12. SAVINGS CLAUSE
    If any provision of this Agreement or any application of this Agreement to any employee or group of employees is held to be contrary to law or the current Agreement between the State of New Jersey and the Council of New Jersey State College Locals, AFT, AFL-CIO or not subject to collective negotiations, or has the effect of making the University ineligible for Federal funds, then such provision or application will not be deemed valid and subsisting, except to the extent permitted by law, but all other provisions or applications will continue in full force and effect. In the event of the above circumstances, then either party will have the right immediately to reopen negotiations with respect to a substitute for the affected provision to the extent permitted by law.

13. MAINTENANCE OF AGREEMENT
    During the term of this Agreement neither party will be required to negotiate with respect to any matter except that proposed new rules or modification of existing rules governing working conditions will be presented to the Union and negotiated upon the request of the Union as may be required pursuant to the New Jersey Public Employer-Employee Relations Act, as amended.
    Nothing in this Agreement will preclude the Administration and Union from mutually agreeing to amend or modify any of the provisions of this Agreement. In the event the Administration and Union negotiate a mutually acceptable amendment or modification of this agreement, the amendment or modification will be put in writing and become a part of this Agreement upon ratification by both parties.