The provisions of the policies of the board of trustees, insofar as they apply to employees in negotiating units established pursuant to article 14 of the Civil Service Law, shall be continued, provided, however, that during periods of time where there is in effect an agreement between the State and an employee organization reached pursuant to the provisions of said article 14, the provisions of such agreement and the provisions of said policies shall both be applicable. In the event the provisions of the agreement are different from the provisions of said policies, the provisions of the agreement shall be controlling.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 343.1