SANTA ANA FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (FMA)

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ARTICLE VI 6.0 TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 6.1 Purpose. A. To encourage the employees of the City of Santa Ana to take college courses and special training courses which will better enable them to perform their present duties and prepare them for increased responsibilities. B. To provide financial assistance to eligible employees for education and training. C. To establish eligibility requirements, conditions and procedures whereby such assistance may be provided. 6.2 Eligibility. A. Application for tuition reimbursement will be considered only from full-time, regular City employees who have completed probation. B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which the employee is receiving financial assistance from other sources such as G.I. Bill, scholarships, etc. C. Applications will be approved only for courses directly related to the employee's job or directly related to a promotional position in the employee's occupational specialty. D. Courses not ostensibly related to the employee's job, but which are required to qualify for a degree that is directly related to his job, may be reimbursable only after all required occupationally related courses have been completed. (For example, a Fire Battalion Chief is a candidate for an, A.A. Degree in Fire Science and has completed all coursework directly related to his fire suppression duties. A course in American History is required for the degree. The history course may qualify for tuition reimbursement because ,the degree can be related to the employee's job.) E. Prior to receiving tuition reimbursement, employees must submit documentary proof of having received a grade of not less than "C" for the course. If objective ratings are not rendered for the specific course, then a certificate of successful completion must be submitted. F. Approval will be limited to courses given by accredited colleges and universities, community colleges, 20