TRAINING FOR PROMOTION OR ADVANCEMENT. A. An eligible employee may apply for reimbursement for a training course pertaining to the duties of a higher classification when such course is given outside of regular working hours by an accredited educational institution. Accredited educational institutions shall be defined as institutions whose courses offered for credit are acceptable for regular examination given by the Department of Human Resources. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, the employee shall be reimbursed one-half of the cost of tuition for said course if attendance has been approved in advance and funds have been appropriated and are available. The Department of Human Resources will verify that the employee has satisfactorily completed the course with a passing grade. If the course is not graded, or is not a credited course, an official transcript or other official document from the accredited school certifying completion of the course shall be deemed evidence of satisfactory completion. B. No reimbursement shall be made if the employee is eligible to receive reimbursement for said tuition under a Federal or State Veterans’ benefit program or from other public funds.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
TRAINING FOR PROMOTION OR ADVANCEMENT. A. An eligible employee or officer may apply for reimbursement for a training course pertaining to the duties of a higher classification when such course is given outside of regular working hours by an accredited educational institution. Accredited educational institutions shall be defined as institutions whose courses offered for credit are acceptable for regular examination given by the Department of Human Resources. Subject to the budgetary and fiscal provisions of the Charter, the employee or officer shall be reimbursed one-half of the cost of tuition for said course if attendance has been approved in advance and funds have been appropriated and are available. The Department of Human Resources will verify that the employee has satisfactorily completed the course with a passing grade. If the course is not graded, or is not a credited course, an official transcript or other official document from the accredited school certifying completion of the course shall be deemed evidence of satisfactory completion.
B. No reimbursement shall be made if the employee or officer is eligible to receive reimbursement for said tuition under a Federal or State Veterans’ benefit program or from other public funds.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Labor Contract
