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<br />ARTICLE VII <br /> <br />7.0 TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM <br /> <br />7 . 1 Purpose. <br /> <br />A. To encourage the employees of the City of Santa Ana to <br />take college courses and special training courses which <br />will better enable them to perform their present duties <br />and prepare them for increased responsibilities. <br /> <br />B. To provide financial assistance to eligible employees <br />for education and training. <br /> <br />C. To establish eligibility requirements, conditions and <br />procedures whereby such assistance may be provided. <br /> <br />7.2 Eligibility. <br /> <br />A. Application for tuition reimbursement will be <br />considered only from full-time, regular City employees <br />who have completed probation. <br /> <br />B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which <br />the employee is receiving financial assistance from <br />other sources such as G.I. Bill, scholarships, etc. <br /> <br />C. Applications will be approved only for courses directly <br />related to the employee's job or directly related to a <br />promotional position in the employee's occupational <br />specialty. <br /> <br />D. Courses not ostensibly related to the employee's job, <br />but which are required to qualify for a degree that is <br />directly related to his job, may be reimbursable only <br />after all required occupationally related courses have <br />been completed. (For example, a Fire Battalion Chief <br />is a candidate for an A.A. Degree in Fire Science and <br />has completed all coursework directly related to his <br />fire suppression duties. A course in American History <br />is required for the degree. The history course may <br />qualify for tuition reimbursement because the degree <br />can be related to the employee's job.) <br /> <br />23 <br />