Licensing Examinations. Fees and Time Off 1. Upon successful completion of the examination for the licenses listed below, the State shall reimburse Unit 9 employees for their application fee for the following professional licenses: Engineer, Architect, Landscape Architect, Engineering Geologist, Land Surveyor, Engineer- in-Training, LSIT and Geologist. The State shall also reimburse Unit 9 employees for their renewal fees for the above licenses provided, however, the State shall not reimburse employees for late fees (or penalties) due to untimely renewal. 2. The State shall credit eight (8) hours of compensating time off upon successful completion of the examination needed to obtain one of the licenses listed in (a) above to compensate for that portion of the exam taken on the employee’s normal day off. 3. If an employee is scheduled to take an examination for one of the listed licenses listed in (a) above during his/her work day, the employee will be granted State release time to take the examination upon presentation of proof that the employee is scheduled for the examination. Such release time is limited to the time required for the exam and includes reasonable travel time to and from the nearest examination site, not to exceed the normal work shift on the exam day.
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