Educational Program. Section 1: Nurses covered by this Agreement will receive the university fee authorization program and dependent fee authorization program as currently in effect and as may be determined during the term of this agreement. Section 2: Attendance at mandatory educational conferences, seminars, external educational programs, in-services, or competencies shall be counted as time worked, and nurses shall be compensated at the applicable rate, and for the cost of travel and registration fees in accordance with University policy. Following discussion with a nurse’s manager, if mandatory education under this section cannot be completed during a nurse’s scheduled shift and a nurse is required to come in on the nurse’s day off, the nurse shall be compensated for a minimum of two hours. Section 3: Nurses shall be entitled to professional days in a rolling twelve (12) month period to attend professional conferences, seminars or external educational programs, if such conference, seminar or program is approved by the Director of Nursing, in accordance with the following minimums:
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