Common use of Professional Education Clause in Contracts

Professional Education. (A) The state will make a good faith effort to allow employees a reasonable amount of time, with pay, as the work schedule will permit, for the purpose of attending short courses, institutes, and workshops which will improve their performance in their current position, as provided below: (1) Such leave may be granted if: the employee applies in advance in writing specifying the course and his objectives related to his position, the employee obtains permission of his department head, and such leave does not interfere with patient services. Such application should be submitted by the employee at least 30 days prior to the date of the seminar or 14 days prior to the posting of the employee’s work schedule, whichever comes sooner. If the request is approved, the employee will be notified in writing of the dates approved, and the dates of absence will be shown on the work schedule for the employee’s unit. Where management has approved a request and the employee scheduled is unable to attend, another employee in the unit may be allowed by management to substitute for the employee who was originally scheduled. Time limits established herein may be waived by management. (2) No out-of-state travel will be approved to attend such courses, institutes, or workshops when similar programs are available within the state. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) above do not preclude the state from assigning employees to attend training courses as determined by management. (B) In addition to the time which may be allowed under (A) above, employees who are required, either by statute or by the official class specification, to meet mandatory continuing education requirements in order to remain eligible to perform assigned duties, shall be granted 11 days every two calendar years toward the fulfillment of such continuing education requirements. Such time shall be considered time worked.

Professional Education. (A) The state will make a good faith effort to allow employees a reasonable amount of time, with pay, as the work schedule will permit, for the purpose of attending short courses, institutes, and workshops which will improve their performance in their current position, as provided below: (1) Such leave may be granted if: the employee applies in advance in writing specifying the course and his objectives related to his position, the employee obtains permission of his department head, and such leave does not interfere with patient services. Such application should be submitted by the employee at least 30 days prior to the date of the seminar or 14 days prior to the posting of the employee’s work schedule, whichever comes sooner. If the request is approved, the employee will be notified in writing of the dates approved, and the dates of absence will be shown on the work schedule for the employee’s unit. Where management has approved a request and the employee scheduled is unable to attend, another employee in the unit may be allowed by management to substitute for the employee who was originally scheduled. Time limits established herein may be waived by management. (2) No out-of-state travel will be approved to attend such courses, institutes, or workshops when similar programs are available within the state. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) above do not preclude the state from assigning employees to attend training courses as determined by management. (B) In addition to the time which may be allowed under (A) ), above, employees who are required, either by statute or by the official class specification, to meet mandatory continuing education requirements in order to remain eligible to perform assigned duties, shall be granted 11 days every two calendar years toward the fulfillment of such continuing education requirements. Such time shall be considered time worked.