n to the Sen ate President o r
designee.
2.
Upon determination b y the Board that a reduction of ful l-time facu lty is
necessary, the President of the C o l l ege s h a l l immed iately convene a
college-wide committee of which at least fifty percent ( 5 0 %) s h a l l be
facu lty members appoi nted by the President of Facu lty Senate. Such
( A rti c l e I l l )
17
co mmittee s ha l l promptly rev i e w a l l pertinent data a n d report ba ck to the
Pres i d e nt of the College within t h i rty ( 3 0 ) cal e n da r days.
Such perti n e nt data s ha l l i n c l u d e c u rrent and projected course e n ro l l·
me nts, co urses ta ught b y part-time fac u lty i n affected a reas, overload
a s s i g n ments i n affected a reas, a n d the seniority a n d qualifications (as
defined in sub-para g ra p h 3, b e l o w ) of a l l fac u lty members in affected
a r ea s . (Affected a reas as used herein mean programs i d e ntified by the
President of the College as susc eptible to reduction of f u l l-time fac u lty . )
S u c h report sha l l b e c o n c u rrently tra nsmitted to the Board o f Trustees for
consideration b y it n o later than its next regula r meeti n g . The Presid e n t
of the Senate o r h i s d e s i g n e e s ha l l have t h e r i g h t t o a d d ress t h e Boa rd
at s u c h a meet i n g with respect to s u c h report. The Board sha l l make a
rea s o nable effort to av oid layoff of fa c ulty members whose positions
c o u l d b e ma inta i ned through the reduction o r e l i mination of overload as·
sig n m e nts. F u l l -time tenured fac u lty s ha l l not b e d i smissed as a part of
a reduction in force so l o n g a s there a re courses tau g h t b y part-time
fac u lty o r c ou rses ta ught as overload w h i c h they a re qualified to tea c h .
Fac u lty memb e r s o n leave o f ab sence a t the time a reduction of staff
takes place sha l l b e treated no d i fferently fro m other fac u lty members.
With i n ea ch progra m a rea, the o rd e r of layoff sha l l b e i n inverse order of
senio rity. A fa c u lty member sha l l have senio rity in ea c h progra m a rea i n
w h i c h he/she has f u l l q ua lifications a s defined i n subparagraph 3 b e l o w .
T h e above process w i l l follow the timetab l e below:
3.
(Article I l l )
a)
B y R e g u la r October Meeting o f
Board of Trustees
Determination that a R I F may
be necessa r y .
b)
B y November 1
College-wide co mmittee
convened by College President.
c)
By R e g u la r Decemb e r Meeting
of Board of Trustees
Consideration of committee
report by Board of Trustees.
d)
B y R e g u la r January Meeting of
Board of Trustees
Layoff action ta ken b y Board
of Trustees.
e)
B y February 1
Notices of layoff action sent
to affected fac u lty memb e rs.
f)
At b e g i n n i n g of subsequent
A cade mic Y ea r ( A u g ust)
Layoffs will commence.
As u sed herein " p rogram(s) " sha l l mean d i screte academic d iscipline
cou rse areas ( e . g . , mathematics, psyc hol ogy, E n g l ish, socio logy, etc.),
a n d career progra m techn ical c o u rses ( e . g., n u rs i n g, fashion design,
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secretaria l scie nce, et c .) , a nd support serv i ce s (e . g ., c o u n se l o rs, L R C
fa c u lty, etc .) .
A fac u lt y member w i l l be conside re d t o have qualifications for a n other
progra m a rea if he/she:
a)
has tau g ht at least a total of fiftee n ( 1 5 ) contact hours at Harper
C o l le ge i n t he other progra m a rea d u r i n g t he prece d i n g five (5)
acade mic yea rs, a n d
b)
ha s acade mic t ra i n i n g which satisfies Nort h Central Association
a n d /o r a p p li ca b le professio na l a c c re d itat i o n sta n da rds, o r meets the
credentials re q u i re d of the department or progra m as dete rmine d by
t he department or progra m .
4.
If t he Board s ha l l dete r m i ne t o e m p l o y a dditional full-t i me fac u lt y a n y
t i me d u r i n g t he t we nt y ( 2 0) mont h s from date of notice, s u c h posit i o n (s)
sha l l be offered first a n d i n i nve rse orde r t o t he fac u lt y members
te rminated he re u n de r i n t he pert i ne nt progra m s . S u c h offe r o f e m p l oy­
ment s ha l l be t ra n smitted i n writ i n g by personal service o r cert ified mail
t o t he fa c u lt y membe r ' s last known mai l i n g a d d ress a n d t o t he Fac u lty
Se nate . If the fac u lt y member does not re spond affi rmative ly t o such
offe r wit h i n ten ( 1 0 ) calendar days of such re ce i pt o r wit h i n twenty ( 2 0)
calendar days of the date of ma i l i n g, w h i chever shal l first o c c u r, the
Board's o b li gati o n here under s ha l l be te rminate d .
5.
A n y te n u re d fac ulty member te rminated he re u n de r a n d therea fte r
ree m p loyed p u rsuant t o the prece d i n g para g ra p h, sha l l not suffe r a n y
l o s s of te n u re r i g ht s as a conse q ue nce thereof. Any n o n-te n u red fac u lty
member te rminated here u nder sha l l n ot c o u nt any yea r o r portion thereof
bet wee n terminat i o n a n d re ca l l (if such s h o u l d o c c u r) in t he t h ree ( 3 )
yea r max i m u m period p rescribed i n Art i c le I l l, N, 1 (a) of t h i s A g reement .
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ARTICLE I V .
A.
LEAVES
Educational Improvement and Work Experience Leaves
T e n u red fa cu lty members may be g ra nted, u p o n written a pp lication to the Vice
President of A ca d emic Affa i rs o r d e s i g n ee, and u p o n a p p roval by the Board, a
leave of absence without pay o r other benefits for p u rposes of e d u cationa l im­
provement o r w o r k experience w h e re s u c h i s l i k e l y to s i g n ificantly e n ha n c e the
fac u lty member's a bi l ity to perform h is/her respo n s i b i lities at the C o l l e g e . Such
leaves, if g ra nted, s ha l l be for one ( 1 ) semester o r two ( 2 ) .
W h i l e o n s u c h leave, a fac u lty member s ha l l b e a l l owed to participate i n the
C o l l e g e g r o u p h ea lt h , dental a n d life i n s u ra n c e programs, provided the faculty
member sha l l make timely a d va n c e payment of all premiums due for s u c h
i n s u ra n c e t o the d e s i g nated C o l l e g e office.
B.
Family Hardship Leaves
A faculty member may request a leave of a bsence without pay or other benefits
for a period not exceeding o n e semester because of serious i l l ness of a member
of his/her i mmed iate fa mily o r for other good and suffic ient ca u s e . Such leaves
may b e exte n d e d , within the sole d i scretion of the Boa rd of Trustees.
W h i l e o n such leave, a fac ulty member sha l l be a l lowed to participate i n the
C o l l e g e g r o u p health, denta l a n d life i n s urance programs, provided the fac u lty
member sha l l make timely a d va n c e payments of a l l premiums d u e for such
i n s u ra n c e to the designated College office.
C.
Funera l Leave
In t h e event of the death of a member of a fac u lty member' s immediate fa mily,
the faculty member sha l l be entitled to u p to three c o n sec utive i n structiona l
days leave o f a bsence without loss o f salary o r d e d u ction o f a c c u mu late sick
leave. The term " fa c u lty member' s immediate fa m i l y " sha l l be defined as the
fac u lty member' s pa rents, spouse, c h i ldren, or g ra n d c h i l d ren.
I n t h e event of the death of a n y member of a fac u lty member' s fa mily, the
fa c u lty member sha l l be entitled to u p to three con secutive days leave of
a bs e n c e without loss of sa lary for the p u rpose of atte n d i n g the funera l ,
i n c l u d i n g s u c h related events as the wa ke o r visitat io n . S u c h leave sha l l be
d e d u cted from a c c u m u lated sick leave. If a d ditiona l days a re nec essary a n d a re
a p proved by the a p p ropriate Vice President o r designee, the fa cu lty member
may b e granted leave without pay. The term " fa c u lty mem ber·'s fa m i l y " is
defined a s the fa cu lty member' s grandparents, moth er-in-law, father- i n­
law, b rother, sister, brother- i n - la w, siste r-in-la w , spouse's g ra n d pa re nts,
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spouse's c h i l d re n o r g ra n d c h i l d r e n , o r a n y other relative l iv i n g i n the fac u lty
member's immediate househol d .
D.
Jury Duty/Court-Related Leave
All fac u lty members ca lled/subpoenaed as witnesses or j ur o rs w i l l notify the
a p p ro p riate a d m i n i strator as soon as possible after being ca l l ed/subpoenaed.
Ca lled/sub poenaed faculty members req u i red to serve as jurors or a ppear as
witnesses d u r i n g a working day on which they otherwise would have been
schedu led to work, will be paid their n o rmal salary d u r i n g this period, prov ided
the fac u lty member sha l l promptly reimbu rse the College any monies paid for
such serv i c e (other than payments for meals, trav e l o r other expenses ) . S u c h
t i m e w i l l not be ded ucted f r o m a c c u m u lated s i c k leave o r persona l l eave . This
section sha l l not be a pp li ca bl e to any matter when the fac u lty member, the
Senate, o r the C o l l e g e sha l l be a party. This section sha l l not be a p p l ica b l e to
any proceeding c o n d u cted p u rs ua n t to Article V of this Agreement.
E.
Parental Leave
A fa c u lty member sha l l be eligible for parental leave with o ut pay o r other
benefits ,except those benefits specifica l l y id entified in this Arti c l e , s u bject to
the following c o nditions: (As used herein, "faculty member" mea n s a ten u red
fac u lty member except i n Section 6, which is a pp l ica b l e only to n o n-te n u red
fa c u lty members, a n d in Section 8 which is a p plica b l e to a l l fa c u lty members) .
1.
Appl ication for such leave sha l l be made i n writing to the appropriate
Vice Pre sident or designee at least n i nety ( 90) ca l e n da r days prior to the
a nticipated b i rth of the c h i l d .
2.
The fac u lty member a n d t h e a p p ropriate V i c e President o r designee sha l l
a gree u p o n a plan f o r t h e c o mmencement a n d termination of s u c h leav e,
ta k i n g into consideration maintena n c e of continu ity of i nstructio n a n d
medica l factors to t h e maximum possible degree a n d the perti nent time
factors related thereto. The l eave shall not exceed the bala n c e of the
Aca d e m i c year in which it c o mmences a n d one ( 1 ) a d d itional a cademic
yea r . Every effort s ha l l b e made to have s u c h leave terminate immedi­
ately prior to the start of a new academic year.
S u c h leav e s ha l l
commence u p o n o n e o f t h e followi n g: 1 ) t h e date a g reed upon by the
Vice President a n d facu lty member, 2) for fac u lty members who tea c h ,
n o t later than the end o f t h e semester prece d i n g t h e semester d u r i n g
which the fa cu lty member i s expected t o become u na b l e to work, 3) the
actual date of d e l iv ery/a d option, 4) the date o n w h i c h the fac u lty
member is required to leave employment because she is u nable to
perform h e r d uties, w h i c h ev e r sha l l first o c c u r . Such leaves which
commence d u r i n g the summer recess sha l l begin no later than J uly 1 .
The Vice President may waive a n y of the req u i rements o f this secti o n at
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h is/her sole d iscretion ; any such waiv e r shall not b e precedential i n any
respect.
3.
