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GENERAL PROVISIONS (Continued. County. Effective 1/1/18 tuition payments shall be limited to $2,600 annually for any one employee. Effective 1/1/19, this limit shall increase to $4,000 annually for any one employee. Employees otherwise eligible for a refund shall not submit claims for tuition reimbursement when such tuition has been or shall be paid by a federal plan of "benefits for veterans and service personnel" or by other sources. 19.10 Drug testing for employees required to have a Commercial Drivers License. (1) The Employer agrees to advise the Union when an employee is to be tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (2) The Employer will identify positions for which a Commercial Drivers' License is required. (3) An employee failing either an initial screening drug or alcohol test, or for the first time, failing a confirmatory drug or alcohol test, may be temporarily suspended with pay or transferred to a position that does not require a Commercial Drivers' License pending the outcome of the confirmatory test, and if requested, the confirmatory retest, provided the employer believes that it is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the employee, co-employees, or the public, consistent with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 181.953, Subdivision 10, and applicable Federal regulations. (4) The Employer will meet the alcohol testing standards of applicable Minnesota and U.S. statutes, and will inform the Union when an employee is being tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (5) Supervisors designated to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require an employee to undergo testing will be trained in compliance with CFR 382.603. Determination of reasonable suspicion will be put in writing, including the basis for the suspicion. The Union will be notified of such determinations, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. The County will provide a letter to the Union indicating that Commercial Drivers' License testing will only apply to job classifications meeting the Federal standards of 26,000 pound vehicles, etc. Thus, classifications such as Case Aide that require the transportation of clients in County or personal cars shall not be subject to this provision. 19.11 If an employee is required to wear a uniform by the employer, the employer will furnish said uniform, unless otherwise modified by this agreement. Reimbursement for uniforms will be paid according to the rates below, to a maximum of 2,080 hours per year: $.06 per hour paid in January of the following year. Effective 1/1/04, this allowance will increase to $.07 per hour.

GENERAL PROVISIONS (Continued. County. Effective 1/1/18 tuition payments shall be limited to $2,600 annually for any one employee. Effective 1/1/19, this limit shall increase to $4,000 annually for any one employee. Employees otherwise eligible for a refund shall not submit claims for tuition reimbursement when such tuition has been or shall be paid by a federal plan of "benefits for veterans and service personnel" or by other sources. 19.10 Drug testing for employees required to have a Commercial Drivers License. (1) The Employer agrees to advise the Union when an employee is to be tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (2) The Employer will identify positions for which a Commercial Drivers' License is required. (3) An employee failing either an initial screening drug or alcohol test, or for the first time, failing a confirmatory drug or alcohol test, may be temporarily suspended with pay or transferred to a position that does not require a Commercial Drivers' License pending the outcome of the confirmatory test, and if requested, the confirmatory retest, provided the employer believes that it is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the employee, co-employees, or the public, consistent with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 181.953, Subdivision 10, and applicable Federal regulations. (4) The Employer will meet the alcohol testing standards of applicable Minnesota and U.S. statutes, and will inform the Union when an employee is being tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (5) Supervisors designated to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require an employee to undergo testing will be trained in compliance with CFR 382.603. Determination of reasonable suspicion will be put in writing, including the basis for the suspicion. The Union will be notified of such determinations, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. The County will provide a letter to the Union indicating that Commercial Drivers' License testing will only apply to job classifications meeting the Federal standards of 26,000 pound vehicles, etc. Thus, classifications such as Case Aide that require the transportation of clients in County or personal cars shall not be subject to this provision. 19.11 20.11 If an employee is required to wear a uniform by the employer, the employer will furnish said uniform, unless otherwise modified by this agreement. Reimbursement for uniforms will be paid according to the rates below, to a maximum of 2,080 hours per year: $.06 per hour paid in January of the following year. Effective 1/1/04, this allowance will increase to $.07 per hour.

GENERAL PROVISIONS (Continued. the status of the educational institution and availability of funds. If the employee leaves the County service except in case of layoff, within one year after completion of a course taken under this rule, the employee must refund the amount spent by the County. Effective 1/1/18 1/1/18, tuition payments shall be limited to $2,600 annually for any one employee. Effective 1/1/19, this limit shall increase to $4,000 annually for any one employee. Employees otherwise eligible for a refund shall not submit claims for tuition reimbursement when such tuition has been or shall be paid by a federal plan of "benefits for veterans and service personnel" or by other sources. 19.10 Drug testing for employees required to have a Commercial Drivers License. (1) The Employer agrees to advise the Union when an employee is to be tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (2) The Employer will identify positions for which a Commercial Drivers' License is required. (3) An employee failing either an initial screening drug or alcohol test, or for the first time, failing a confirmatory drug or alcohol test, may be temporarily suspended with pay or transferred to a position that does not require a Commercial Drivers' License pending the outcome of the confirmatory test, and if requested, the confirmatory retest, provided the employer believes that it is reasonably necessary to protect the health or safety of the employee, co-employees, or the public, consistent with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 181.953, Subdivision 10, and applicable Federal regulations. (4) The Employer will meet the alcohol testing standards of applicable Minnesota and U.S. statutes, and will inform the Union when an employee is being tested, provided the employee consents to informing the Union and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. (5) Supervisors designated to determine whether reasonable suspicion exists to require an employee to undergo testing will be trained in compliance with CFR 382.603. Determination of reasonable suspicion will be put in writing, including the basis for the suspicion. The Union will be notified of such determinations, provided the employee consents to informing the Union, and subject to the limits of the Minnesota Data Practices Act. The County will provide a letter to the Union indicating that Commercial Drivers' License testing will only apply to job classifications meeting the Federal standards of 26,000 pound vehicles, etc. Thus, classifications such as Case Aide that require the transportation of clients in County or personal cars shall not be subject to this provision. 19.11 If an employee is required to wear a uniform by the employer, the employer will furnish said uniform, unless otherwise modified by this agreement. Reimbursement for uniforms will be paid according to the rates below, to a maximum of 2,080 hours per year: $.06 per hour paid in January of the following year. Effective 1/1/04, this allowance will increase to $.07 per hour.