PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAM. The Town of Hooksett and the Union have reached agreement on terms and conditions of the Paramedic Incentive Program as herein set forth. The Town shall pay the cost of tuition, required medical screening or vaccinations, books and course-required equipment for the paramedic program. Tuition costs shall include any additional required course, such as PALS, ACLS, etc. The member will be given an itemized list of expenditures. The Town of Hooksett shall be entitled to tuition reimbursement if the employee does not remain in the employment of the Town for the timeframe of two and one-half (2 ½) years, this timeframe beginning n the date of obtaining NREMT-P licensure. The Town shall forgive 1/30th of the reimbursement by the employee for each month the employee remains employed by the Town. The Town shall not be entitled to any reimbursement after the above stated timeframe has elapsed. The member’s contractual educational funds $1,500) will not be used for this particular reimbursement. Bonafide reasons may be considered by the Town and the Hooksett Fire-Rescue Department to reduce or release the student from any provisions without penalty of repayment. The student shall not be moved in the OT book if the student is attending the program classroom, clinical or ambulance ride time sessions.
One (1) union member will be eligible to attend this paramedic-training program each fiscal year. Letters of intent shall be submitted to the Fire Chief and a candidate selection will be at the Fire Chief’s discretion. While the member is enrolled in the paramedic program, the student’s allocated contractual education funds ($1,500.00 per member, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) ) will be expended each fiscal year towards the tuition of this program. The Town agrees to cover a member(s) of the bargaining unit participating in the classroom portion of the paramedic school program while on duty. This time will be covered by the floating firefighter or by dropping to minimum staffing levels. After the paramedic student has completed his/her classroom portion, he/she shall return to work and complete the remainder of their assigned shift.
PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAM. (1) The City may hire Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) with the understanding that the City will pay all costs associated with such EMTs receiving their paramedic certification from an educational facility pre-approved by the City. Prior to the City paying any costs associated with an EMT receiving his/her paramedic certification, the individual employee must enter into an agreement with the City related to the repayment of such costs should the events described below in sections 2 or 3 of this article arise. Costs must be appropriately documented and will be limited to the expenses set forth in Appendix A of this article, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. Costs incurred in obtaining paramedic certification, which are not specifically included in Appendix A, may be reimbursed at the discretion of the City.
(2) An EMT hired by the City pursuant to this article will have a period of two (2) years from the date of hire to successfully complete the required training to become a paramedic. Failure to successfully complete all required coursework and be certified as a Pinellas County paramedic within that time period may result in the termination of such EMT’s City employment. Termination based solely on an employee’s failure to obtain paramedic certification within two years of hire is not grievable under the process set forth in Article 10 of the Agreement.
(3) Should an EMT hired under this program resign or abandon his/her position within three (3) years of his/her paramedic certification date, such EMT will be required to reimburse the City for the entire cost of the paramedic education, including all costs listed in Appendix A paid by the City. Such reimbursement may occur either through payroll deduction or by a payment made directly to the City. Such reimbursement must occur within thirty (30) days of the employee’s resignation. The employee will also be required to reimburse the City for any costs associated with its efforts to collect any funds under this Section, including attorney’s fees and costs. No requirement under this Section is grievable under the process set forth in Article 10 of the Agreement.
(4) Current employees who are EMTs and have completed their employment probationary period, may request to attend paramedic school at the City’s expense under this program but should they resign or abandon their position within two (2) years of his/her receipt of the paramedic certification, such EMT will be required to reimb...
PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAM. (SDFD) The Department will continue to support initial paramedic training, through its own paramedic training program, for a minimum of six SDFD Fire Fighters every other fiscal year, when the number of Fire Fighter-paramedic vacancies exceeds five percent of the total Fire Fighter-paramedic positions as of the start of the previous fiscal year.
