Continuing Education Leave. Employees are eligible for Continuing Education Leave subject to the following conditions: (1) Courses taken on County time must be directly related to the employee’s present position, or career advancement within the present County department. (2) Requests for leave must be approved by the employee’s appointing authority. This provision will be applied as consistently as possible and leave shall not unreasonably be denied. (3) Approval for leave will be based, in the judgment of the County, on the needs of the County, the needs of the employee and the availability of adequate resources to cover the absence of the employee. (4) Time spent by an employee on an approved continuing education leave will be considered as normal time worked for the period of the employee’s absence which falls within the employee’s regular work schedule. (5) Approval of one course does not automatically constitute approval for an entire series unless specifically authorized by the appointing authority. Approval or denial of leave will be provided to employees in writing in a timely manner.
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