Sick l e av e shall not be applicable d u r i n g any period of the parental leav e ,
except a s e l i g ib l e u n d e r the F a m i l y M e d i c a l Leave A c t o r a s mutually
a g reed to between the facu lty memb e r and the appropriate Vice
President o r designee a s a result of a medically requ ired reduced work
load. Any accumulated sick leave av a i l ab l e at the commen cement of the
l e av e shall be av a i l ab le to the facu lty member upon return to employment
at the C o l l e g e .
4.
The facu lty member may maintain g r o u p health, dental a n d l i fe insurance
b e n efits by m a k i n g timely payments of a l l premiums w h i c h may b e d ue
to the Admini strative Serv ices office o r pursuant to its d i rectio n .
5.
Any facu lty member desiring parental leave a s a result of becoming a n
adoptive parent s h a l l notify the appropriate Vice President o r designee i n
writing upon t h e i n itiation o f such proceed i n g s . Leave s h a l l b e g ranted
u p o n satisfactory written notification to the Vice President or designee
of the d ate the child i s expected to b e received. It s h a l l b e the responsi­
b i lity of the applying faculty member to keep the Vice President o r
d e s i g n e e informed o f t h e status o f t h e proceedings, a n d as s o o n a s
k n o w n , t h e expected d ate o f d e l iv e ry of t h e c h i l d . T h i s section s h a l l not
be applic able if the adopted c h i l d is six ( 6) o r more years of age at the
time the child is receiv e d . H o wever, the age req u i rement may be waived
by the appropriate Vice President o r d e s i g nee if the c h i l d has a medical
c o n d ition which w o u l d require the leav e .
6.
A parental leave may b e granted t o a n o n-te n u red facu lty member u n d e r
u n u s u a l circu mstances b y t h e acti o n of t h e Board of Trustees, subject to
a l l of the conditions applic able to a tenu red faculty memb e r . Any such
leave shall include provision for the n u mber of years that the faculty
member must b e employed i n conti n u o u s full-time serv i c e at the C o l l e g e
after s u c h leave t o attain tenured stat u s . T h e granting of parental leave
to any n o n -ten u red facu lty member s h a l l not con stitute a precedent for
the granting or withholding of leave to any other facu lty memb e r . Each
req uest shall b e judged o n its own merits and shall b e within the sole
d i scretion of the Board . Additi o n a l conditions or restrictions may be
estab l i s h ed for any such leave, prov ided nothing h e rein shall be
c o n strued as req u i ring any non-tenu red faculty member to apply for such
leave o r accept the c o n d itions estab lished therefore.
7.
A faculty member who has been granted a parental leave and who d u r i n g
s u c h leave o f ab sence shall a g a i n b e come pregnant o r adopt s h a l l be
el igib l e for an exten s i o n of o n e ( 1 ) academic year of s u c h parental leave
of ab s e n c e . Application for such extension of leave s h a l l be i n writing
to the appropriate Vice President o r designee at le ast one h u n d red
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twenty ( 1 20 ) ca l e n dar days prior to the a nticipated birth of the c h i l d or
a s soon as possible a fter notification of a d optio n .
8.
F.
Noth i n g i n this Article s ha l l b e c o n str ued a s r e q u ir i n g a n y faculty
member to a p p l y for a parental l eave. A fac u lty mem ber not e l i g i b l e for
or not desir i n g parental leave may utilize a c c u m u lated s i c k leave d ur i n g
a n y period of i l l n ess r e lated to pre g na n c y a nd/or to t h e d e l ivery o f the
c h i l d . Such fac u lty member s ha l l return to employment immediately
f o l l o w i n g the ter m i nation of such i l l ness.
Military Leave
Fac u lty members invol u n tar i l y called to active m i l itary d uty s ha l l be granted a
leave of a bsence without sa lary for u p to thirty ( 3 0 ) ca l e n dar days which may
be extended by the Board upon written a p p l icatio n .
G.
Personal Business Leave
Eac h fac u lty member shal l be granted two ( 2 ) days without loss of salary each
a ca d emic year for personal busin ess l ea v e . Such leave shal l b e for the p ur pose
of completi n g matters w h i c h ca nnot r ea s o na bly be atte nded to or postponed to
days or h o urs o n which the fac u lty member is not req uired to be on campus.
If u n used, s u c h leave s ha l l a c c u m u late as sick leave. Per so na l business leave
sha l l not be ava i la ble for p urp oses of recreation or to participate in a n y work
stoppage or job protest. Notice of pla n n e d util ization of personal business leave
sha l l be given i n wr iting to the immediate a d m i n istrative s u pervisor or designee
at least forty-eight (48) h o urs i n advance, except i n an emer g e n c y, w h e n such
notice s ha l l be given oral l y a s soon a s possible, and ther eafter promptly
con firmed in wr iti n g together with a brief expla nation of the emergency.
Per s ona l b u si n ess days sha l l be ta ken i n u n its of o n e- ha l f ( Y,) days.
It s ha l l be an a p pr o pr iate use of personal busin ess leave to attend to matters
related to the a d option of a c h i l d or for matters related to the birth of a c h i l d by
a fac u lty mem ber ' s spou se, d ur i n g the first five i n str uctional days following
such a d o ption or birth. I f persona l busi ness leave has been exhau sted, the
fa c u lty mem ber sha l l be granted leave without pay, notice of such utilization to
be given as provided i n the preceding paragra p h .
H.
Professional Meeting Leave
Leaves of a bsence without loss of pay or other benefits may be gra nted by the
a ppr o pr iate supervisor for a fac u lty member to attend professional meetin gs.
If s u c h has been approved for reimbursement, s u c h r e i m b ursement sha l l be
within the g u ideli nes of the Board of Tr ustee's policy ma nual .
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I.
Religious Leave
A fac u lty member may uti l i z e up to t h ree ( 3 ) days without loss of pay or
d e d uction of persona l leave to observ e recognized religious hol idays of h i s/her
fa ith if such observa nce reasona b l y r e q uires such l eav e . Notice of i ntention to
uti l i z e s u c h l eav e sha l l be given i n writing at least fifteen ( 1 5 ) ca l e n da r days i n
adva n c e . Add itiona l days o f leave f o r s u c h observa nce may be g ranted at the
d i s c retion of the a pprop riate a d m i nistrator prov i ded such a d d itiona l days s ha l l
b e without pay o r s ha l l be made u p o n some other date o n which t h e fac u lty
member is not sched u led to work, a n d prov ided further no s u c h a d ditiona l leave
s ha l l be granted if the fac u lty member has u n u sed persona l busine ss leav e .
J.
Sabbatical Leave
1.
The Board sha l l g ra nt a sabbatica l leave to a n y e l i g i b l e fu l l-time tenu red
fa cu lty member who sha l l have a p p ropriately a p p l i ed, prov id e d that, i n
the judg ment o f t h e Sa bbatical Leav e Rev i e w Committee a n d
con c u rrence o f t h e Board o f Trustees by its resolution, s u c h leave w i l l
c learly a d d t o the effectiv e n ess of the fac u lty member i n the performa n c e
o f h i s/her respo nsibilities at the C o l lege a nd/or c learly a c c r u e t o the
benefit of the C o l l e g e .
2.
A tenured fac u lty member i s e l i g i b l e to seek a sabbatical leave after
hav i ng comp leted six ( 6 ) years of f u l l-time serv i c e as a fa cu lty member
of the C o l lege, prov i d ed a fa cu lty member sha l l not be e l i g i b l e for such
leave i n a n y a cademic year next following an a cademic year i n which
he/she was o n leave of a bsence for sixty (60) days or mo re.
3.
The fa c u lty member sha l l make a p p l i cation for sabbatical leave i n writing
to the a p propriate Vice President o r designee pu rsuant to a reasonable
timetable w h i c h sha l l be esta b l ished . S u c h a p p l i cation s ha l l i n c l u d e a l l
t h e data perti nent t o s u c h leav e .
4.
Sa bbatical leave sha l l b e f o r a period of o n e ( 1 ) a ca d e m i c semester o r
o n e ( 1 ) a cademic yea r .
5.
a)
D u r i n g the period of sabbatical leave, the fa cu lty member sha l l
receive o n e-ha l f o f his/her salary for a n entire a cademic year, a n d a l l
o f his/her salary for a leave o f o n e semeste r .
b)
I f d u r i n g the period o f the sa bbatical leave, the facu lty member ea rns
taxa b l e remuneration from some other orga n i zation, agency,
i nstitution, o r person, the salary paid by the C o l l ege sha l l be reduced
a c c o rd i n g l y ; prov i d ed if the sabbatical leave is for one academic
yea r, no red uction i n sa lary s ha l l be made u n less the tota l of the
regula r sa lary and such taxa b l e remuneration exceeds the amount
equa l to the sa lary that would have been pa id to the fa c u lty member
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i f he/she were not o n sabbatic a l leav e, a n d prov id e d f u rther, such
taxable remun eration shall not i n c l u d e royalties, d iv id e n d s , interest
or l i k e i ncome n ot d e rived from w o r k performed d u r i n g the period of
the sabbatical leav e .
c)
6.
K.
As used herein " sa l a r y " means t h e amount set forth i n Article V I l- A
a n d s h a l l not i n c l u d e a n y additional amou nts for summer scho ol,
extra-duty stipends, overloads, or the l i k e . A l l i nsurance benefits
s h a l l conti n u e and sick leave s h a l l accrue d u r i n g the term o f the
leav e .
A s a c o n d ition precedent to sabbatical leave, the facu lty member shall
agree to return to the College as a f u l l-time facu lty member for at least
one ( 1 ) academic year immediately following the c o n c l u s i o n of such
leave (or at least two (2) years i f the sabbatical leave is for an entire
academic year), and shall execute a promissory note assuring restitution
of all salary paid d u r i n g s u c h leave i f he/she does not return, such to be
payable i n bimonthly i n stallments over a term not to exceed twice the
length of the leav e .
Alternative Work Load Leave
A tenu red facu lty member is e l i g ible for a share-time o r reduced load leave by
first m a k i n g application to h is/her Dean for this leav e . Faculty may s h a re the
leave o r the leav e may be a portion o f the load for one facu lty member.
Benefits are determined by the percentage o f the leave to the full time load . For
example, one-half leave prov i d e s o ne- h a l f ben efits "per contract " . I f facu lty
share a position, the ben efits package c a n be applied as i n stitutionally
determined .
While o n s u c h leav e , a facu lty member shall be a l l o wed to partiCipate i n all
C o l l e g e insurance programs, prov ided the faculty member s h a l l make timely
adv a n c e payments to the designated College office o f all premiums due for their
portion of the i n surance not covered by this leav e .
L.
Sick Leave
A facu lty member s h a l l have the right to utilize s i c k leave because of perso n a l
i l l n e ss o r d isabi lity o r because o f a medical emergency which c o n fronts the
facu lty member's immed i ate family which is defined as the emp loyee's natural
o r step parents, spouse, c h il d r e n , g r a n d c h i l d re n , grandparents, o r parent- i n-law,
brother, o r siste r . S i c k leave shall be twenty ( 2 0 ) d ays the first year and ten
( 1 0) d ays per year after the first year u p to four h u n d red (400) days. No
payment for u n used sick time accrued will be made.
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The total benefits received u n d e r a n y college o r state s upported i n come
protectio n plan (d isability i n su ra n c e , worker's compensation, etc . ) a n d s i c k
leave s ha l l n o t exceed the i n d iv id ua l ' s c u rrent da ily salar y .
As u s e d h e r e i n , " i l l ness o r d i sa b ility" s ha l l n o t i n c l u d e cosmetic s u rgery o r a n y
procedure w h i c h t h e fac u lty member's physicia n states may b e rea s o na b l y a n d
safely deferred t o t h e s u m m e r o r other recess o r vacation period .
