TUITION WAIVER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A. The Academy shall maintain a space available tuition waiver program. When space is available, unit members, and former unit members with more than twenty (20) years of Academy service, may enroll in a course on a tuition-free basis subject to the following requirements:
1. The person responsible for registering students shall determine when space is available. Recognizing that such determination should be made, whenever possible, in sufficient time to permit timely enrollment by participating individuals;
2. Participating individuals must meet any course prerequisites and have supervisory approval if the course is conducted during assigned work hours;
3. All fees other than tuition shall be paid by the participating individuals as a condition of enrollment;
4. Full-time unit members shall be eligible for a tuition waiver of up to two (2) courses per semester, not to exceed four (4) credit hours each course. Part-time regular unit members shall be eligible for a tuition waiver of up to one (1) course per semester, not to exceed four (4) credit hours each course. This waiver does not apply to mini-course or other non-semester or non-credit course offerings except those identified in advance;
5. Minimum enrollment requirements, established as a necessary condition of offering a course, shall not count these interested participants toward the number of students required to guarantee the offering of such a course;
6. This benefit shall not be applicable when a unit member is on an unpaid leave of absence for longer than ninety (90) days, long term disability, or Worker’s Compensation. In the event that a unit member has begun a course and one of the above situations occurs, the unit member shall be permitted to maintain enrollment at no cost until the end of the semester;
7. Unit Members shall be expected to utilize personal leave during such periods as they are unable to perform their assigned Academy duties as a result of participating in the tuition waiver program or make up their work if so authorized by their supervisor, unless training is directly related to their position;
8. Unit Members must complete the Academy’s Tuition Waiver request form, have it approved by their supervisor if necessary, and submit it to the Director of Human Resources for verification and approval.
9. Unit members shall be reimbursed for one-half of courses not offered by the Academy provided advanced approval for taking any such course has been obtained from the Director of H...
TUITION WAIVER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. A. The Academy shall maintain a space available tuition waiver program. When space is available, unit members, and former unit members with more than twenty (20) years of Academy service, may enroll in a course on a tuition-free basis subject to the following requirements:
1. The person responsible for registering students shall determine when space is available. Recognizing that such determination should be made, whenever possible, in sufficient time to permit timely enrollment by participating individuals;
2. Participating individuals must meet any course prerequisites and have supervisory approval if the course is conducted during assigned work hours;
3. All fees other than tuition shall be paid by the participating individuals as a condition of enrollment;
4. Full-time unit members shall be eligible for a tuition waiver of up to two (2) courses per semester, not to exceed four (4) credit hours each course. Part-time regular unit members shall be eligible for a tuition waiver of up to one (1) course per semester, not to exceed four
TUITION WAIVER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
