Common use of Requirements and Procedures Clause in Contracts

Requirements and Procedures. 1. Full-time employees are eligible to apply for reimbursement if they have attained status, worked in a permanent position with the Department for at least six (6) months and are in satisfactory performance standing prior to the course starting date. Applicants must maintain assignment to a permanent position and be on the payroll at the completion of the course in order to qualify for reimbursement. 2. Application for reimbursement shall directly relate to the improvement, change, or college degree in a field of work which is job related or in preparation for a potential promotion which benefits the Department. 3. Accredited schools, institutes, academies, community colleges, colleges, and universities shall be considered as approved educational centers. Correspondence schools and "mail order" institutions will not be considered acceptable institutions for purposes of reimbursement. 4. Partial (50%) reimbursement may be provided for accredited job-related courses properly pre-authorized for reimbursement upon receipt of written verification of successful course completion with a minimum grade of C or its equivalent. Such reimbursement shall be applicable to expenditures for tuition, books and lab fees. Verification of successful course completion shall be an authentic copy of the grade report. Such verification must be submitted within thirty (30) days of completion of the course. Incomplete courses and/or deferred grades will not qualify for reimbursements for tuition, books or lab fees. 5. No reimbursement will be made for travel, meals, lodging, or other miscellaneous fees or expenses. 6. No unit employee shall receive reimbursement for more than two (2) courses in any one (1) semester or term. 7. For unit employees receiving tuition payments, stipends or education grants from any other government agency or government source or from any scholarship source, reimbursement under this Article will be limited to that portion of the tuition which exceeds the amount of such payments, stipends or grants. Prior to receipt of any reimbursement under this article, employees are required to disclose to the employer reimbursement from all sources of funding for costs associated with the same course, regardless of when payment is, or will be, received. The combination of payment from tuition reimbursement (Article 15-A) and the Professional Development Fund (Article 15-B) shall not exceed 100% of the costs associated with the course.

Requirements and Procedures. 1. Full-time employees are eligible to apply for reimbursement if they have attained status, worked in a permanent position with the Department for at least six (6) months and are in satisfactory performance standing prior to the course starting date. Applicants must maintain assignment to a permanent position and be on the payroll at the completion of the course in order to qualify for reimbursement. 2. Application for reimbursement shall directly relate to the improvement, change, or college degree in a field of work which is job related or in preparation for a potential promotion which benefits the Department. 3. Accredited schools, institutes, academies, community colleges, colleges, and universities shall be considered as approved educational centers. Correspondence schools and "mail order" institutions will not be considered acceptable institutions for purposes of reimbursement. 4. Partial (50%) reimbursement may be provided for accredited job-related courses properly pre-authorized for reimbursement upon receipt of written verification of successful course completion with a minimum grade of C or its equivalent. Such reimbursement shall be applicable to expenditures for tuition, books and lab fees. Verification of successful course completion shall be an authentic copy of the grade report. Such verification must be submitted within thirty (30) days of completion of the course. Incomplete courses and/or deferred grades will not qualify for reimbursements for tuition, books or lab fees. 5. No reimbursement will be made for travel, meals, lodging, or other miscellaneous fees or expenses. 6. No unit employee shall receive reimbursement for more than two (2) courses in any one one (1) semester or term. 7. For unit employees receiving tuition payments, stipends or education grants from any other government agency or government source or from any scholarship source, reimbursement under this Article will be limited to that portion of the tuition which exceeds the amount of such payments, stipends or grants. Prior to receipt of any reimbursement under this article, employees are required to disclose to the employer reimbursement from all sources of funding for costs associated with the same course, regardless of when payment is, or will be, received. The combination of payment from tuition reimbursement (Article 15-A) and the Professional Development Fund (Article 15-B) shall not exceed 100% of the costs associated with the course.15-