No later than thirty ( 3 0 ) cal e ndar days after the beg i n n i n g of ea c h a ca d e m i c
yea r, the Board sha l l f u r n i s h each fac u lty member a statement of t h e n u m ber
of u n used sick leave days a c c u m u lated as of the b e g i n n i n g of such a ca d e m i c
yea r .
M.
Family Medical Leave Act
D u r i n g the time period that the fac u lty member is eligible for benefits u n d e r the
Fa m i l y M e d i ca l Leave Act, g ro u p h ea lth, d e nta l , life a n d a c c i d e nta l death a n d
d i smemberment i n s u ra n c e benefits sha l l b e mainta i ned u n d e r t h e same
c o n d itions as if the fac u lty member were actively employed .
N.
Nonprecedential Effect of Leaves
Any leave of a bsence hereunder which by its terms is not mandatory, s ha l l be
within the sole discretion of the Boa rd of Trustees o r the appro priate
a d m i n istrato r . The g ra nting or d e n ia l of s u c h leave sha l l be n o n p reced ential
with respect to any other a p p lication for s u c h leave, provided s u c h gra nting or
d en ia l s ha l l not be based u p o n any factor dee med discriminatory here i n .
0.
Reemployment at Conclusion of Leave of Absence
A n y fac u lty member granted a leave of a bsence s ha l l be a ssured of employment
by the Board upon terminatio n of such leave i n the sa me ma nner a s though
s u c h fa cu lty member had nofbeen o n leave of absence, prov ided only that all
of the c o nditions of s u c h leave have been complied with by the fac u lty
member. A leave of absence without pay sha l l not constitute a break in serv i c e
o r s e n iority.
P.
Unemployment Compensation
As a c o ndition precedent to a l l leaves of a bsence, the fac u lty member a g rees
to waive any cla i m of whatsoever nature for u n employment compe nsation
d u r i n g the period of s u c h leav e .
0.
Notice o f Intention t o RetiJrtJ.
In a l l i nsta nces where a fa culty member is granted a leave of e i g ht ( 8 ) months
or more, as a condition thereof, the Boa rd sha l l notify s u c h fa cu lty member by
(Article I V )
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certified m a i l one h u n d re d and fifty ( 1 50 ) c a le n d a r d ay s prior to the be g i n n i n g
of the next se meste r after the faculty me mbe r ' s leave e x p ires that the faculty
member must return to work.
F a i l u re of the faculty member to advise the appropriate Vice President o r
de s i g nee a t least n i nety ( 90) c a le n d a r d ays ( o r M ay , w h ichever o c c u rs first)
prior to the beg i n n i n g of the next seme ste r (afte r e x p i ration of leave) as re q u ired
herein shall be treate d as an e lection not to return to e m p loyment a n d as a
re sig nation from the C o l lege.
(Article IV)
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ARTICLE V . GRI EVANCE PROCEDURE
It i s the purpose o f this proce d u re to re so lve as promptly and as e x ped itiously a s
possible alle gati ons by the bargaining agent and/or members of the b a r g a i n i n g u n it of
misinte rpretation of this a g reeme n t .
A.
B.
C.
Definitions
1.
A g r iev ance s h a l l me an an alle g ation by the Senate o r by a n affected
facu lty member that the re h a s been a v iolation, misi nte rpretation o r
misapplication o f any prov ision of this A g reeme nt.
2.
As used i n this article, " d a y " s h a l l mean eve ry d ay o f the wee k whe n
cl asses a re sche d uled e x ce pt Saturdays, S u n d ays and those school
h o l idays a n d/or emerge ncy days when the Office o f the Vice Pre s ident
o f Acade m i c Affairs s h a l l be closed .
Provisions
1.
A facu lty member may be re presented at any meeting, he aring or appeal
re lating to a g r iev a n ce . A re presentative o f the Se n ate s h a l l have the
right to atte nd s u c h meeti n g , he aring o r appe a l .
2.
The Pre s ident of the Senate o r de signee of the Sen ate s h a ll be advised
of any meeting, he aring or appe a l re lating to a g rievance which has bee n
formally prese nte d .
3.
The f a i l u re o f the grievant to act o n any griev a n ce with i n the p rescribed
time l i mits w i l l act as a bar to any further appe a l with i n the grievance
proce d u re o r otherwise . I f the de signated re prese ntative o f the Board of
Tru stees shall neglect to proceed o r rende r a de cision with i n the time
l i m its, the griev a n ce may be advanced to the next ste p o f the griev a n ce
proce d u re . Time l i mits may, howeve r, be extended by mutual written
a g reement.
Informal Resolution Procedure
Tho parties a re e n couraged to utilize the i n formal re solution proce ss. The party
asse rting a griev ance s h a l l atte mpt to resolve the problem through informal
c o m m u n i cation with the appropriate superv isor. The i n formal re solution process
s h a l l be completed with i n fiftee n ( 1 5 ) d ays of the d ate of the occu r re n ce g iv i n g
rise to the griev a n ce o r from the date when the grievant might re asonably have
be c o me aware o f the occ urre n ce . The President of the Senate o r de signee may
accompany the facu lty me mber to assist in the i n formal re solution proce s s . If,
h o weve r, such i nformal processes fail, a griev a n ce may be processed as
follows:
( A rticle V)
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D.
Formal Grievance Procedure
Step I
1.
The f i l i n g of the formal written grievance at this step must be within ten
( 1 0 ) d ays of the completion of the i nformal resolution process. The
grievance must be formally presented in writing to the same a p p ro p ri ate
s u pervisor.
2.
The formal written grievance s h a l l clearly i d e ntify a l l grievants,
summarize a l l relevant facts, identify all provisions of the a g reement
allegedly v i o l ated, describe the remedy which is requested, and must be
presented formally i n writi n g to the appropriate s u pervisor who w i l l
arrange for a meeting t o be h e l d with i n t e n ( 1 0 ) d ays t o review the
g rievance.
3.
The sup ervisor s h a l l provide a written answer to the grievant (with a
copy to the S e n ate if the Senate i s not the grievant) with i n ten ( 1 0 ) days
of the meeti n g . The answer shall i n c l u d e the reasons for the decision.
Step I I
4.
If the grievance is not resolved at the preced i n g step, the S e n ate o r
d e s i g n ee m a y refer i t to t h e Presid e n t o r d e s i g nee by f i l i n g t h e s a m e i n
writing within t e n ( 1 0) d ays of receipt o f t h e answer from t h e approp riate
s u perviso r. The President or designee w i l l arrange for a meeti n g to be
held within ten ( 1 0) days of such referral to review the grievance. Each
party shall have the r i g ht to i n c l u d e i n its representation such witnesses
and co u n selors as it deems necessary to develop facts pertinent to the
g rievance. A written answer i n c l u d i n g reasons s h a l l be provided to the
g r i evant (with a copy to the Senate if the Senate is not a party to the
grievance) within ten ( 1 0) d ays of the meeting provided for i n this
paragra p h .
5.
If the grievance arises from a d e c i s i o n a t the President's level, the
g rievance may be i n itiated at the preced ing step, provided s u c h is filed
with i n the time l i mits prescribed in the second preceding parag r a p h .
Step I l l
6.
(Article V)
I f the grievance i s not resolved at the President's level, the Senate may
s u b mit it to arbitration, providing written notice ind i c ating such i s filed
with the President o r designee with i n fifteen ( 1 5) days of the answer at
the Preside nt's level, or if no answer is filed within fifteen ( 1 5) d ays of
the l ast day on w h i c h s u c h answer was d u e . The Senate s h a l l promptly
requ est of the American Arbitration Association that it provide panel(s)
of q u a lified arbitrators from which the parties may make a selection
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p u rs u a nt to t h e practices of that Association w h i c h s h a l l also serve as
the a d m i n istrator of the proceed i n g s .
T h e decision o f t h e arbitrator s h a l l b e b i n d i n g a n d s h a l l b e submitted to
the Board o f Trustees for its consideration n o l ater than thirty ( 3 0 ) days
following receipt o f the arbitrator's recommendati o n . In m a k i n g his
recommendatio n , the arbitrator s h a l l not add to or e n l a rg e upon this
Agreement, and any sug gested remedy, if appro p riate, shall conform to
I l l i n o i s l a w . The fees a n d expenses o f the arbitrato r a n d of the American
Arbitration Association s h a l l b e s h ared e q u a l l y by the Board a n d the
Senate. The parties l i kewise s h a l l share the expense o f any transcript(s)
w h i c h they may jointly req uest, but a l l other expen ses which may be
i n c u rred by either party s h a l l be borne by that party.
E.
Non-discrimination
The Board s h a l l not d iscriminate o r take any reprisals against any faculty
member as a consequence of the f i l i n g o f any g r i ev a n c e h e r e u n d e r .
( Article V)
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ARTICLE VI. D U ES CHECKOFF
A.
The Board s ha l l d e d u c t d u e s from the salary o f each fac u lty memb e r , w h o s ha l l
authorize t h e same i n writing, i n a n a m o u n t determined b y the C o o k C o u nty
C o l lege Tea c h ers U n i o n ( C C C T U ) , prov id e d the rate to be ded ucted s ha l l b e
u n iform f o r each fa c u lty memb e r . S u c h d e d uctions s ha l l b e mad e n o later than
thirty ( 3 0 ) calendar days following receipt of the a uthorization in the d e s i g nated
College office.
B.
A d u e s a uthorization may b e rev oked b y written notice to the d e s i g nated
C o l l e g e office a n d s u c h rev ocation s ha l l be effective n o later than t h i rty ( 30 1
cal e n da r days thereafter. T h e a uthorization s ha l l b e dee med a utomatica l l y
rev o ked with t h e issua n c e of t h e fac u lty member's last payc h e c k .
C.
The d ues/Fa i r Share payments a n d a l i st i n g o f the fac ulty members for whom
s u c h d u e s/Fair Share d e d u ctions were made sha l l b e forwarded to the Treasurer
of the C o o k C o u nty C o l lege Tea c h ers U n i o n no later than ten ( 1 0) days after
s u c h d e d uctions were mad e . S u c h listi n g s ha l l i n c l u d e year-to-date tota ls for
each person l i sted a s well a s a n i n d ication a s to whether the ded uction was o r
was not a Fa i r Share d e d u ction. The Board sha l l a lso make a rea s o nable effort
to i n c l u d e in such l i st i n g fac u lty members w h o have a uthorized such d e d uctions
b ut for whom none were mad e .
D.
I f t h e Board shal l make s u c h ded uctions a n d remit s u c h d ues as aforesa i d , the
Senate s ha l l ind emn ify, h o l d harmless and defend the Board o f Trustees, its
members, a g e nts a n d employees in a n y action, c o mp la i n t or s u it or other
proceed i n g s w h i c h may b e b rought.
E.
Fair Share
1.
It i s recognized that the Senate's duty a s the sole a n d e x c l usive
barga i n i n g agent enta i l s expenses for c o l lective barga i n i n g a n d co ntract
a d m i n i stration w h i c h a pprop riately a re shared by a l l facu lty members
w h o a re beneficia ries of this a g reement. To this e n d , i f a fac u lty member
does not j o i n the C o o k C ou nty C o l l e g e Tea c h ers U n i o n with i n fourteen
( 1 4) days after posting of the notice required i n subpara g ra p h (b), the
Board s ha l l d e d u ct a sum e q u ival e nt to the proportionate share of the
cost o f the serv ices rendered by the C C CTU for c o l lective barga i n i n g a n d
c o ntract a d m i n istration i n its role a s a sole a n d exclu sive barga i n i n g
a g e nt i n e q ua l payments from the reg u la r sa lary c h e c k o f the fac u lty
member in the same ma n n e r as it deducts d ues for memb e rs of the
C C CTU prov i d e d :
(a ) t h e C C CTU has posted t h e a pprop riate notices of t h e imposition o f
s u c h Fai r Share fee i n a c cordance with the r u l e s a n d regulations o f
t h e I E L R B; a n d ,
( A rticle V I )
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( b ) The C C C T U h a s a n n ua l l y certified i n writ i n g t o t he Board t he amount
of s u c h Fair Share fee a n d has a n n ua l l y certified i n writ i n g to t he
Board t hat such n ot i ce has bee n poste d .
