Experience Increments and Educational Advancement. The District will provide experience increments and educational advancement for credit on file, which will commence in September of each year of this agreement, provided such experience increments and educational advancements will be within the legal limits for salary increases; and provided further that if the legislature does not provide any increases for salaries for any one (1) year for non-supervisory personnel, then the salary increases for experience and educational advancements for non-supervisory personnel shall be limited to the funds authorized by the legislature for non-supervisory personnel for increments and educational advancements. Section 20.3.1 All educational credit for salary schedule advancement must be filed with the District by September 30 of each year of the contract. Employees hired after the first day of the school year must have their college and experience credits on file with the Human Resources Office by October 15 or within thirty (30) days, whichever is later. Failure to meet such time line will cause the employee to lose consideration for such credits until the following school year. Section 20.3.2 On or about November 1 of each year of the contract the District will assess compliance data to determine the effect of the payment of educational advancement and experience increments on compliance. If the District is not in compliance as a result of granting educational advancements or experience increments, the District and Association will meet to mutually determine the method to bring the District into compliance as follows: A. Adjust the payment or pro rata payment of educational advancements and experience increments; and/or B. To mutually determine the method of repayment for any funds paid to employees in the amount in excess of the compliance requirements.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
