Release Time at a Glance

Catagory	Unit 1 UADP	Unit 2, 5, 7, & 9 CSUEU	Unit 4 APC	Unit 6 SETC	Unit 8 SUPA
Meet & Confer	Always granted Art. 6, § 6.5	Always granted Art. 5, § 5.11a.	Always granted Art. 8, § 8.11	CSU may deny in cases of emergencies. Art. 7, § 7.13 (Union has right to postpone the meeting date to ensure the employee’s presence)	Always granted Art. 5, § 5.8
Board of Trustees	HEERA grants	Always granted Art. 5, § 5.11b.	Always granted Art. 8, § 8.11	HEERA grants	HEERA grants
Non-reimbursable RT for Union Business	Not included w/in CBA	CSU may deny due to campus operational needs Art. 5, § 5.11d. (Also, 5.11c.)	CSU may deny due to bona fide work reasons Art. 8, § 8.12A. & C.	CSU may deny due to bona fide work reasons Art. 7, § 7.15	Not included w/in CBA
Reimbursable RT for Union Business	Not included w/in CBA	Always granted Art. 5, § 5.13	Always granted Art. 8, § 8.12B	CSU may deny due to bona fide work reasons Art. 7, § 7.14	CSU may deny due to work requirements Art. 5, § 5.11

NOTES:

If the University has to deny a release time request due to operational needs. The supervisor will try to accommodate the request for another date and time.
The following terms basically mean the same thing: operational needs, bona fide work reasons, and work requirements.

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