F.
2.
T he Board s ha l l be g i n s u c h Fair S hare fee ded u cti o n n o earl ier than
fourteen ( 1 4) days (or any later per iod as re q u ired by t he R u le s a n d
Re g u lati o n s o f t he I E L R B ) , a fter certificat i o n b y t he C C C T U a s described
in s u b paragra p h (b) of para gra p h 1 o f t h i s sect i o n .
3.
T he Se nate a n d t he C C C T U a gree to defe n d , indemn ify a n d save t he
Board har m le s s a ga i n st a n y c la i ms, de ma n d , suit, or other form of
l ia b i l it y w h i c h may ar ise by rea son o f any action taken by the Senate, t he
C C C T U , or t he Board i n c o m p l y i n g with the prov i s i o n s of t h i s sect i o n ,
i n c l u d i n g re i m b ursement for a n y legal fee s or e x pe nses i n c urred i n
c o n ne ct i o n therewit h .
4.
In the event a fac u lty member objects t o t he a m o u nt of s u c h fee , the
Board s ha l l c o nt i n ue t o de d u ct the fee a n d t he Board sha l l tra nsmit the
fee (or the port ion of t he fee in d i s pute) t o t he I E L R B which sha l l hold the
fee i n escrow i n an a c c o u nt e sta b l ishe d for t hat p urpose . T he Board
shall cont i n ue to transmit s u c h fee to the I E L R B u nt i l further order of the
Boar d . If t he fa c u lt y member is entitled to a re f u n d , the fa c u lty member
sha l l rece ive s u c h re f u n d , p l u s a n y i nterest earned on t he re f u n d d ur i n g
pende n c y of t h e a ct i o n .
5.
I f a fac u lty member declares the r i g ht of n o n-a ssociat i o n based upon
bona fide re l i g i o u s tenets or tea c h i n g , or a c h ur c h , or re l i g i o u s body of
which s u c h fac u lty member is a member, s u ch fa c u lty member sha l l be
req u ired t o pay a n a m o u nt e q ua l t o the fa c u lt y me mber' s pr oporti o nate
s hare t o a no n-re l i g i o u s charitable orga n i zati o n mutua l l y a greed upon by
t he fa c u lt y member a n d t he C C C T U . I f t he fa c u lt y member a n d t he
C C C T U are u na b le t o reach agreement o n the matter, a charitable
orga n i zation sha l l be se lected from a l i st e sta blished a n d a p proved by the
I l l i n o i s E d u cat i o na l Labor Relati o n s Board i n a c c ordance wit h its r u le s .
COPE Check-Off
T he Board sha l l de d u ct Committee On Polit ica l E d u cati o n ( C O P E ) monies from
the salary of each fa c u lt y member who sha l l a ut h or i ze t he same i n writ i n g , i n
t he a m o u nt ind icated o n t he a ut h or i zat ion t o deduct said monie s . T he amounts
ded u cted sha l l be forwarded to t he Treasurer of t he Cook C o u nty C o l le ge
Teachers U n i o n - C O P E at the same t i me a s the dues de d u cted from the same
c he c k a n d made payable t o C o o k C o u nty C o l lege Teachers U n i o n - C O P E . The
Board s ha l l a l s o forward a l i st i n g showing the persons for whom de d u ctions
were made and t he amount s of said de d u ct i o n s for t he per iod covere d .
S u c h de d uct i o n s may be revoked b y t he per son b y notifying the Payr o l l
(Arti c le V I )
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Department o f the C o l l e g e i n writing to terminate the d e d uctions.
This
provision became effective with the first payc h e c k i n September o f 1 98 9 .
( A rticle V I )
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ARTICLE VI I .
A.
SALARY A N D RATES O F PAY
Step Lane Schedule
STEP LANE SCHEDULE 1 996/97
I nstructor
Assistant
Professor
Associate
Professor
Professor
1
2
3
2 9 , 746
30,698
3 1 ,680
33, 3 1 6
34, 3 8 2
3 5,482
37,3 1 4
3 8 , 508
3 9 , 740
41 ,792
43, 1 2 9
44, 5 0 9
4
5
6
3 2 , 694
3 3 , 740
34,820
36, 6 1 7
37, 789
38,998
41 ,01 2
42, 324
43,678
45,933
4 7 , 403
48,920
7
8
9
3 5 , 9 34
3 7 , 084
38,271
40, 246
4 1 , 5 34
42,863
45,076
46 , 5 1 8
48, 007
50,485
52, 1 0 1
5 3 , 7 68
10
11
12
3 9 , 496
40 , 7 60
42,064
44, 2 3 5
45, 6 5 1
47 , 1 1 2
49, 543
5 1 , 1 28
5 2 , 7 64
5 5,489
57,265
59,097
13
14
15
43,4 1 0
44 , 7 9 9
46,233
48,620
5 0, 1 7 6
5 1 , 7 82
54, 4 5 2
56, 1 94
5 7 , 99 2
60,988
6 2 , 940
64, 954
16
17
18
47 , 7 1 2
49,239
5 3 , 43 9
5 5 , 1 49
5 6, 9 1 4
5 9 , 848
6 1 , 7 63
63,739
67,033
69, 1 7 8
7 1 ,392
65,779
6 7 , 884
73,677
76,035
7 8 , 468
Level * *
19
20
21
Not e : ( 1 )
(2)
3 . 2 % b et ween c e l l s
1 2 % between sal ary l a n es
* * Level n u mbers are not t o be eq uated t o years of serv i c e .
( A rt i c l e V I I)
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STEP LANE SCHEDULE 1 997/98
Instructor
Assistant
Professor
Associate
Professor
Professor
1
2
3
30, 1 2 1
3 1 , 08 5
32,080
33,736
34, 8 1 6
35, 930
37, 784
38, 993
40, 2 4 1
42, 3 1 8
43,672
45,070
4
5
6
3 3 , 1 07
34, 1 6 6
35,259
3 7 , 08 0
38,267
39,492
4 1 , 5 29
42 , 8 5 8
44, 2 2 9
46, 5 1 2
4 8 , 000
49, 5 3 6
7
8
9
36,387
37,551
38,753
40, 7 5 6
42, 060
43, 406
4 5 , 644
47, 1 0 5
48 , 6 1 2
51,121
52,757
54,445
10
11
12
39,993
4 1 , 273
4 2 , 5 94
44, 7 9 5
46,228
4 7 , 7 07
50, 1 68
5 1 773
'
5 3 , 430
56, 1 87
57,985
5 9 , 84 1
13
14
15
43,957
4 5 , 364
46, 8 1 6
4 9 , 234
50,809
52,435
5 5 , 1 40
5 6 , 904
58,725
61 ,756
63,732
65,771
16
17
18
48 , 3 1 4
49,860
50,658
54 , 1 1 3
5 5 , 845
5 7 , 63 2
60, 604
6 2 , 543
64, 544
67,876
70, 048
7 2 , 2 90
58,554
66,609
68, 740
69, 840
74,603
76, 9 90
79,454
80,725
Level * *
19
20
21
22
Note : ( 1 )
(2)
3 . 2 % betwee n ce l l s except the top ste p i n each lane.
1 2 % betwee n sa lary lanes
* * Leve l n u m be rs a re not to be e q uated to yea rs of se rvice .
(Article V I I)
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STEP LANE SCHEDULE 1 998/99
Instructor
Level * *
O l d New
30, 5 0 1
1 - Delete
2
1
3 1 .477
3
3 2 . 484
2
Assistant
Professor
Associate
Professor
Professor
3 4, 1 6 1
35,254
36,382
3 8 , 260
3 9 . 484
40,747
42 , 8 5 1
44,222
4 5 , 6 37
4
5
6
3
4
5
3 3 , 52 3
34,596
3 5 , 70 3
37, 546
38, 747
39, 987
42, 0 5 1
43,397
44, 7 8 6
47,097
48, 604
5 0, 1 5 9
7
8
9
6
7
8
3 6 , 845
38, 024
39,241
41 ,267
42,588
43, 9 5 1
46, 2 1 9
47,698
49,224
5 1 . 7 64
5 3 . 420
55, 1 29
10 - 9
1 1 - 10
12 - 1 1
40.497
4 1 ,793
4 3 , 1 30
45,357
46,808
48,306
50, 7 9 9
52.425
54, 1 03
56,893
58.7 1 4
60, 5 9 3
13 - 12
14 - 13
15 - 14
44, 5 1 0
4 5 , 934
4 7 . 404
49,852
5 1 . 447
53,093
5 5 , 834
57,621
59.465
62,532
64, 5 3 3
66,598
16 - 15
17 - 16
18 - 17
48, 92 1
5 0 . 48 6
5 2 , 1 04
54, 7 9 2
5 6 , 545
58,354
6 1 ,368
6 3 , 3 32
65,359
68, 729
70,928
73, 1 98
60, 2 2 1
67.450
6 9 , 608
7 1 ,835
7 5 , 540
77,957
80.452
8 3 , 02 6
19
20
21
22
-
Note: ( 1 )
(2)
18
19
20
21
3 . 2 % between cells
1 2 % between salary lanes
* * Level n u mbers are not to be equated to years of servi c e .
(Arti c l e V I I )
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B.
Education a n d Experience Requirements for Placement on Salary Schedule
1.
2.
3.
4.
I nstructor
a)
M aste r ' s d eg ree i n s u bject f i e l d , o r
b)
F o r facu lty teac h i n g c a reer/oc c u pational co urses:
Bachelor's d egree plus three ( 3 ) to five ( 5 ) years experience in the
f i e l d , or J o u rneyman sta n d i n g o r its equivalent as determined by the
C o l l e g e , or other accomplish ments deemed acceptable to the College
i n technical/commerc i a l areas based on certific ates/i n d ustrial/
tec h n i c a l tra i n i n g , creation of programs, supervisory positions a n d
s i m i l a r situations coveri n g a r e a s i n w h i c h n o r m a l collegiate
rec o g n ition d o es not exist.
Assistant Professor
a)
Doctor's degree i n s u bject field; or master's d egree i n s u bject field,
p l u s at least fifteen ( 1 5 ) g ra d u ate h o u rs beyond the maste r's d e g ree
i n the subject field and five ( 5 ) years profess i o n a l experience, or
b)
F o r faculty t e a c h i n g career/o c cu pati o n a l courses :
A bachelor's d egree plus five ( 5 ) years experience i n the field plus
five ( 5 ) years i n teac h i n g experience; or bachelor's d e g ree plus at
least ten ( 1 0) years experience in the field .
Associate Professor
a)
Doctor's de gree in subject field and five ( 5 ) years professional
experience at least two ( 2 ) of which must be successful college
t e a c h i n g ; or maste r ' s d e g ree i n subject field plus at least thirty (30)
graduate hours beyond the maste r ' s d e g ree of which a minimum of
fifteen ( 1 5 ) must be in the subject field and half of the remainder
must be i n related fields, plus ten ( 1 0) years professional experi e n c e ,
at least five ( 5 ) years of which must be successful c o l l e g e te a c h i n g ,
or
b)
F o r faculty tea c h i n g career/o c c u patio n a l co urses:
A master's d e g ree in the subject field and ten ( 1 0 ) years teac h i n g
a n d five ( 5 ) years professi o n a l and/or tec h n i c a l experi ence; or
master ' s d e g ree i n the subject field a n d fifteen ( 1 5) years experience
i n the fie l d .
