AR Handbook – 91 regarding the case. The PR&R Committee chair and/or his/her designee(s) shall be in attendance to present the views of the PR&R Committee. 4. The Executive Committee shall consider the appeal and shall attempt to render its decision in writing within seven (7) days of the meeting. The decision of the Executive Committee shall be final. Grants A. Prior to any request for funding, an authorized representative of an affiliate shall: 1. consult with a UniServ representative or appropriate staff member. 2. complete and sign the necessary forms. B. An affiliate shall provide a copy of current financial obligations and indicate current financial status. C. An affiliate shall provide a copy of the current budget, an up-to-date-financial statement including the status of all bank accounts and/or investments. D. Affiliates must have in place a dues structure that is reasonably comparable to other similar local affiliates. E. These requests will be forwarded to the program manager for consideration by the PR&R Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting for recommendation to the NJEA Executive Committee. F. In case of an emergency where approval is required for funding: 1. The UniServ representative shall request emergency assistance from the program manager of up to $2,500. 2. The program manager shall seek approval from the NJEA President, the PR&R Committee chair, the NJEA Executive Director and the NJEA Director of UniServ. This action shall be reported to the NJEA Executive Committee at its meeting immediately following the emergency approval. Network Attorneys A. Introduction On April 30, 1976, the NEA Board of Directors adopted guidelines for affiliated state association participation in the NEA DuShane Unified Legal Services Program. The establishment of the NJEA network attorney system is designed to comply with NEA requirements and to more efficiently coordinate the efforts of NJEA to protect and establish the rights of school employees. In order for NJEA to participate in that program, certain standards for compliance with those guidelines had to be established. These standards require that NJEA: 1. maintain a legal services program which meets the minimum standards set forth in the guidelines with respect to participating attorneys in order to receive NEA reimbursement. 2. comply with the requirements in order to receive NEA reimbursement. B. Recruitment and Selection of Network Attorneys Recommendations for prospective network attorneys shall be submitted to the program manager. The program manager and other appropriate NJEA staff members shall interview prospective network attorneys. After interviews have been completed, the program manager shall recommend to the Executive Director who in turn shall make appropriate recommendations to the Property and Personnel (P&P) Committee. The Property and Personnel Committee shall submit the recommendations to the Executive Committee for approval. Approved participating attorneys shall agree to accept NJEA’s guidelines in order to participate in that program. No attorney shall be included on the network who also represents a school Board(s) or college Board of trustees. C. Retainer Each network attorney or firm shall be on a retainer determined by the program manager and NJEA Executive Director. In those instances in which a retainer has not been established, attorneys shall be compensated according to the approved hourly rate. The retainer shall enable NJEA to utilize the participating attorneys’ services for the following purposes: 1. Routine telephone calls 2. Legal advice 3. Participation in the appeal panels 4. Program sharing 5. Training of NJEA staff D. Legal Fees 1. Legal assistance to members and affiliates shall be in accordance with the PR&R Committee Guidelines for the NJEA/NEA Legal Services Program. 2. A network attorney will agree to render legal services to members and affiliates of NJEA as required for fees not in excess of
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