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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 <br />courses and special training courses which will better enable them to <br />perform their present duties and prepare them for increased <br />responsibilities. <br />B, To provide financial assistance to eligible employees for education <br />and training. <br />C. To establish eligibility requirements, conditions and procedures <br />whereby such assistance may be provided. <br />8.2 Eligibility. <br />A. Applications for tuition reimbursement shall be considered only from <br />full -time, permanent City employees who have completed the <br />probationary work test period. <br />B. Reimbursement is not authorized for courses for which the employee is <br />receiving financial assistance from other sources such as G.I. Bill, <br />scholarships, etc, <br />C. Applications shall be approved only for courses directly related to the <br />employee's job or directly related to a promotional position in the <br />employee's occupational specialty, <br />D, Courses not ostensibly related to the employee's job, but which are <br />required to qualify for a degree that is directly related to his or herjob, <br />may be reimbursable only after all required occupationally related <br />courses have been completed, <br />E. Prior to receiving tuition reimbursement, employees must submit <br />documentary proof of having received a grade of not less than "C" <br />for the course, If objective ratings are not rendered for a specific <br />course, then a certificate of successful completion must be submitted. <br />CONFIDFNTIAL ASSOCIATION Or SANTA ANA(CASA) MOU: 2015 -2017 <br />25G -33 <br />Page 31 <br />