SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT
Between
MERCED COMMUNTIY COLLEGE DISTRICT
And
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
And Its
CHAPTER #274
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pplication of AB 1840, Sec. 38 Funds, 2020-2021
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his side letter of agreement is agreed between Merced Community College District (“District”) and the California School
Employees Association and its Chapter 274 (together “CSEA”) concerning the application of CSEA’s applicable portion of
AB 1840, Sec. 38 classified professional development funds.
WH
EREAS, pursuant to AB 1840, Sec. 38, Merced Community College District was allocation $50,283 in FY 2018-2019;
and
W
HEREAS, the parties agree that CSEA’s portion of the total fund is based on the ratio of its members to the number of
classified managers, and CSEA’s applicable total is $44,978.00, and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 2020, on behalf of CSEA, one of its members provided the District with the attached proposal
to send up to fifty (50) CSEA bargaining unit members to the Merced College Well-Being Institute, and
WH
EREAS, the District demonstrated its support of offering the benefits of the Well-Being Institute to its classified
professional in organizing and offering a two-hour session of the academy to all classified professional on July 15, 2020,
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HEREFORE, the parties agree to the following conditions:
1) AB 1840, Sec. 38 dollars available to CSEA Chapter 274 and its members (totaling $44,978.00) will be allocated to
access to the Well-Being Institute, as follows:
a. The initial allocation of ($5,750.00) is for up 50 classified professionals to attend the Well-Bein
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nstitute, and
b. If more than fifty (50) classified professionals are interested in attending, the parties agree that th
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unds should be allocated to allow as many classified professionals to participate as possible.
2) At this time, the District is not creating a separate Well-Being Institute for classified professionals.
3) Classified professionals may register for the existing Well-Being Institute courses.
4) Prior to registering for the course, employees who are interested in attending the Well-Being Institute durin
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rk time must receive approval from their immediate supervisor to be released from work to attend, and
5) Registration for the course will be managed by the staff of the BRC. Names will be kept on a list and provided to
the District for billing purposes.
This agreement will be effective through the 2020-2021 academic year or until all applicable funds are expended,
whichever comes first. If the total funds available to classified professional are not expended in the 2020-2021 academic
year, the parties agree to bargain the allocation of the remaining funds.
