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NOTE: The burden of proof as to the job relatedness of <br /> specific educational levels shall be upon the employee. <br /> The Educational Standards Committee may require the <br /> employee to furnish any documentation deemed necessary in <br /> the Committee's determination of job relatedness. <br /> C. Determining successful completion of the educational <br /> level for which educational incentive pay is to be <br /> received. <br /> 20.4 £BLyllment Procedures <br /> Employees wish to enroll in the Educational incentive Plan must <br /> do the following, <br /> A. Not later than 85 days prior to enrolling in a junior <br /> college, college or university, make written application <br /> to the Education Standards committee in order that the <br /> Committee may: (1) determine the employee's eligibility <br /> to enroll in the Education Incentive Plan and <br /> (I) determine the job relatedness of the educational level <br /> to be pursued. The Educational Standards Committee shall <br /> :inform the employee in writing of their determination <br /> not later than 20 days following their receipt of the <br /> employee's request to enroll in the Educational Incentive <br /> Pay Plan. <br /> • <br /> B. The written application submitted to the Educational <br /> Standards Committee must include the following: <br /> 1. A description of the educational level to be <br /> pursued; <br /> 2. Employee's pursuing a specific number of college <br /> credits as mat forth in this plan in lieu of a <br /> degree must submit a list of courses to be taken. <br /> Of the college credits submitted, elective (non -job <br /> related), courses shall not exceed the proportionate <br /> number of elective courses permitted under approved <br /> college degree programs. <br /> C. Prior to enrollment in a junior college, college, or <br /> university, the employee must have received written <br /> approval from the Education Standards Committee as to <br /> his /her eligibility to enroll in the Educational <br /> Incentive Plan and the job relatedness of the educational <br /> level to be pursued. <br /> NOTE: No employee shall receive educational incentive <br /> pay for any educational level attained unless he /she <br /> has received advanced written approval from the <br /> Educational standards Committee as set forth in this <br /> section. <br /> - 28 - <br />