ARTICLE 39
EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT
The Commission shall allocate an amount of $3,000 to spend on educational benefits (tuition
reimbursement) per fiscal year effective July 1, 1999. Said amount is on a first come, first serve
basis. Once the $3,000 cap is expended, the educationa! benefit (tuition reimbursement) is no
longer available.
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The maximum amount the department will pay per class is $400.
Only one class will be reimbursed per school term.
The Commission shall reimburse employees 100% of the tuition costs for one
course successfully completed during the academic term for a degree- or
certificate-related program under the following conditions.
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The course selected by the employee must be part of a degree or certificate
program and approved by the Chief or his designee prior to enrollment;
The course must be taken at an accredited college or university;
The employee must receive a passing grade of "C" (or its equivalent) or
better;
The degree or certificate program must be job-related. The final decision
of whether or not the degree or certificate program is job-related shall be
determined solely at the discretion of the Chief.
Below are acceptable examples which may be considered job-related. The list is
considered a partial listing only.
Business Administration Business Management Computer Science
Secretarial Science Paralegal Studies
This article shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
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