Professor
a)
( A rticle V I I )
Doctor's degre e in the subject field and ten ( 1 0) years profe ssional
experience at least five (5) of which must be successful college
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teaching; o r a master ' s degree i n s u bject field, p l u s at least sixty
( 60 ) graduate h o urs beyond the master ' s d e g re e of which a m i n i mum
of t h i rty ( 30) must be in the s u bject field and half of the remainder
must be in related fields, fifteen ( 1 5 ) years professional experience
at least eight ( 8 ) of which must be successful c o l l e g e tea c h i n g , and
other exceptio n a l q u a l ificatio n s and demonstrated i n structi o n a l
leaders h i p , or
b)
C.
F o r faculty t e a c h i n g career/occupational courses:
A master ' s d e g ree in subject field, plus at least sixty ( 60 ) graduate
h o u rs beyond the master ' s degree of w h i c h a m i n i m u m of thirty ( 30 )
must be i n the subject field and h a l f o f the remainder m u s t b e i n
related fields, fifteen ( 1 5 ) years profess i o n a l experience a t least e i g ht
( 8 ) of w h i c h must be successful college tea c h i n g ; or a master ' s
degree i n t h e s u bject field and t h i rty ( 30) grad u ate h o u rs beyond the
master ' s degree i n the subject or related fields, twenty ( 2 0) years of
professional experience at l east ten ( 1 0) of w h i c h must be successful
college teac h i n g and other exceptio n a l q u a l ifications and
demo nstrated i n structi o n a l leaders h i p .
5.
As used herein, " s u bject field " a l so i n c l udes a n approved (by the Vice
President of Academic Affairs or designee) area related to the s u bject
field.
6.
As used i n this arti c l e , " course" and " g raduate h o u rs" shall apply only to
i nstruction received at i n stituti ons accredited by agencies rec ognized by
the C o u n c i l o n Post Secondary Accreditation ( C O PA) .
Professional Development Activities
If the following conditions are met, professional development activities other
than traditional graduate coursework w i l l b e considered as equivalent to
gradu ate h o u rs for p u rposes of promoti o n and placement o n salary l a n e s .
a)
U n d e rgrad u ate co urses:
Requests for approval of undergradu ate
cou rsework must be subm itted in writing to the faculty member's
immediate s upervisor at least t h irty (30) calendar days i n advance of the
commencement of the cou rse work.
Transcripts of appropriate
certification of the completion of the course work must be su bmitted
with i n n i n ety ( 90 ) calendar days after completion of the coursework.
Approved u n d ergraduate courses will be e q u ated at two-th irds ( 2/3) of
the credit hour value earned.
b)
Conti n u i n g Education courses: T h e facu lty member w i l l follow t h e same
approval procedure as i n the case of u ndergrad uate courses and w i l l
provide transcript or appropriate certification o f com pletion within n i nety
( 9 0) calendar days after completion of the co ursework. Approved
(Article V I I )
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conti n u i n g ed ucation courses w i l l be eq uated at o ne-third ( 1 /3 ) of the
C E U earned .
c)
Non-credit co urses meeti ng o n at least five ( 5 ) separate d ay s : The
facu lty member w i l l f o l l o w the same approval proced u re as in the case
of u nd e rgradu ate courses a n d w i l l provide transcript or appropriate
certification of completion with i n n i n ety ( 9 0 ) calendar days after
completion of the co ursework. Approved n on-credit coursework will
e q u ate to o n e ( 1 ) credit hour for each thirty ( 30 ) clock h o urs of
instructio n .
d)
No n-credit co urses meet i n g fewer than five ( 5 ) separate d ays a n d other
professio n a l development activities: Activities other than cou rsework (as
covered in a ) , b ) and c) above) must b e proposed to the Professional
Development Assessment Committee for assessment a n d review for
determination of equivalent graduate h o u r v a l u e . The requ est must be
approved by the committee prior to approval by the immediate s u pervisor
and appropriate Vice President. The decision of the Vice Presid e nt s h a l l
A com pletion report must be submitted to the facu lty
be f i n a l .
committee within n i nety ( 90 ) calendar d ays following completion of the
activity. A completion report for activities completed after the end of the
Spring Semester but before the beginning of the Fall Semester must be
sub mitted to the faculty committee with i n t h i rty ( 30) calendar d a ys of
the b e g i n n i n g of the F a l l Semester. The faculty comm ittee s h a l l be
chosen pursuant to the procedures set forth i n Article I I I , M , 4 , b ( 1 ) of this
A g reement.
e)
Requ est for approval of I n stituti o n a l Service Professional Development
Credit for Comm ittee C h a i rs a nd/or offices held i n Profes sional/
Cha ritable organ izations at a Local , Regional, State, Nati o n a l , or
I nternati o n a l level must be submitted i n writing to the Professional
Development Committee for their evaluation. A completion report for
activities completed after the end of the Spring Semester but before the
b e g i n n i n g of the Fall Semester must be submitted to the faculty
committee with i n thirty ( 30 ) calendar d a ys of the beginning of the F a l l
Semester.
I nstitutional Service Professional Development Credit, i f
approved, s h a l l b e awarded at the rate of o n e-half ( % ) Professional
Development U nit Credit per semester per Committee Chair and/or office
held.
f)
The approval or n o n-approval of any s u c h proposal s h a l l be
n o nprecedential with respect to any other application for such activity.
( A rticle V I I )
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D.
Conditions for Payment
1.
I n itial P l acement
a) Facu lty members employed h e reafter s h a l l b e placed on the salary
s c h e d u l e b y the Board at the time of h i r e .
2.
Movement o n t h e Sal ary Schedule
a)
(Article V I I )
H o rizontal movement shall take place as follows:
1)
Any faculty previously approved by the Board for promotion for
the d u ratio n of this contract.
2)
The Promoti ons Committee s h a l l review all facu lty applications
for promotion i n academic ran k . One facu lty member shall be
e lected to the co mmittee by each d ivision each year. During
this c o ntract the Promotions Com mittee s h a l l fo l l o w the
proced u res for the evaluation of applicants as outli ned i n the
Contract Promotions Committee proced ure.
3)
To be promoted to assistant professor, a facu lty member must
meet these c o n d itions: The faculty member (a) has received
tenure; (b) has comp leted five ( 5 ) years of Harper service as an
i n structor; and (c) meets the requirements for the new rank as
set forth i n Secti o n B, 2 , a or b of this article.
4)
To be promoted to associate professor, a facu lty member must
meet these c o nditions: The facu lty member ( a ) has received
tenure; (b) has com pleted five ( 5 ) years of H a rper service as an
assistant professor; and ( c ) meets the requirements for the new
rank as set forth i n Section B , 3, a or b of this arti c l e .
5)
T o b e promoted t o professor, a faculty member m u s t meet
these c o nditio n s : The facu lty member ( a ) has received tenure;
(b) has completed five ( 5) years of Harper service as an
associ ate professor; ( c ) meets the requi rements for the new
rank as set forth i n Secti o n B, 4, a or b of this articl e ; (d) h as
demonstrated exceptio nal qual ifications and i n structional
leadership; a n d (e) has been recommended by the Instituti onal
Promotions Committee and approved by the Board of Trustees.
6)
Horizontal movement, when it occurs, w i l l be d o n e as follows:
Such movement shall be made to a sal ary step i n the next
vertical lane at the level n u mber that is one g reater than the
level n u mber the faculty member was assigned the previous
contract year.
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7)
b)
A facu lty member who otherwise q u alifies for h o rizontal
movement shall as a c o n d ition for advancement in any
academic year file with the appropri ate Vice President or
desig nee written evidence of fulfillment of all tra i n i n g and
experience r e q u i rements described in Section B of this Article
by October 1 of each academic year.
Vertical movement of the salary schedule s h a l l occur at the rate of
o n e ( 1 ) step per year u n less the Board s h a l l otherw ise advise the
faculty member by April 1 . Any faculty member so advised s h a l l
h a v e t h e r i g ht to a meet i n g w i t h t h e appropri ate V i c e President o r
d e s i g ne e a n d may be accompanied by a representative.
3.
Rank
Academic r a n k w i l l be maintained as previously d e f i n e d h e r e i n .
4.
Substituting
Any faculty member who s u bstitutes shall b e paid at twenty-one d o l l ars
( $ 2 1 ) per fifty ( 50 ) min ute class period . No person s h a l l be paid extra for
teac h i n g two secti o n s at the same h o u r , nor s h a l l he/she be req u i red to
do so.
5.
Overtime and E xtra Sessions
a ) Overtime (overloads) i s defined a s contact hours i n excess o f the
n o rmal workload (as defined in Article 111-1. ) .
b)
W h e n a faculty member teaches i n excess of the normal workload,
he/she will be compensated for each co ntact h o u r i n accordance
with the schedule contained herei n .
c)
Overload p a y b e g i n s after n o rmal workload req u i rements as specified
b y Article 11 1-1 are fulfilled by the faculty member.
d)
Overloads, when requested b y the faculty and approved by the
Divisional Dean o r appropriate supervisor, w i l l be limited to a
maximum of twelve ( 1 2) contact h o u rs per year o r for faculty
members who do not have teaching responsibilities, two h u n d red
seventy two ( 2 7 2 ) clock h o u rs per year, and w i l l be compensated for
i n accordance with the sched u l e contai n ed h e r e i n .
e)
I f faculty f u n ction i n t h e following types of assig nments, their
overloads w i l l be equ ated o n the fo llowing basis:
Counseling
LRC Functions
Developmental
( A rticle V I I )
1 Clock H o u r
1 Clock H o u r
1 Clock H o u r
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=
=
. 7 5 Contact H o u rs
. 7 5 Contact Hours
. 50 Contact H o u rs
f)
Overload Pay Schedule
1 996/9 7 :
BA or Less
Level
440
0-3
460
4-6
480
7 +
MA
460
480
500
MA + 1 5
480
500
520
MA + 30
500
520
540
MA + 60
520
540
560
1 997/98:
Level
BA or Less
460
0-3
4-6
480
500
7 +
MA
480
500
520
MA + 1 5
500
520
540
MA + 30
520
540
560
MA + 60
540
560
580
1 998/99:
Level
BA or Less
0-3
480
500
4-6
520
7 +
MA
500
520
540
MA + 1 5
520
540
560
MA + 30
540
560
580
MA + 60
560
580
600
The above amount w i l l be paid for each contact hour of overload
that is consistent with the n u mber of credit h o u rs assigned to a
course. I n cou rses where the contact h o urs exceed the n u mber o f
credit h o u rs, t h e above a m o u n t w i l l be paid f o r the first contact h o u r
excee d i n g the n umber of credit h o u rs a n d one-half ( Y, ) of t h e above
rate will apply to any additi o n a l contact h o u rs in excess of the credit
h o urs.
g)
Compe n sation for Non-Teach i n g Resp o n s i b i l ities:
Program Coordinators a n d Department C h a irpersons requesting
compensation d u ring n onco ntractual times shall submit a plan of
activities to the Dean for approval at l east one month prior to the
b e g i n n i n g of the activities. A completion report s h a l l be su bmitted to
the Dean prior to payment.
