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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 129 of 217 Section 6. Should installation of any new equipment/technology become necessary due to the reduction and/or elimination of security guards, such equipment shall be operational p rior to the reduction and/or elimination being effectuated. Section 7. Once a decision has been made to locate equipment in operational areas and/or other locations frequented by bargaining unit employees, the Parties at the local level shall negotiate a s appropriate. Section 8. The Parties agree that the primary purpose of the closed - circuit television (CCTV) cameras, Entry Control Video (ECV), and Intrusion Detection Systems or Sensors (IDS) is surveillance of interior and exterior perimeter alarm poi nts/zones to prevent thefts and deter criminal activity. Section 9. The Parties agree that the primary purpose of CCTV cameras, ECV, and IDS is not for monitoring bargaining unit employees in work/operational areas, break areas, and other employee common areas, except as necessary under Section 8 of this Article. Section 10. The Parties agree that the measures and devices, as referenced in Section 8 of this Article, shall not be used as timekeeping devices to record arrivals and departures of employees for the purposes of tracking time and attendance. Section 11. The Parties agree that the measures and devices, as referenced in Section 8 of this Article, shall coincide with the pertinent provisions of this Agreement, and that disciplinary action will n ot be taken without first conducting an investigation into the alleged event. Section 12. Should the Agency use data from CCTV cameras, ECV, IDS or any other such measures and devices as supporting evidence in the imposition of discipline, the employee w ho is alleged to have committed the offense shall have a right to a copy of the data. ARTICLE 98 PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE Section 1. A probationary employee is an employee who has not completed one (1) year of Federal civil service. ARTICLE 99 HARDSHIP T RANSFER Section 1. The Parties agree to review transfer requests under hardship conditions in an open, fair, and expeditious manner and to resolve those requests in the best interests of the employee and the Agency. This Article is not intended to address emergency situations that may occur, where the Agency determines that immediate action is necessary to protect the health and welfare of the employee and/or immediate family. Section 2. Transfer requests under verified hardship conditions shall be classi fied in one of the following three categories (in order of priority): I. The medical condition of the employee, the employee's spouse, or dependent children residing in the employee's household requires a geographical move from the employee's present duty st ation assignment to a geographical area deemed necessary to improve or maintain the health or receive health services.

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