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ARTICLE VIII <br />8.0 TRAINING & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br />8.1 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 <br />duties 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 />8.2 Eli ig bility. <br />A. Applications for tuition reimbursement shall be considered only from full-time, <br />permanent City employees who have completed the probationary work test period. <br />B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which the employee is receiving <br />financial assistance from other sources such as G.I. Bill, scholarships, etc. <br />C. Applications shall be approved only for courses directly related to the employee's <br />job or directly related to a promotional position in the employee's occupational <br />specialty. <br />D. Courses not ostensibly related to the employee's job, but which are required to <br />qualify for a degree that is directly related to their job, may be reimbursable only <br />after all required occupationally related courses have been completed. <br />E. Prior to receiving tuition reimbursement, employees must submit documentary <br />proof of having received a grade of not less than "C" for the course. If objective <br />ratings are not rendered for a specific course, then a certificate of successful <br />completion must be submitted. <br />P. Approval shall be limited to courses given by accredited colleges and universities, <br />community colleges, or adult education courses under the sponsorship of a Board <br />of Education. Workshops, seminars, conferences, and similar activities not <br />identifiable as a formal course of instruction within the curriculum of a recognized <br />educational institution, do not fall within the purview of this program but may be <br />authorized and funded by the interested department without coordination with the <br />Human Resources Department. <br />G. When an employee is required by their Department Head to attend a particular <br />course or seminar, the expense shall be borne entirely by the department. <br />CONFIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF SANTA ANA (CASA) MOU: JULY 1, 2022 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025 <br />Page 24 <br />