A d d itional compen sation for the performance of n o n-tea c h i n g
respo nsibil ities o n d a y s n o t covered by the facu lty member's re g u l a r
contract, such a s d u ri n g vacation or recess periods, s h a l l be
remunerated pro-rata based on current salary. As used here i n ,
" c u rrent salary" m e a n s the amount set forth i n the step l a n e
schedule (Article V I I , A . ) .
Respo nsibilities performed d u r i n g t h e
twelve ( 1 2 ) month period commencing Au gust 1 of e a c h y e a r s h a l l
be governed b y t h e step l an e sched u l e i n effect d u r i n g the academic
year which falls within this twelve ( 1 2) month period .
(Article V I I )
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6.
I ntercollegiate Coach i ng Compe nsation Schedule
a)
I ntercollegiate s p o rts offered b y the College w i l l b e a pproved by the
Board .
b)
T h e f o l l o w i n g s c h e d u l e of contact h o u r equivale nts f o r e a c h sport
w i l l b e the basis for determ i n i n g reassigned time. Full-time faculty
who coach s h a l l have the choice of desig nating reassigned time or
overload pay. Coaching experience may be substituted for teac h i n g
experience i n determi n i n g level.
Position
Fall
Head Baseball Coach
Asst. Baseball Coach
Head M e n ' s Basketba l l Coach
Asst. M e n ' s Basketba l l Coach
Head Wome n ' s Basketball Coach
Asst. Wome n ' s Basketball Coach
H e a d Cross Co u ntry Coach
Head Footb a l l Coach
Asst . Football Coach
Head G o l f Coach
Head Soccer Coach
Head Softball Coach
Head M e n ' s Tennis Coach
Head Wome n ' s Tennis Coach
Head M e n ' s Track Coach
Head Wome n ' s Track Coach
Head M e n ' s & Wome n ' s Track Coach
Asst. Track Coach
Head M e n ' s & Wome n ' s Swimming Coach
Asst. Swimming Coach
Head Wome n ' s Volleyball Coach
Head Wrest l i n g Coach
Asst. Wrestling Coach
Coordinator of Athletics
Asst. Coordinator of Athletics
7.
4
2
3
2
5
10
5
5
5
Spring
7
5
5
3
4
3
5
5
5
3
3
2
5
3
5
4
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
5
4
Year Total
7
5
9
5
7
5
5
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
9
5
6
5
5
6
5
10
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I n dependent Study
Reimbursement of faculty for independent study students shall be at the
rate of thirty dollars ( $ 3 0 ) per credit h o u r generate d . A faculty member
may not contract to work with more than four (4) students during any
fall o r spring semeste r .
Working with students i n an I D S contact w i l l not affect the overload
l imits for a faculty member as set forth i n Article 1 1 1 - 1 .
( A rticle V I I )
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D u r i n g the summer sessio n , if the facu lty member has n o other ex isting
l o a d , a maximum of t h i rty-six ( 3 6) credit- h o u r g en e rated load will exist.
8.
Pay Periods
F a c ulty members shall h ave the option of receiving their s a l ary payments
in twenty ( 20) o r twenty-six ( 2 6 ) i n st a l lments.
The twenty (20) o r twenty-six ( 2 6 ) i n stallments w i l l be paid on a
biweekly basis a n d the deductions w i l l be prorated o n a twenty ( 20) o r
twenty-six ( 2 6 ) i n stall ment basis.
In either opti o n , if the payday falls on a d a y when the C o l l ege is officially
closed, payday shall b e the prece d i n g facu lty employment day.
The c h o ice of payroll p l a n s shall b e made i n writing n o later t h a n the
sixth ( 6th) employment day of each academic year. If n o choice of
payroll plan is made, payment shall be o n the basis of the twe nty-six ( 2 6 )
i n sta ll ment method .
The Board a g rees to meet with the Facu lty Senate to discuss any
alteration from the twenty six (26) pay period inst a l l ments as a result of
the i nstallation of a new payroll syste m .
9.
Summer S c h o o l Pay
Summer school teaching compensation s h a l l b e determined a s follows :
S a l a ry *
1
•
• •
;
;
X
_o_
X
80%
X
L
15**
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contracted salary of previous academic year
12
will be used for faculty having
24
hour workload required
n
the number of weeks the course is taught
X
the number of contact hours taught per week
The above formu l a s h a l l be applied to the first fifteen ( 1 5 ) contact hours
taught per week of summer sessi o n . Any additional h o u rs s h a l l b e
c a l c u l ated i n accordance with Secti o n D . 5 o f this A g reement.
Faculty members having either tea c h i n g or n o n-te a c h i n g responsibilities
d u r i n g the summer session s h a l l be granted two ( 2 ) d ays of sick l e ave for
assi g n ments of e i g ht (8) weeks d u ration o r more. O n e ( 1 ) day of sick
l e ave shall be granted for assignments having at least four (4) weeks
d uratio n . Sick days accrued herein w i l l accumulate toward the maximum
days a l lowable i n Arti cle I V- K .
F u l l -time faculty teaching N U R 1 04 d u r i n g a four (4) week summer term
w i l l be cred ited with twenty ( 20) co ntact h o u rs per week for use i n the
summer school form u l a .
( A rticle V I I )
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No other prov1s1on of t h e Agreement (except Arti cle V , Article I I I , E ,
Article V I I , A , 1 , a n d Article V I I , D , 5 ( g ) s h a l l apply t o summer s c h o o l .
( A rticle V I I )
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ARTICLE VI I I . I N S U RANCE A N D FRI NGE BENE FITS
A.
Professional Expense Benefits
1.
Faculty members may be a l lowed professio n a l expense benefits not to
exceed eight h u n d red fifty d o l l a rs ( $ 8 5 0 ) for fiscal year 1 9 9 6 / 9 7 , eight
h u n d red seventy five d o l l ars ( $ 8 7 5 ) for fiscal year 1 99 7/98 a n d n i n e
h u nd red d o l lars ( $ 900) f o r fiscal year 1 9 98/99 f o r qua lified professional
ex penses as described below:
a)
Tuition a n d other approved e d u cation a l expenses for professional
development activities approved i n advance by the appropriate Vice
President. As used herein, "tuition a n d other approved e d uc ational
expenses" s h a l l not i n c l u d e any expenses as defined in Article
V I I I . A . 1 . B or any optional c h arges. All payments will be made only
upon submission of the appropriate reimbursement form and
appropriate evidence i nd i c at i n g successful comp letion o f the
e d u cati o n a l activity.
When approved study i s available o n l y at i n stituti o n s where tuition
rates exceed the l i m it, supplemental grants may be made if
specifically authorized by the appropriate Vice Presid ent. Any such
approval s h a l l be n o n p recedential.
b)
Reimb ursement for the following profess i o n a l expenses may not
exceed the total profess i o n a l expense benefits a l l owed in
Arti c l e V I I I . A . 1 .
( 1 ) M embership fees a n d i n c idental expenses related to
professional teaching organizations as approved by the
appropriate Vice Presid ent.
(2) S u bscriptions to profess i o n a l journals, books a n d periodicals
d i rectly related to the faculty member's teaching area.
( 3 ) I n cidental teaching s u p p l ies, mate rials a n d educationally
related equi pment purc h a sed by the faculty member, but
not i nc l u d i n g items normally furnished by the C o l l e g e .
( 4 ) Typ i n g o f t h e faculty member's maste r's o r do cto ral thesis.
( 5 ) Licensing fees a n d certification fees for associations and
a g e n c ies related to teac h i n g area.
(Arti cle V I I I )
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( 6 ) Travel to approved meeti n g s a n d c o n ferences related to
facu lty member's area of teac h i n g , e x c l u sive of any
s u pplemental travel funds i nstituti o n a l l y b ud g eted.
( 7 ) U p to one h u n d red n i nety d o l l a rs ( $ 1 90) each academic
year for a Card iovasc u l a r R i s k Assessment (stress test) and
related Blood Chol esterol Profil e performed at the H a rper
Cardiac Rehabilitation Center.
B.
2.
Professi o n a l expense benefits for approved travel and meeti ngs or
conferences may be d isbursed in advance for amou nts over three
h u n d re d and twenty-five d o llars ( $ 3 2 5 ) provided faculty members sub mit
to their immediate sup ervisor d o c u mentati o n s u pporting the advance
request. In this case vouchers for expenses a n d appropriate evidence of
payment (cash, c h e c k , or c h arge receipt) must be sub mitted with i n sixty
( 6 0 ) d ays from d ate of advancement.
3.
A l l d i s b u rsements for professional expense benefits for expenses already
i n c u rred must be s upported by appropriate evidence of payment. All
requests for reimb ursement must b e approved by the facu lty member's
immediate supervisor.
Any profess i o n a l travel expense must be
preapproved. All vouchers for expenses i n c u rred d u r i n g the fiscal year
must be s u bmitted by J u n e 1 5 , except that professional expenses
i n c urred d u ring J u n e may be a llocated to the following year.
Aggregation. of Professional Expe ns e s
A n y faculty member may assi g n u p to one h u nd red percent ( 1 0 0 % ) of h is/her
professional expense funds p u rsuant to Section A above to other facu lty
provided s u c h assignment shall be in writi n g a n d submitted with the approved
voucher of the assignee .
C.
Group Insurance
1.
The Board s h a l l pay the total premi u m not to exceed thirty- n i n e cents
( 3 9 ¢ ) per one thousand d o l lars ( $ 1 , 000) for g ro u p term life insurance
e q u a l to twice the faculty member's annual salary to the nearest
thousand d o l lars, but not to exceed o n e h u n d red seventy thousand
d o l l a rs ( $ 1 7 0 , 000) . I n a d d ition the Board will pay the e ntire premium for
Accidental Death a n d Dismemberment Ins urance e q u a l to twice their
annual sal ary to the nearest thousand d o l l a rs, but not to exceed one
h u n d red seventy thousand dollars ( $ 1 70, 000) .
2.
The Board s h a l l also pay the total premium necessary to provide a
monthly disability benefit of sixty percent ( 6 0 % ) of salary not to exceed
three thousand five h u n d red d o l l a rs ( $ 3, 500) per month for l o ng-term
d i sa b i l ity i nsurance.
( A rticle V I I I )
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3.
The Board s h a l l also pay the full premium for the facu lty member f o r the
d e ntal coverage as provided d u r i n g the 1 988/90 A g reement.
4.
T h e health/major m e d i c a l i n s u r a n c e premium f o r the facu lty member
u n d e r Harper's self- i n s u red plan w i l l be paid at the rate of n i nety percent
( 90 % ) b y the Board and ten percent ( 1 0 % ) by the facu lty membe r . The
Board shall pay one h u n d red percent ( 1 00%) of the premium for a faculty
member who elects a H a rper approved H M O p l a n , except that, if the
premi u m for the H M O p l a n equals o r exceeds n i nety percent ( 9 0 % ) of
'
the premium u n d e r the H a rper self-insu red p l a n , the premium s h a l l be
paid n inety percent ( 9 0 % ) by the Board and ten percent ( 1 0 % ) by the
facu lty member.
5.
The health/major medical i nsurance premium for spouse, c h i l d r e n , or
spouse and c h i l d r e n u n d e r the Harper self-insu red plan will be paid at the
rate of seventy percent ( 70 % ) by the Board and thirty percent ( 3 0 % ) by
the faculty member. The Board s h a l l pay one h u n d red percent ( 1 0 0 % )
of t h e p r e m i u m for a facu lty m e m b e r who elects a Harper approved H M O
p l a n , except that, .if the premium for the H M O p l a n equals o r exceeds
seventy ( 70 % ) of the premium u n d e r the H a rper self-i n s u red p l a n , the
pre m i u m shall be paid seventy percent ( 7 0 % ) b y the Board and t h i rty
percent ( 3 0 % ) by the faculty member.
