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ARTICLE VII <br />7.0 TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br />7.1 Purpose. <br />A. To encourage the employees of the City of Santa Ana to take college courses and <br />special training courses, which will better enable them to perform their present duties <br />and prepare them for increased responsibilities. <br />B. To provide financial assistance to eligible employees for education and training. <br />C. To establish eligibility requirements, conditions and procedures whereby such <br />assistance may be provided. <br />7.2 Eligibility (Updated effective July 1, 2019). <br />A. Application for tuition reimbursement will be considered only from full-time, regular <br />City employees covered by this MOU who have completed probation. <br />B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which the employee is receiving <br />financial assistance from other sources such as the G.I. Bill, scholarships, etc. <br />C. Applications will be approved only for courses directly related to the employee's job <br />or directly related to apromotional position in the employee's occupational specialty. <br />D. Courses not ostensibly related to the employee's job, but which are required in the <br />course plan to qualify for a degree that is directly related to his job, may be <br />reimbursable only after all required, occupationally -related courses have been <br />completed <br />E. Prior to receiving tuition reimbursement, employees must submit documentary proof <br />of having received a grade of not less than "C" for the course. If objective ratings are <br />not rendered for a specific course, then a certificate of successful completion must be <br />submitted. <br />F. Approval will be limited to courses given by accredited colleges and universities, city <br />colleges or adult education courses under the sponsorship of a Board of Education <br />and certain non -collegiate training seminars approved by the Police Chief. Other <br />workshops, seminars, conferences and similar activities not identifiable as a formal <br />course of instruction within the curriculum of a recognized educational institution do <br />not fall within the purview of this program but may be authorized and funded by the <br />17 <br />#11140v2 <br />