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The Department shall provide bargaining unit employees with a uniform allowance as follows: <br />Fire Suppression personnel: $650 per year (paid on a bi-weekly basis). <br />Fire Inspectors and Hazardous Materials Inspectors: $800 per year (paid on a bi-weekly basis). <br />19.3 Uniform Changes <br />Uniform changes initiated by the Department shall be made at the expense of the Department. <br />All bargaining unit employees shall wear the same uniforms. <br />Section 20. Credit Union <br />The City shall implement a voluntary payroll deduction option for employees who wish to join the <br />Firefighter First Credit Union, First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union for the <br />purposes of transacting business with these credit unions. <br />Section 21. Tuition Reimbursement <br />Regular employees are eligible for tuition and fee reimbursement for college or university courses <br />successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been approved in advance <br />by the Fire Chief and are taken from an educational institution accredited by the Western Association of <br />Schools and Colleges, or any other accrediting agency approved by Human Resources. <br />Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the annual registration fees levied by <br />California State University, East Bay for degrees available at the time the employee enrolled in the <br />course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: university <br />fee; student body fee; IRA (instructional related activity) fee; facility fee; university union fee; health <br />services fee and ID fee. <br />The maximum tuition and fee reimbursement an employee may receive per fiscal year shall not exceed <br />the annual maximum levied by California State University, East Bay for the four quarter academic year <br />beginning with the proceeding fall quarter. Employees accepted and enrolled in an undergraduate program <br />are eligible to receive reimbursement up to the full-time equivalent for undergraduate tuition and fees at <br />CSU East Bay. Employees accepted and enrolled in a graduate program are eligible to receive <br />reimbursement up to the full-time equivalent for graduate tuition and fees at CSU East Bay. <br />Requests for tuition and fee reimbursement are to be submitted at the completion of each quarter or <br />semester during which the courses were completed. An official receipt verifying the tuition and fee <br />charged, the tuition and fees paid, and a transcript of grades shall accompany the reimbursement request. <br />Section 21.1 Educational Incentive <br />32 <br />