Common use of Program Parameters Clause in Contracts

Program Parameters. Full time seniority employees will be reimbursed for tuition and fees for approved coursework in accordance with the following provisions: a. Class attendance and homework assignments must be completed on the employee's own time and not during working hours. In addition, employees are prohibited from utilizing break periods and/or lunch periods to attend class for which they are requesting to receive educational reimbursement. Employees will be permitted to utilize vacation, personal and/or compensatory time to attend class when authorized to do so by their Department. b. Employees must be full time and on the active employment rolls at the beginning of the course, during the course, and at the completion of the course. Probationary employees are excluded from applying and being reimbursed. c. Coursework must be taken through an accredited college or educational institution, and must be job related. It is the understanding of the parties that the term "job related" will also encompass coursework taken by the employee in order to provide that employee with the necessary academic training to qualify for regular promotional opportunities within the established County-wide promotional system. d. Seminars and workshops are excluded. e. Employees must satisfactorily meet academic requirements ("C" or equivalent for all undergraduate coursework, and "B" or equivalent for all graduate coursework). f. Reimbursement per employee is limited to $1000.00 for approved courses which end in those calendar years. In no instance will a refund exceed the employee's actual expenditures, nor will reimbursement be issued for expenses also being reimbursed through other sources (i.e., scholarships, G.I. ▇▇▇▇, etc.). Fees and payments for books, supplies, transportation, parking, meals, recreational activities and graduation are excluded. Total reimbursement for all AFSCME Local 496-03 employees is limited to $4,000 for the calendar year. If applications for reimbursement exceed this maximum limit, reimbursement shall be on a first come first served basis, in accordance with the date on which the application was received by the Human Resources Department.

Program Parameters. Full time seniority employees will be reimbursed for tuition and fees for approved coursework in accordance with the following provisions: a. Class attendance and homework assignments must be completed on the employee's own time and not during working hours. In addition, employees are prohibited from utilizing break periods and/or lunch periods to attend class for which they are requesting to receive educational reimbursement. Employees will be permitted to utilize vacation, personal and/or compensatory time to attend class when authorized to do so by their Department. b. Employees must be full time and on the active employment rolls at the beginning of the course, during the course, and at the completion of the course. Probationary employees are excluded from applying and being reimbursed. c. Coursework must be taken through an accredited college or educational institution, and must be job related. It is the understanding of the parties that the term "job related" will also encompass coursework taken by the employee in order to provide that employee with the necessary academic training to qualify for regular promotional opportunities within the established County-wide promotional system. d. Seminars and workshops are excluded. e. Employees must satisfactorily meet academic requirements ("C" or equivalent for all undergraduate coursework, and "B" or equivalent for all graduate coursework). f. Reimbursement per employee is limited to $1000.00 for approved courses which end in those calendar years. In no instance will a refund exceed the employee's actual expenditures, nor will reimbursement be issued for expenses also being reimbursed through other sources (i.e., scholarships, G.I. ▇▇▇▇, etc.). Fees and payments for books, supplies, transportation, parking, meals, recreational activities and graduation are excluded. Total reimbursement for all AFSCME SEIU Local 496-03 517M employees is limited to $4,000 for the calendar year. If applications for reimbursement exceed this maximum limit, reimbursement shall be on a first come first served basis, in accordance with the date on which the application was received by the Human Resources Department.maximum