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seminar, the expense shall be borne entirely by the City. <br />H. For specifics regarding this Article, please refer to Santa Ana Police Department <br />Training Bulletin 02 -07 - Scheduling of Training Days and Travel Time <br />Compensation. <br />7.3 Reimbursement. <br />A, Reimbursement will be based on the cost of tuition or registration fees and all <br />required texts, eBooks and related material for each course. Additional expenses <br />such as meals and parking fees are not reimbursable. <br />B, Costs for required texts and eBooks are eligible for one hundred percent (100 %) <br />reimbursement subject to the following conditions: <br />1, For textbooks: a duplicate of the required textbook(s) was unavailable for <br />loan from the departmental libraries prior to the commencement of <br />coursework; <br />2. For textbooks: any textbook(s) purchased by the City shall be submitted <br />to the employee's respective departmental library in order that such text(s) <br />may be made available to all employees. <br />C, Tuition or registration costs of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or less are eligible <br />for one hundred percent (100 %) reimbursement. Tuition costs in excess of one <br />hundred dollars ($100.00) are eligible for seventy -five percent (75 %) <br />reimbursement. Maximum tuition reimbursement per semester is five hundred <br />dollars ($500.00) with a maximum of $1,500 a year. NOTE: Summer and winter <br />sessions shall be counted as separate "semesters" for purposes of the program. <br />D, Employees shall be limited, for purposes of tuition reimbursement, to a maximum <br />of two (2) collegiate level courses of not more than a total number of units which <br />is equivalent to six (6) "semester" units per semester. One (1) "quarter" unit shall <br />equal two - thirds (2/3) of one (1) "semester" unit. <br />7.4 Procedures, <br />A. An employee who desires to seek tuition reimbursement under the provisions of <br />this Article must complete an Application for Training and Educational <br />Assistance form and submit it to the Police Chief. <br />B. The Police Chief will recommend approval or disapproval and forward the <br />application to the Personnel Services Department. It is advisable that the <br />applicant accomplish the procedures so far described prior to the inception of the <br />course or disbursement of personal funds in order to ascertain the eligibility of the <br />26 <br />25B -28 <br />