State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) is conducted in accordance with state law, the comptroller's rules and SPC rules. The [ While the] State Employee Charitable Campaign Policy Committee (SPC) is responsible for oversight of the SECC and for insuring that the campaign is run fairly and equitably. [compliance by all parties, the day-to-day oversight of the SECC rests with the Local Employee Committees. The Local Employee Committee (LEC), composed of 5 to 10 local state employees and the local chair, is responsible for oversight of the local SECC to ensure that all campaign activities are conducted in accordance with state law and that they fairly and equitably promote unified solicitation on behalf of all participants.] In order to expedite the handling of complaints and grievances pertaining to the SECC and to ensure input [in put] of all concerned parties, the grievance policy detailed in [paragraphs (1) - (4) of] this section, shall be followed for grievances related to the statewide campaign. Grievances related to local campaign issues may be filed in accordance with §334.1 of this title (relating to Procedures for Grievances Involving Local Campaign Issues. (1)A state employee or charitable organization, including a federation/affiliate charity representative may lodge a grievance pertaining to the conduct of the SECC [State Employee Charitable Campaign] at the statewide level, regarding any SECC matter occurring at the statewide level, or regarding the SPC, the state campaign manager (SCM), or a statewide charitable organization, including a statewide federation or fund. Grievances shall be sent to the SPC [State Policy Committee] by delivery to the address of the SCM [State Campaign Manager]. (2)The SCM shall respond, in writing, to the aggrieved party within 10 business days after receiving the grievance, to inform the grievant of the status of the grievance. The aggrieved party shall cooperate with the SPC to investigate the grievance. The decision of the SPC shall be final. (3)Any grievance submitted to the SPC may be referred to the appropriate LEC for review and action if the grievance concerns local issues. (4)A grievance properly received by the SPC will be reviewed and may be acted upon at the next scheduled SPC meeting, if possible. (5)A state employee who has a complaint about coercive activity in any part of the campaign should file a complaint with the comptroller's office in accordance with §5.48(w) of this title (relating to Deductions for Contributions to Charitable Organizations). The LCM and the SCM shall refer to the comptroller's office all complaints they receive relating to coercive activity in the campaign.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on May 16, 2014
TRD-201402280 Janice McCoy
Certifying Officer, State Policy Committee
State Employee Charitable Campaign
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 29, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 475-0387
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