Common use of Conversion of Sick Leave for Education Use Clause in Contracts

Conversion of Sick Leave for Education Use. Firefighter EMTs, Firefighter Paramedics, Engineers, and Captains may transfer accrued sick leave hours to a personal educational bank account on any of the following basis: 1. Any balance over fifty percent (50%) of the total annual accrued sick leave for the prior calendar year. 2. Any balance over seventy-five percent (75%) of the total lifetime accrued sick leave on the books at the end of the calendar year. 3. All accrued sick leave over 1,000 hours at the end of the prior calendar year. The value of the educational bank shall be determined at the time of usage for education courses at the then current hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours to be used for educational courses. The maximum dollar amount that can be reimbursed to an employee for educational use is $2,500 per year. Employees may only be reimbursed for courses approved by the Fire Chief, or designee, in which they receive a grade of C or better, or if no grade is given the employee records a “pass” or “complete” or other such equivalent grade. Employees may transfer educational bank hours to their sick leave accounts for sick leave purposes.