Section 5-262-2 - General provisions(a) Participating federations may engage in workplace solicitation of state employees only in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.(b) Employee solicitations shall be conducted during work hours using non-coercive methods that permit voluntary giving and reserve to the individual contributor the right to disclose any gift or keep it confidential.(c) The solicitation period for the annual SEC shall be scheduled to allow timely processing of payroll deduction requests.(d) At the discretion of the appointing authority, loaned state employees may volunteer to be assigned on a full or part time basis, for the specific period of time, to conduct or assist in the operation of the SEC. The employing state agency shall decide who will serve as a loaned employee and the length of the assignment. When assigned to the SEC, the loanded stated employee shall retain his salary and benefits.(e) No federation will be allowed to participate in the SEC unless it and all its member agencies are in compliance with the requirements of Section 5-262 of the Connecticut General Statutes and Sections 5-262-1 through 5-262-12, inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 5-262-2