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2025-2028 Unit 9 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
and the State of California
ARTICLE 1 – RECOGNITION AND PURPOSE
Article 1.1 – Recognition and Purpose
ARTICLE 2 – Term
Article 2.1 – Term
ARTICLE 3 – SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
Article 3.1 – Salary Parity for Unit 9
Article 3.2 – Merit Salary Adjustments
Article 3.3 – Professional Qualification Compensation
Article 3.4 – Bilingual Differential Pay
Article 3.5 – Overpayments/Payroll Errors
Article 3.6 – Timely Payment of Wages
Article 3.7 – Long Term Differential
Article 3.8 – Prison Recruitment and Retention Bonus
Article 3.9 – Shift Differential
Article 3.10 – Diving Pay
Article 3.11 – Range Changes
Article 3.12 – Late Docks
Article 3.13 – ICBO/HCAI Certificates – Department of General Services
Article 3.14 – Safety Professional Certificates – Department of Industrial Relations and Department of Water Resources
Article 3.15 – Climbing Pay
Article 3.16 – Non-Licensed Classification Bonus
Article 3.17 – Traffic Engineer Differential
Article 3.19 – Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential
Article 3.20 – Range C Special Salary Adjustment Joint Labor Management Committee
Article 3.21 – Lead Person Differential
Article 3.25 – Personal Expense Differential
Article 3.26 – Salaries
Article 3.27 – DWR Operational Availability
Article 3.28 – Labor/Management Committee on State Payroll System
Article 3.29 – Longevity Pay
Article 3.30 – Geographic Pay Differential
Article 3.31 – Associate Transportation Engineer, Caltrans (Formerly Side Letter #1)
Article 3.32 – CPESC/QSD/QSP Certificates
ARTICLE 4 – HEALTH AND WELFARE
Article 4.1 – Health Benefit Plan
Article 4.2 – Eligibility for Benefits
Article 4.3 – Non-Industrial Disability Insurance
Article 4.4 – Enhanced Non-Industrial Disability Insurance – Annual Leave
Article 4.5 – Cost Containment Committee
Article 4.6 – Employee Assistance Program
Article 4.7 – FlexElect Program
Article 4.8 – Long-Term Care Insurance Plans
Article 4.9 – Pre-Tax of Health/Dental Premiums
Article 4.10 – Group Legal Services Plan
Article 4.11 – 1959 Survivors’ Benefits – Fifth Level
Article 4.12 – Rural Health Care Equity Subsidy Program
Article 4.13 – Survivor Benefits (Formerly Side Letter #10)
Article 4.14 – NDI Family Care Leave
ARTICLE 5 – LEAVES
Article 5.1 – Sick Leave
Article 5.2 – Bereavement Leave
Article 5.3 – Catastrophic Leave
Article 5.4 – Vacation Leave
Article 5.5 – Adoption Leave
Article 5.6 – Parental Leave
Article 5.7 – Jury Duty/Subpoena
Article 5.8 – Catastrophic Leave – Natural Disaster
Article 5.9 – Personal Leave Program
Article 5.10 – Industrial Disability Leave
Article 5.11 – Mentoring Leave
Article 5.12 – Annual Leave Program
Article 5.13 – Precinct Election Board Member
Article 5.14 – Personal Leave Program 2011
Article 5.15 – Professional Leave
Article 5.16 – Voluntary Personal Leave Program
Article 5.17 – Blood Donation
Article 5.18 – Work and Family Program – Transfer of Leave Credits Between Family Members
Article 5.19 – Cash Out of Vacation/Annual Leave
Article 5.20 – Excess Leave Balance Committee
Article 5.21 – Organ and Bone Marrow Donation
Article 5.22 – Personal Leave Program 2020
Article 5.23 – Additional Sick Leave Designated Veterans (Formerly Side Letter #2)
Article 5.24 – Personal Leave Program 2025
ARTICLE 6 – CLASSIFICATIONS
Article 6.1 – Out-of-Classification Assignments
Article 6.2 – Classification Changes
Article 6.3 – Classification
ARTICLE 7 – ALLOWANCES AND REIMBURSEMENTS
Article 7.1 – Business and Travel Expense
Article 7.2 – Commute Program
Article 7.3 – Safety Footwear
Article 7.4 – Class A and/or Class B Commercial Driver’s License and Medical Fees
Article 7.5 – Uniform Replacement Allowance – Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF)
Article 7.6 – Overtime Meals
Article 7.7 – Parking Rates
Article 7.8 – Moving and Relocation
Article 7.9 – Bicycle Commuter Program
Article 7.10 – Telework Stipend Program
