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A. PARTICIPATION IN CAMPUS CHILDCARE PROGRAMS

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GSRsGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. shall be eligible to participate in a campus childcare program, if any, including subsidies and other financial assistance, in accordance with the provisions of each location's childcare program. Each location shall post information regarding its childcare program on the web.

2.

GSRsGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. may claim childcare expenses from the System-wide Childcare Reimbursement ProgramSystem-wide Childcare Reimbursement Program: The Childcare Reimbursement Program is a system-wide program for ASE's to receive reimbursements for certain types of child care costs., DepCareDependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: DepCare is a flexible spending account (FSA) that workers can pay into pre-tax to spend on childcare. It is paid for by workers, not the UC., or local campus childcare program but may not access more than one program.

B. SYSTEM-WIDE CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

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Effective the first full fiscal quarter following ratification of the contract, each eligible GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. shall receive up to $1350 per fiscal quarter for expenses incurred during the GSR's appointment period.

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Effective October 1, 2023, each eligible GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. shall receive up to $1375 per fiscal quarter for expenses incurred during the GSR's appointment period.

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Effective October 1, 2024, each eligible GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. shall receive up to $1400 per fiscal quarter for expenses incurred during the GSR's appointment period.

4.

A fiscal quarter is defined as a three-month time period as follows:
a.
July $1^{\text {st }}-$ September $30^{\text {th }}$
b.
October $1^{\text {st }}-$ December $31^{\text {st }}$
c.
January $1^{\text {st }}-$ March $31^{\text {st }}$
d.
April $1^{\text {st }}-$ June $30^{\text {th }}$

5.

An eligible GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. is a:
a.
registered graduate student with a GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. appointment(s) or with a combination of other eligible ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. appointment(s) totaling 25% or more of full-time for the entire quarter/semester for which childcare reimbursement is sought;
b.
who has qualified dependent(s). For the purposes of this program, qualified dependents shall include children, in the custody of the GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle., who are age 12 or under on July $1^{\text {st }}$, and;
c.
has submitted a request for reimbursement no later than thirty (30) calendar days following the quarter/semester for which childcare reimbursement is sought.

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A GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. who received a childcare reimbursement through an ASEAcademic Student Employee: Academic Student Workers at the UC include graduate students who work as teaching assistants, instructors, readers, and tutors. appointment or through a combination of a GSR/ASE appointments is eligible to receive only one childcare reimbursement up to the maximum in Section B.1, B.2, or B.3 above per quarter/semester.

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Any childcare reimbursement provided to a GSRGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. through a training grant or external fellowship shall satisfy the requirements of Section B and the amount shall be deducted from the amounts set forth in Section B.1, B.2 or B.3 above. If the training grant or external fellowship provides for a greater amount for childcare reimbursement than the amounts set forth in Section B.1, B.2 or B.3 above, the Trainee or Fellow shall receive the full award amount from the training grant or external fellowship and shall not have access to the Systemwide Childcare Reimbursement Program.

C. DEPCARE PARTICIPATION

All GSRsGraduate student researcher: Academic worker position for graduate students who do paid research for the university. Until 2025, GSRs have a separate contract from ASE's, but their contracts will be merged in the next baraining cycle. receiving taxable wages shall be entitled to participate in the UC Dependent Care Reimbursement Program. The terms of this plan shall be determined by UC in accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations.