Common use of PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

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. 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 of Hooksett 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 reimbursement. In the employee does not remain in the event that he/she terminates his/her employment of with the Town for during the timeframe of two and oneparamedic program or within the first thirty-half six (2 ½36) years, this timeframe beginning n the date months of obtaining NREMT-P licensure, the student will be required to pay in full all cost associated with this program to include- tuition, required medical screening and/or vaccinations, books, course-required equipment and shift coverage. The Town shall forgive 1/30th of the reimbursement by the employee for each month the employee remains employed by the Town. The Town Hooksett shall not be entitled to any reimbursement after the above stated timeframe has elapsed. The member’s contractual educational funds ($1,5001,500.00) will not be used for this particular reimbursement. Bonafide reasons may be considered by the Town of Hooksett 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) or two (2) union member member(s) will be eligible to attend this paramedic-training program each fiscal yearyear at the Fire Chief or his/her designee’s discretion. Letters of intent shall be submitted to the Fire Chief or his/her designee and a candidate selection will be at the Fire ChiefChief or his/her designee’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 of Hooksett 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.