6.
The nature of the benefits shall be governed by the terms of the
applicable g r o u p policy and the rules a n d regul ations of the carrier. If
facu lty members elect any dependent coverage, all premiums d u e
thereafter n o t covered by t h e Board s h a l l be d e d u cted from the
appropriate paycheck of the faculty member.
The hea lth/major medical insurance shall be n o less comprehensive than
that w h i c h prevailed d u r i n g the 1 9 8 9/90 fiscal year provided s u c h
coverage m a y be altered as provided by t h e n e x t s u c c e e d i n g su bsection
(7).
7.
( A rticle V I I I )
D u r i n g the term o f this Ag reement, the parties s h a l l evalu ate the existing
h e a lth/major medical/dental insurance programs. Such evaluation shall
b e c o n d u cted by a committee co mposed of a n e q u a l n u mber of faculty
members to b e appoi nted by the President of the Senate and other
persons to be appoi nted by the President of the College not to exceed
e i g ht (8) i n total n u mber. Other recog n ized or established employee
g roups at the College may each appoint an individual n o n-voting member
of the c ommittee as a representative of such other employee g r o u p . The
com mittee shall have the authority to all ocate monies i n the employee
medical insurance fund and to alter any applicable provision of this
section (C) and as such to be effective from and after such date
established by the committee through the expirati o n d ate of this
A g reement, provided at least six ( 6 ) vot i n g members of the committee
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affirmatively approve such c h a n g e a n d provided that the Senate a n d the
Board of Trustees approve any alteration of the program.
D.
8.
The Board agrees t o assume the f u l l cost o f a l l government m a n d ated
i ncreases to i nsurance costs herein d uring the term of this Agreement.
D u r i n g the term of this Agreement the Board a g rees to make available a l l
monies n o w set aside a n d i n t h e future set a s i d e i n t h e employee medical
i nsurance f u n d a n d all interest therefrom, plus a l l net revenues ( i f any)
accruing from t h e applicable provisions of this section (C) to the
committee. Net revenues shall mean the d ifference between the amount
a l l o c ated for premiums under t h i s sectio n (C) a n d the amount actu a l l y
paid f o r i n s u r a n c e benefits.
9.
A s used i n t h i s section ( C ) , t h e term 'fiscal year' s h a l l mean the twelve
( 1 2) calendar months commencing October 1 .
1 0.
The parties s h a l l return to the l a n g uage of section ( V I I I ) i n the 1 9 88/90
Agreement, except for any c hanges in the d ates and premi u m amo u nts,
if either party is d i ssatisfied with the functio n i n g of the committee. Such
return shall be effective at the expiration of this A g reement.
1 1.
The Board s h a l l m a ke available to faculty members an I R S Section 1 2 5
sa lary reduction program for i nsurance premiums, and e l i g i b l e non­
reimbursed medical and dependent care expenses.
The maximum
reimbursement for n o n-reim bursed medical expenses s h a l l be two
thousand five h u n d red d o l l ars ( $ 2 , 500) and the maximum reimbursement
for n o n-reimbu rsed dependent care shall be five thousand d o l l a rs
( $ 5 , 000) .
1 2.
The Cardiac Rehabil itation Ph ase I l l program at H a rper shall be available
to faculty members. The faculty member shall pay for the Phase I l l
program a n d then be reimbursed b y the Board .
Secretarial Service
I nsofar as practical a n d the budget permits, the services of student aides shall
be m a d e availa ble to faculty members. Where feasible the reg u l a r secretarial
staff may assist faculty members i n the preparation of i nstructi o n a l materials.
E.
Tax-Sheltered Annuity
Salary d e d uctions fo r retirement a n n uity contacts (tax-sheltered a n n u ities) shall
be available to all faculty. Contacts s h a l l be arranged i nd ividually through the
Offi c e of the Vice Pres ident of Administrative Services or designee subject to
reasonable reg u l ation by the Board .
( A rticle V I I I )
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F.
Board Payment to Retirement System !SU RS)
1.
From the Co mpensation S c h e d u l e , the Board s h a l l deduct for each
facu lty member a sum e q u a l to eight percent (8%) of the a m o u nt due
s u c h facu lty member p u rs u a nt to the Co mpensation S c h e d u l e s to the
State of I l l i n o i s State U niversities Reti rement System, to be a p p l ied for
the retirement account of s u c h facu lty member. It i s the i ntent of the
parties b y this Agreement to q u a l ify these payments as " p i c ked- u p "
c o ntributions within t h e m e a n i n g of Section 4 1 4 ( h ) ( 2 ) of t h e I n ternal
Reve n u e C o d e so as to be e x c l u d a b l e from the g ross i n c o m e of all
facu lty members. The facu lty members shall have n o right o r claim to
the funds so remitted except as they may s u bsequently become available
upon retirement o r resignation from the State U n iversities Retirement
System.
2.
N o facu lty member who i s a participant i n State U n iversities Retirement
System s h a l l have the option of c h o o s i n g to receive the a mo u nts
contributed by the Board d i rectly, a n d the assumption a n d payment of
the facu lty members' requi red c o ntribution to the State U n iversities
Reti rement System is a c o n d ition of employment made i n order to secure
the facu lty members ' future services, knowledge and experience.
3.
The b a l a n c e of the amount d u e each facu lty member p u rsuant to such
Compensation Schedule s h a l l be payable to the facu lty member as salary
i nsta l l ments as otherwise provided herein, provided the Board s h a l l
d e d u ct therefrom a l l monies as req u i red by l a w o r as authorized by the
faculty member p u rsuant to this Agreement, or as otherwise authorized
by the Board . Such with h o l d i n g s h a l l i n c l u d e any and all a d d itional
amounts requi red to be paid to the State U niversities Reti rement System
for the a c c o u nt of s u c h facu lty member.
4.
I nternal Reven u e Service Revenue R u l i n g s i n d i c ate that the amou nts paid
the State U n iversities Retirement System are properly excludable fro m
t h e gross i nc o me of t h e teacher for i ncome taxation p u rposes, a n d the
Board w i l l not with hold Federal and State i n c o m e taxes on funds remitted
to the State U n iversities Retirement System on behalf of teachers u n less
and u ntil the I nternal Reven u e Serv i ce o r a c o u rt s h a l l determine that
such amou nts are not properly e x c l u d a b l e .
5.
The Board s h a l l promptly seek a letter o f o p 1 n 1 o n from the I nternal
Reve n u e Service to confirm the tax status of the monies paid to the
State U n iversities Retirement System pursuant to this secti o n .
6.
The Senate a n d each faculty member w i l l defend, ind e m n ify, and h o l d
h a rmless the Board of Trustees, its members, its age nts, a n d its
employees from any a n d a l l c l a i ms , demands, actions, c o m p l a i nts, su its
or other l i ab ility by reason of a faithful payment of contributions to the
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State U n iversities Retirement System pursuant to the provision of this
Section.
N o such c l a im, demand, a ction, o r s uit may be settled or
compromised by the Senate without the written consent of the Board of
Trustees, i f such claim, demand, action, o r suit adversely affects the
Board of Trustees, its members, its agents, and/or its employees.
7.
The Board sh a l l prepare the W-2 statements for 1 98 1 reflecting taxable
earnings w h i c h do not include the seven percent ( 7 % ) Board payment to
SU R S after the onset of the 1 98 1 /8 2 academic year, provided this
subsection shall not be applicable unless withholding of taxes on such
Board payments h a s ceased by that date pursuant to a ll of the other
provisions of this Section.
G.
Tuition Waiver
Retired faculty as used herein shall include those retired under S U R S or the
Har pe r p l a n as described i n Article I X .
E a c h full-time faculty member, spouse, and child twenty-four ( 24) years o f age
and under sh a l l have the right to enroll in c o u rses offered by the College
without tuition charge.
The
participation
of
such
faculty
member,
spouse,
or
child
in
any
nonreimbursable c o u rse shall not permit such c o u rse to be cond ucted if it would
otherwise be terminated for lack of sufficient enrollment.
This section will also apply to the spouse and to c h i l d ren twenty-four ( 24) years
of age or under of a faculty member deceased or permanently disabled prior to
early retirement o r full retirement.
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ARTICLE I X .
EARLY RETIREMENT
The Board s h a l l establish a n early reti rement program ( h ereinafter " pr o g ra m " ) s u bject
to all of the followi n g :
PLAN I .
A.
The program s h a l l be open to all faculty members who are at least 5 5 years of
age on J u l y 1 of the year of retirement a n d who have been e m p loyed by the
College as faculty members for the preceding 1 0 years on a f u ll-time basis.
B.
Application fo r p a rtic i pation i n the program shall b e s u b mitted i n writi n g to the
appropriate Vice President o r designee n o later t h a n January 1 5 prece d i n g the
academic year in which early retirement shall b e effective.
C.
E a c h a p p l ication s h a l l i n c l u d e a p l a n for the rend ition o f appropriate service to
the College d u r i n g the period of early retirement. S u c h services shall not be
i n a p propriate solely because they are rendered off c a m p u s .
D.
D u r i n g the first year o f early retirement, the retiree s h a l l receive a n amount
equal to twenty-five percent ( 2 5 % ) of the base salary of the last year of full­
time teac h i n g at the College (exclus ive of overloads a n d any other stipends) .
D u r i n g each succeeding year of participation i n the program the retiree shall
receive a n amount equal to twenty-five percent ( 2 5 % ) of the base salary that
the retiree would have received for full-time teaching at the College but for
parti c i pation in the early-retirement program. Payments for services rend ered
s h a l l b e made n o less often t h a n q u arterly.
E.
The p l a n shall terminate after five ( 5 ) years o f participation therein o r upon the
reti re e ' s seventieth (70) b i rthday, o r upon death of the early retiree ( "the period
of early retire ment " ) , w h i c h ever shall first o c c u r . In the event of the d e ath of
an early retiree, the College will continue payments to the design ated
benefic i a ry for the balance of the c u rrent year.
The p l a n s h a l l also be
termi n a b l e as to any retiree for f a i l u re to perform the services i n h is/her specific
reti rement program o r for other good cause s h o w n .
F.
D u r i n g the period o f e a r l y retirement, t h e B o a r d s h a l l provide the early retiree
with g ro u p medical, dental, life and accidental d e ath and d i smemberment
i ns u r a n c e coverage as is available to facu lty members u n d e r this Agreement.
Such i n surance coverage shall be reduced to the extent that M ed i c a i d , Medic are
o r c o m parable benefits are otherwise available to the retiree o r as contractually
required.
D u r i n g t h e p e r i o d of e a r l y retirement, t h e e a r l y retiree shall h a v e t h e right to
p u r c h ase dependent medical a n d dental i n s u rance coverage through the
C o l l e g e ' s insurance program at the then prevailing rate for facu lty member
d e p e n d ent coverage. Premium payments for the dependent coverage s h a l l be
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paid by the retiree o n a timely basis, i n advance, to the Perso n n e l Office of the
College.
S h o u l d the early retiree o r dependent become eligible for M e d icare d u r i n g the
period of early reti rement, the amount of premiums h e/she pays to the C o l l e g e
s h a l l b e reduced by the retiree ' s o r d e p e n d e n t ' s M e d icare premiums.
G.
D u ri n g the period o f early retirement, the retiree s h a l l b e a n i n d e pe n dent
contractor a n d not a n e m p loyee of the Board.
H.
The Board s h a l l approve a n early retirement p l a n w h i c h meets a l l o f the
co nditi o n s of this artic l e if such shall have been timely submitte d .
( A rticle I X )
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PLAN I I .
