Course Work/Amount Reimbursed. Full-time or permanent intermittent (with benefits) seniority employees will be reimbursed for tuition and fees for approved coursework in accordance with the following provisions: a. Class attendance and homework assignments must be completed on the employee's own time and not during working hours. Employees are prohibited from utilizing break periods and/or lunch periods to attend class. Employees will be permitted to utilize vacation, personal and/or compensatory time to attend class when authorized to do so by their Department. b. Employees must be on the active employment rolls at the beginning of the course, during the course, and at the completion of the course. Employees on layoff are included, provided they have recall rights. Probationary employees are excluded from applying and being reimbursed. c. Courses eligible for reimbursement will encompass coursework taken by the employee in order to provide that employee with the necessary academic training to qualify for regular opportunities within the established County-wide classification system. d. Seminars and workshops are excluded, except for education required to maintain certification or registration of the employee's current job. e. Employees must satisfactorily meet academic requirements ("C" or equivalent for all undergraduate coursework, and "B" or equivalent for all graduate coursework). f. Reimbursement per employee is limited to $1500.00 for approved courses which end in those calendar years. In no instance will a refund exceed the employee's actual expenditures, nor will reimbursement be issued for expenses also being reimbursed through other sources (i.e., scholarships, G.I, Xxxx, etc.). Recreational activities, lab, and other fees associated with fulfilling registration requirements are included. Fees and payments for books, supplies, transportation, parking, meals, and graduation are excluded. Total reimbursement for eligible bargaining unit members is limited to $10,000. If applications for reimbursement exceed this maximum limit, reimbursement shall be on a first-come, first-served basis, in accordance with the date on which the application was received by the Human Resources Department.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Course Work/Amount Reimbursed. The education reimbursement provisions of this article will be suspended effective the date of ratification of this contract by the Genesee County Board of Commissioners. Employees that have education reimbursement applications in process as specified in Sections 2 and 3, at the time of this suspension, will continue to have that application processed based on the provisions of this article. The education reimbursement provisions of this article will become effective again on January 1, 2013. Full-time or permanent intermittent (with benefits) seniority employees will be reimbursed for tuition and fees for approved coursework in accordance with the following provisions:
a. a) Class attendance and homework assignments must be completed on the employee's own time and not during working hours. Employees In addition, employees are prohibited from utilizing break periods and/or lunch periods to attend classclass for which they are requesting to receive educational reimbursement. Employees will be permitted to utilize vacation, personal and/or compensatory time to attend class when authorized to do so by their Department.
b. b) Employees must be full-time and on the active employment rolls at the beginning of the course, during the course, and at the completion of the course. Employees on layoff are included, provided they have recall rights. Probationary employees are excluded from applying and being reimbursed.
c. Courses eligible for reimbursement c) Coursework must be job related. It is the understanding of the parties that the term "job related" will also encompass coursework taken by the employee in order to provide that employee with the necessary academic training to qualify for regular opportunities within the established County-wide classification system.
d. d) Seminars and workshops are excluded, except for education required to maintain certification or registration of the employee's current job.
e. e) Employees must satisfactorily meet academic requirements ("C" or equivalent for all undergraduate coursework, and "B" or equivalent for all graduate coursework).
f. f) Reimbursement per employee is limited to $1500.00 2000.00 for approved courses which end in those calendar years. In no instance will a refund exceed the employee's actual expenditures, nor will reimbursement be issued for expenses also being reimbursed through other sources (i.e., scholarships, G.I, G.I. Xxxx, etc.). Recreational activities, lab, and other fees associated with fulfilling registration requirements are included. Fees and payments for books, supplies, transportation, parking, meals, recreational activities and graduation are excluded. Total The combined total reimbursement for eligible bargaining unit members Chapter 496-00 and 496-01 employees is limited to $10,00044,000. If applications for reimbursement exceed this maximum limit, reimbursement shall be on a first-first- come, first-served basis, in accordance with the date on which the application was received by the Human Resources Department. In the event the maximum combined total reimbursement for chapter 496-00 and 496-01 employees is reached in three consecutive calendar years, the maximum will be increased to $54,000 for subsequent years.
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Samples: Labor Agreement
Course Work/Amount Reimbursed. Full-Full time or permanent intermittent (with benefits) seniority employees will be reimbursed for tuition and fees for approved coursework college level course work and Xxxx Adult Educational Courses, if applicable, in accordance with the following provisions:.
a. Class attendance and homework assignments must be completed on the employee's own time and not during working hours. Employees In addition, employees are prohibited from utilizing break periods and/or lunch periods to attend classclass for which they are requesting to receive educational reimbursement. Employees will be permitted to utilize vacation, vacation and/or personal and/or compensatory time to attend class when authorized to do so by their Departmentdepartment.
b. Employees must be full time and on the active employment rolls at the beginning of the course, during the course, and at the completion of the course. Employees on layoff are included, provided they have recall rights. Probationary employees are excluded from applying and being reimbursed.
c. Courses eligible for reimbursement Course work must be taken through an accredited college or institution and must be job related. It is the understanding of the parties that the term "job related" will also encompass coursework course work taken by the employee in order to provide that employee with the necessary academic training to qualify for regular promotional opportunities within with the established County-wide classification systemEmployer.
d. Seminars and workshops workshops, and other training sessions which do not provide credit, are excluded, except for education required to maintain certification or registration of the employee's current job.
e. Employees must satisfactorily meet academic achievement requirements ("C" or equivalent for all undergraduate coursework, course work and "B" or equivalent for all graduate courseworkcourse work).
f. Reimbursement per employee is limited to $1500.00 2,000 for tuition expenses for approved courses which end in those that calendar yearsyear. In no instance will a refund exceed the employee's actual expenditures, nor will reimbursement be issued for expenses also being reimbursed through other sources (i.e., scholarships, G.I, G.I. Xxxx, etc.). Recreational activities, lab, and other fees associated with fulfilling registration requirements are included. Fees and payments payment for books, supplies, transportation, parking, meals, recreational activities, and graduation are excluded. Total reimbursement for eligible all bargaining unit members employees is limited to $10,0004,000 for the calendar year. If applications for reimbursement exceed this maximum limit, reimbursement shall be on a first-first come, first-first served basis, in accordance with the date on which the application was received by the Human Resources Department.
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Samples: Labor Agreement