ARTICLE 8 – HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME
Article 8.1 – Overtime
Article 8.2 – Work Week Groups
Article 8.4 – Work Shift Schedules
Article 8.5 – Telecommuting
Article 8.6 – Alternate Work Schedules
Article 8.7 – Compensating Time Off
ARTICLE 9 – HOLIDAYS
Article 9.1 – Holidays
ARTICLE 10 – INSURANCE
Article 10.1 – Life Insurance
Article 10.2 – Accidental Death/Dismemberment Benefits
ARTICLE 11 – RETIREMENT
Article 11 – Retirement
Article 11.1 – First Tier Eligibility for Employees in Second Tier
Article 11.2 – 401(k) Defined Contribution Plan
Article 11.3 – 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan
Article 11.4 – Lump Sum Leave Cash Out Upon Separation
Article 11.5 – Determination of Safety Retirement Eligibility
Article 11.6 – State Safety Retirement Formula and Employee Contribution
Article 11.7 – State Miscellaneous/Industrial Retirement Formulas and Employee Contributions
Article 11.8 – Second-Tier Retirement Plan
Article 11.9 – Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA)
ARTICLE 12 – GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Article 12.1 – Grievance Procedure: Purpose
Article 12.2 – Grievance Procedure: Definitions
Article 12.3 – Grievance Procedure: Time Limits
Article 12.4 – Grievance Procedure: Waiver of Steps
Article 12.5 – Presentation
Article 12.6 – Informal Discussion
Article 12.7 – Formal Grievance – Step 1
Article 12.8 – Formal Grievance – Step 2
Article 12.9 – Formal Grievance – Step 3
Article 12.10 – Formal Grievance – Step 4
Article 12.11 – Response
Article 12.12 – Formal Grievance – Step 5
ARTICLE 13 – LAYOFF AND REEMPLOYMENT
Article 13.1 – Layoff and Reemployment
ARTICLE 14 – HOME ADDRESSES
Article 14.1 – Home Addresses
ARTICLE 15 – PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES
Article 15.1 – Personnel Files
Article 15.2 – Appeal of Involuntary Transfer
Article 15.4 – Hardship Transfer
ARTICLE 16 – HEALTH AND SAFETY
Article 16.1 – Health and Safety
ARTICLE 17 – STATE RIGHTS
Article 17.1 – State Rights
ARTICLE 18 – REPRESENTATION
Article 18.1 – Representatives
Article 18.2 – Employees
Article 18.3 – Information
Article 18.4 – Access
Article 18.5 – Bulletin Boards
Article 18.6 – Distribution of Literature
Article 18.7 – Employee Orientation
Article 18.8 – State Phones
Article 18.9 – Organizational Security
Article 18.10 – No Reprisal
Article 18.11 – Information to Employees
Article 18.12 – Payroll Deduction
ARTICLE 19 – ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND SUPERSESSION
Article 19.1 – Entire Agreement
Article 19.2 – Supersession
ARTICLE 20 – SAVINGS CLAUSE
Article 20.1 – Savings Clause
ARTICLE 21 – NO-STRIKE CLAUSE
Article 21.1 – No-Strike Clause
ARTICLE 22 – TRAINING
Article 22.1 – Training
ARTICLE 23 – STATE-OWNED HOUSING RENTAL AND UTILITY RATES
Article 23.1 – State-Owned Housing Rental and Utility Rates
ARTICLE 24 – THE CALIFORNIA STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM PROJECT
Article 24 – The California State Payroll System Project
ARTICLE 25 – ON-CALL/STANDBY TIME
Article 25 – On-Call/Standby Time
ARTICLE 26 – FURLOUGH PROTECTION
Article 25 – Furlough Protection
ARTICLE 27 – CONTRACT APPROPRIATIONS
Article 27 – Contract Appropriation
ARTICLE 28 – RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS
Article 28.1 – Prefunding of Post-Retirement Health Benefits
Article 28.2 – Post-retirement Health and Dental Benefit Vesting
Article 28.3 – Employer Contribution for Retiree Health Benefits
APPENDICES AND SIDE LETTERS
Appendix A – Bargaining Unit 9 Class Listing/Salary Schedule
Appendix B – IRS Agreement
Side Letter #15 – CalEPA Relocation Agreement
Side Letter – Agreement to Incorporate the Requirements of Government Code Section 3558 (AB 119 of 2017)
Side Letter – Access to New Employee Orientation Sessions
Side Letter – CARB SoCal Relocation
Side Letter – Modifying COVID-19 Recession Savings Measures
Side Letter – Range C Special Salary Adjustment
Side Letter #27– Return-to-Office Suspension