Seminars and Conferences Fund. The Employer/agencies are committed to the upgrading and maintenance of the educational and skill levels of bargaining unit members. The Employer will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for use by members of this bargaining unit. The fund will make available two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in fiscal year 2006 for fees and expenses for attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences and for tuition reimbursement. Employees will have a personal cap of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). Reimbursement shall be at one hundred percent (100%). The parties shall discuss any changes in the fund at the State-Wide Labor/Management Committee. These discussions shall include the usage of the fund to pay for necessary Continuing Education Units and Continuing Education Units leading to the renewal of certification. Reimbursement for travel, food and lodging shall be governed by OBM Expenses and Travel reimbursement policies. Agencies may allocate additional funds within their agency for the purp ose of providing reimbursement to employees for approved attendance at seminars and conferences, or for tuition reimbursement. In agencies where such a fund exists agency employees must apply first for seminars, workshops and conferences and tuition reimb ursement from the fund established by this Article. Upon exhaustion of this fund, employees may then apply for the agency funds. Regardless of funding source, all funds received shall count toward the personal cap. The agency shall attempt to share information on seminars, workshops and conferences with interested employees, consistent with the local procedure for distribution of that type of material. However, the agency cannot be responsible for removal of notices from bulletin boards or failure of others to forward the information.
Seminars and Conferences Fund. The Employer/agencies are committed to the upgrading and maintenance of the educational and skill levels of bargaining unit members. The Employer will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for use by members of this bargaining unit. The fund will make available two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in each fiscal year 2006 three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in fiscal year 2007, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for fees and expenses for attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences and for tuition reimbursement. Employees will have a personal cap of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500)seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the life of the contract and a cap of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in any one fiscal year.. Reimbursement shall be at one hundred percent (100%).
Seminars and Conferences Fund. The Employer/agencies are committed to the upgrading and maintenance of the educational and skill levels of bargaining unit members. The Employer will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for use by members of this bargaining unit. The fund will make available three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in fiscal year 2007, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for fees and expenses for attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences and for tuition reimbursement. Employees will have a personal cap of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for the life of the contract and a cap of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in any one fiscal year. Reimbursement shall be at one hundred percent (100%). The parties shall discuss any changes in the fund at the State-Wide Labor/Management Committee. These discussions shall include the usage of the fund to pay for necessary Continuing Education Units and Continuing Education Units leading to the renewal of certification. Reimbursement for travel, food and lodging shall be governed by OBM Expenses and Travel reimbursement policies. Agencies may allocate additional funds within their agency for the purpose of providing reimbursement to employees for approved attendance at seminars and conferences, or for tuition reimbursement. In agencies where such a fund exists agency employees must apply first for seminars, workshops and conferences and tuition reimbursement from the fund established by this Article. Upon exhaustion of this fund, employees may then apply for the agency funds. Regardless of funding source, all funds received shall count toward the personal cap. The agency shall attempt to share information on seminars, workshops and conferences with interested employees, consistent with the local procedure for distribution of that type of material. However, the agency cannot be responsible for removal of notices from bulletin boards or failure of others to forward the information.
Seminars and Conferences Fund. The Employeragencies are is committed to the upgrading and maintenance of the educational and skill levels of bargaining unit members employees. The Employer will establish a tuition reimbursement fund for use by members of this bargaining unit employees. The fund will make available three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) in fiscal year2007, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 in each fiscal year under this Agreement for fees and expenses for attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences and for tuition reimbursement. Employees Each employee will havehas a personal cap of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for the life duration of the contract Agreement and a cap of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) in any one fiscal year. Reimbursement shall be at one hundred percent (100%). Background checks for license renewals for DRC employees, including finger print and record check verification, may be done at DRC reception centers at no cost to DRC employees. Such checks must be done on off duty time. All other expenses are to be borne by the employee. The parties shall discuss anyAny changes in the fund shall be discussed at the State- Wide Labor/Management Committee. These discussions shall include the usage of the fund to pay for necessary Continuing Education Units and Continuing Education Units leading to the renewal of certification. Reimbursement for travel, food and lodging shall be governed by OBM Expenses and Travel reimbursement policies. Agencies may allocate additional funds within their agency for the purpose of providing reimbursement to employees for approved attendance at seminars and conferences, or for tuition reimbursement. In agencies where such a fund exists agency employees must apply first for seminars, workshops and conferences and tuition reimbursement from the fund established by this Article. Upon exhaustion of this fund, employees may then apply for the agency funds. Regardless of funding source, all funds received shall count toward the personal cap. The Each Employing agency Agency shall attempt to share information on seminars, workshops and conferences with interested employees, consistent with the local procedure for distribution and retention of that type of material. However, the agency cannot be responsible for removal of notices from bulletin boards or failure of others to forward the information.
