ARTICLE 14
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
COORDINATING
COMMITTEE
14.1 A Professional Development and Quality of Working Life Coordinating Committee shall be established to coordinate and oversee the activities of the issue-specific joint committees established pursuant to Articles 15, 18, 22, and 44 of this Agreement and to undertake professional development and/or quality of working life initiatives that are not within the sphere of any of the issue-specific joint committees.
14.2 The Professional Development and Quality of Working Life Coordinating Committee shall consist of the Director of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations (or the Director's designee), two additional GOER designees, the President of PEF (or the President's designee), and two additional PEF designees.
14.3 The Professional Development and Quality of Working Life Coordinating Committee shall meet at least quarterly. The Committee shall establish by agreement such other operating procedures as it shall deem necessary to perform its functions.
14.4
The State shall prepare, secure introduction and recommend passage by the
Legislature of such legislation as may be appropriate and necessary to obtain
an appropriation of $603,750 for each of the fiscal years 2003-04, 2004-05,
2005-06, and 2006-07 $330,000 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008, $530,000 for
Fiscal Year 2008-2009, $530,000 for Fiscal Year 2009-2010, and $530,000 for
Fiscal Year 2010-2011 to fund the operation and activities of the
Committee. The Committee shall, by agreement, allocate this funding for its own
purposes.