Anyth i n g i n this artic l e to the contrary notwithsta n d i n g , the faculty member who
elects to partici pate in the early reti rement program prescribed by HB289 of 1 9 8 1 as
enacted into law shall not b e e l i g i b l e to partici pate in the program provided herein
except such faculty members may partici pate in the program provided herein at the
compensation level described below:
Age 5 5 -
The C o l l e g e w i l l make a l u m p sum payment to S U R S of o n e h u n d red
thirty-five percent ( 1 3 5 % ) of the base salary of the retiree determined as
in Article IX, Plan 1 . , Section D.
Age 5 6 -
The College w i l l make a lump sum payment to SURS of o n e h u n d red
eight percent ( 1 0 8 % ) of the base s a l a ry of the retiree determined as i n
Arti c l e I X , P l a n 1 . , Sectio n D . The College w i l l also p a y five percent ( 5 % )
of the base s a l a ry for e a c h of five ( 5) years t o t h e reti ree.
Age 5 7 -
The College w i l l make a lump sum payment to S U R S of e i g hty-one
percent ( 8 1 % ) of the base sa lary of the retiree determined as i n Article
IX, Plan 1 . , Section D. The College w i l l also pay ten percent ( 1 0%) of the
base salary for each of five ( 5 ) years to the retiree.
Age 58 -
The C o l l ege w i l l m a ke a lump sum payment to S U R S of fifty-four percent
( 54 % ) of the base salary of the retiree determined as i n Arti cle IX, P l a n
1 . , Section D . The C o l l e g e w i l l a l so p a y fifteen percent ( 1 5 % ) o f t h e base
salary for each of five ( 5 ) years to the reti ree.
Age 5 9 -
The College w i l l make a lump sum payment to S U R S of twenty-seven
percent ( 2 7 % ) of the base sal ary of the retiree determined as in Article
IX, Plan 1 . , Section D. The College w i l l also pay twenty percent ( 2 0 % )
of t h e base salary f o r each of five ( 5 ) years to t h e retiree.
As used h e r e i n , " a g e " shall mean the same a g e of the early retiree as is utilized to
implement b enefits to the retiree pursuant to HB289 of 1 98 1 . Retirees participating
in the program pursuant to this Plan II shall also be subject to a l l the other provisions
of this Artic l e .
( A rticle I X )
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PLAN I l l .
The specific details of P l a n I l l a r e i n c l ud e d i n a side letter to t h i s agreement.
Post Retirement Medical Insurance
After the period of early retirement, or after retiring and receiving S U R S benefits, a
retiree o r the s u rviving spouse of a retiree s h a l l have the right to continue i ndividual
o r dependent coverage under the existing g r o u p medical insurance p l a n by paying the
full cost of the then prevailing cost of such coverage to the College on a timely basis.
The option to p u r c h ase continuing retirement g r o u p medical coverage will term i n ate
when the retiree o r s u rviving spouse become eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or
comparable benefits otherwise available. If the retiree or s u rviving spouse has
coverage for dependent c hildren, the option to continue depend ent c hildren medical
insurance shall cease upon the retiree or su rviv i n g spouse becoming eligible for
Medicaid, Medicare o r comparable b enefit otherwise available.
Post-Retirement Employment Program
A tenu red facu lty member who elects to retire from H a rper College u n d e r the State
U nive rsities Retirement System, and who desire s to continue a professional affiliation
with the College, may participate in the post-retirement employment program as
outlined in the appropriate proced u re m a n u a l s .
(Article I X )
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ARTICLE X . PRECEDENCE O F AGREEMEN T
A.
I f there i s any conflict between the written terms o f this A g reement a n d the
terms of an individual contract of employment, the written terms of this
A greement shall be c o ntrol l i n g .
B.
I f there i s a n y c o nflict between t h e written terms of this A greement a n d written
Board policies or written Board rules a n d regu lations w h i c h may from time to
time be in effect, the written terms of this A g reement s h a l l be control l i n g .
C.
I f a n y provision o r amendment o f this A g reement i s o r s h a l l a t a n y time be
contrary to or u n authorized by l a w , then such provision s h a l l not b e applicable,
except to the extent permitted b y l a w . In such cases all other provisions of this
A g reement shall remain i n effect.
D.
The terms and conditions set forth i n this Agreement represent the f u l l a n d
complete u n d e rsta n d i n g a n d c ommitments between t h e parties thereto . The
terms and c o nditions may b e altered , c h a n g e d , a d d ed to, d e l eted from, or
mod ified only through v o l untary, mutual consent of the parties i n a written
amend ment exec uted according to the provision of this Agreement.
( A rticle X)
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ARTICLE XI .
EFFECTIVE DATE A N D DU RATI O N
T h i s Agreement s h a l l b e effective o n A u g u st 2 0 , 1 9 9 6 s u bject t o ratification b y the
Facu lty Senate a n d approval b y the Board of Trustees by September 26, 1 9 9 6 .
T h i s Agreement s h a l l continue i n f u l l force a n d effect through m i d n i gh t o n t h e day
prior to facu lty reporting for the 1 9 9 9/00 academic y e a r .
FACULTY SENATE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Sec retary
( A rticle X I )
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SIDE LETTER TO THE 1 996/1 999 FACUL TV AGREEMENT
FACULTV BENEFIT STUDY
It is mutu a l l y a g reed that the Facu lty, A d m i n i stratio n and the Board of Trustees w i l l
u nderta k e a comprehensive exami nation o f the fac u lty ' s entire ben efit package.
I.
The purpose o f this study i s to e x p lore a lternatives i n c l u d i n g , but not l i m ited to:
A) A flexible insurance ben efit progra m .
B) M o d ificati o n s to the present benefit package.
II.
A second g o a l i s to provide the Board o f Trustees and the A d m i n i stration with
a predictable total i n s urance benefit amount for budg eti n g purposes.
It is u n derstood that the i ntent of this examination i s not to cut i n surance
ben efits but rath er to g i ve more choice to participants and to provide greater
a b i l ity to forecast future i n surance benefit costs .
It i s recommended that a Committee be designated a s the Facu lty I n surance
Benefit Study Committee to cond uct this expl orati o n with the g o a l that the
study be completed within twelve ( 1 2 ) months. This Co mmittee will i n c l u d e
f o u r ( 4 ) facu lty members appoi nted by t h e Senate President a n d f o u r ( 4 )
persons appointed by the President of the C o l l e g e . T h e Committee s h a l l el ect
its o w n chairperso n .
A n y recomme n d ations made b y t h e Faculty I nsurance Benefit Study Committee
w i l l b e con sidered d u r i n g future contract n e g otiati o n s or earlier by mutual
agreement.
( N ote: Repeats side letter from the 1 9 9 3/ 1 9 9 6 faculty agreement)
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SIDE LETTER TO T H E 1 996/1 999 FACU LTY AGREEMENT
RETIREMENT OPPORTUNITY #3
A faculty member who is at l e a st 5 5 years of age a n d who h a s been employed by
the College as a facu lty member for the preced i n g fifteen ( 1 5 ) years on a ful l-time
basis as of A u g ust 3 1 of the year of retirement, s h a l l have the option to e lect to
have h i s/her s c h ed u led base salary e nh a n c e d b y 20 percent over the previous
year's s c h e d u led base salary. T h is e n ha n ce m e nt shall be for a maximum of one ( 1 )
academic year a n d w i l l be d e d u cted from a n y i n c e ntives offered u n d e r A rticle I X - D .
A faculty member w h o is a t least 5 5 years of age and who h a s b e e n employed by
the College as a facu lty member for the prece d i n g twenty ( 20) years on a ful l-time
basis as of A u g ust 3 1 of the year of retirement, shall have the option to elect to
have h is/her scheduled base sal ary e n hanced by 20 percent over the previous
year's s c h e d u l e d base salary. This e n h a n cement shall continue for a maxi m u m of
two (2) c o n secutive academic years and w i l l be ded ucted fro m any i n centives
offered u n d e r Articles I X - D .
Fifty percent ( 50 % ) o f t h e e n h a n cement s h a l l be d e d u cted from t h e first year
retirement i n centive identified i n Article IX-D a n d the remai n i n g fifty percent ( 50 % )
of the e n h a ncement shall b e ded ucted from t h e second year retirement incentive
id entified in Article I X - D . The balance of the i n centive in Artic l e IX-D s h a l l be paid
o ut over the remaining years of participatio n in the Early Retirement program. The
amount paid out by the College shall not exceed the maxi m u m of that provided for
i n Article I X - D or otherwise mand ated by I l l i n o i s State Law.
To receive this e n h ancement for 1 9 96/97 or 1 9 97/98 o r a co mbination of two
consecutive years, the faculty member must submit his/her retirement request by
November 1 , 1 9 9 6 .
T h e n u mber of faculty who will be permitted t o retire under t h i s retirement
opportun ity at the end of the 1 996/97 academic year or summer sessi o n w i l l not
be limited .
The n u mber of faculty who w i l l be permitted to retire u nder this retirement
opport u nity at the end of the 1 9 97/98 academic year or summer sessions will be
determ i n e d by an a nalysis of the number of facu lty requesti n g retirement for the
1 9 96/97 and the 1 997/98 academic years or summer sessi o n s . This a n a lysis will
be c o n d u cted by the A d m i nistration for the Board of Trustees and w i l l be
c o mpleted by November 1 5 , 1 9 9 6 .
I f t h e d i stribution of requested retirements between 1 9 96/97 a n d 1 9 97/98 is
relativel y e q u a l , the resulting retirement request list shall be communicated to the
faculty members requesting retirement and the Facu lty Senate.
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I n the event of a great i m b a l a n c e i n the n umbers of fac u lty requesti n g retirement
at the end of the 1 9 96/97 and 1 997/98 academic years or s u mmer sessions, the
Admin istration o n behalf of the Board of Trustees shall equalize the n u mber of
retirements e a c h year b y facu lty senio rity d ate. The resulti n g proposed retirement
list, as revised, s h a l l b e c o m m u n i c ated to the facu lty members requesting
retirement a n d the Facu lty Senate.
Once the proposed retirement request l ist has been c o m m u n icated to those facu lty
members requesting retirement a n d the F a c ulty Sen ate, a retir i n g faculty member
will have u ntil December 1 5 , 1 9 96, to either accept any revision to h i s/her
requested retirement d ate, mod ify h is/her retirement request or with d r a w h i s/her
request for early retirement u n d e r this retirement o pportunity. After December 1 §.,
1 9 96, t h e proposed retirement request list w i l l be forwarded to the Board of
Trustees for final approv a l .
I nsurance benefits u nder t h i s opport u n ity s h a l l be i n accordance with A R T I C L E I X .
POST R ET I R E M E N T M E D I C A L I N S U R A N C E .
T h e p l a n t o receive t h i s e n h an cement s h a l l be p u t forth i n a separate co ntract
between the faculty member, in c o n s u ltation with the Faculty Senate, and the
Board of Trustees.
O n c e a retirement request i s accepted by the Board of Trustees, it may not be
canceled, c h anged or used i n combinati o n with any other retirement p l a n except
by mutual agreement between the faculty member, i n con sultation with the F a c u lty
Senate, a n d the Board of Trustees.
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SIDE LETTER TO THE 1 996-1 999 FACULTY AGREEMENT
The Board shall a ll o c ate the amount of $ 2 5 , 000 per year d u r i n g the term of this
contract to be available for t h e professional development of facu lty e n g a g ed i n
d i s c i p l i n e specific a p p l i cations o f tec h n o l o g y . A n application proced u re w i l l be
developed w h i c h will be processed thro u g h the offi ce of the appropriate Dean.
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