Memorandum of Understanding with Unit 12 - Dpa - State of California

B. Effective January 1, 1991, the State agrees to eliminate the AR-40 provision of thisAgreement for Unit 12 employees who work at institutions for the Departments ofCorrections and Youth Authority. The salary of Unit 12 employees in the Departments ofCorrections and Youth Authority who are at Range A and who are eligible by classificationand work location to receive Range B will be changed to Range B effective January 1,1991.It is understood by the parties that Unit 12 employees in the institutions of the Departmentsof Corrections and Youth Authority who receive Range B pay will continue to be expected tosupervise inmate/ward workers.2.12 Bilingual Differential PayBilingual Differential Pay applies to those positions designated by the Department ofPersonnel Administration as eligible to receive Bilingual Differential Pay according to thefollowing standards:A. Definition of Bilingual Position for Bilingual Differential Pay:B. Rate:1. A bilingual position for salary differential purposes requires the use of a bilingualskill on a continuing basis averaging 10% of the time. Anyone using his/her bilingualskills 10% or more of the time will be eligible whether he/she is using them in aconversational, interpretation, or translation setting. In order to receive BilingualDifferential Pay, the position/employee must be certified by the using departmentand approved by the Department of Personnel Administration. (Time should be anaverage of the time spent on bilingual activities during a given fiscal year.)2. The position must be in a work setting that requires the use of bilingual skills tomeet the needs of the public in either:a. A direct public contact position;b. A hospital or institutional setting dealing with patient or inmate needs;c. A position utilized to perform interpretation, translation or specializedbilingual activities for the department and its clients.3. Position(s) must be in a setting where there is a demonstrated client orcorrespondence flow where bilingual skills are clearly needed.4. Where organizationally feasible, departments should ensure that positions clearlymeet the standards by centralizing the bilingual responsibility in as few positions aspossible.5. Actual time spent conversing or interpreting in a second language and closelyrelated activities performed directly in conjunction with the specific bilingualtransaction will count toward the 10% standard.1. An employee meeting the Bilingual Differential Pay criteria during the entiremonthly pay period would receive a maximum $100.00 per monthly pay period,including holidays.2. A monthly employee meeting the Bilingual Differential Pay criteria less than theentire monthly pay period will receive the differential on a pro rata basis.13BU 12(99-01)