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-32 - <br /> <br />20.2 Tuition Reimbursement <br /> <br />Regular full time employees and as specified below regular part time employees shall be <br />eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college or university courses <br />successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been <br />approved in advance by the employee's Department Head and the Director of Human <br />Resources and Labor Relations and are taken from an educational institution accredited <br />by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges (standardized list of Associations <br />established by the Human Resources Department). <br /> <br />Tuition shall be reimbursed in an amount up to, but not to exceed the annual registration <br />fees levied by California State University East Bay for internal degrees in effect at the <br />time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which tuition reimbursement is requested. <br /> <br />Eligible fees shall be limited to: <br /> <br />University Fee Facility Fee <br /> Student Body Fee University Union Fee <br /> IRA Fee Health Services Fee <br /> <br /> Regular part-time employees who average between thirty (30) and thirty-nine (39) hours <br />per week shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the <br />above fees. Regular part-time employees who average between twenty (20) and twenty- <br />nine (29) hours per week shall be reimbursed fifty percent (50%) of the above fees. <br /> <br /> Requests for tuition reimbursement shall be submitted at the completion of each quarter <br />or semester and be accompanied by an official receipt verifying the tuition amount and <br />the tuition payment, and proof of grades. <br /> <br />20.3 Book Reimbursement <br /> <br /> Regular employees can be reimbursed for books required for college/university courses <br />approved by the department head and personnel director and successfully completed with <br />a grade of "C" or better. Upon reimbursement, the books shall become the property of <br />the city. To the extent feasible, the books will be made accessible to employees. The <br />maximum reimbursement for books an employee may receive shall not exceed $300.00 <br />per fiscal year for full time employees, $225.00 for regular three-quarter time employees, <br />and $150.00 for regular one-half time employees. To be reimbursed, the employee must <br />submit a receipt from the college or university for the book purchase and an official <br />transcript of grades. <br /> <br />Section 21. Probationary Period <br /> <br />21.1 Length of Probationary Period <br /> <br /> Original and promotional appointments shall be tentative and subject to a probationary <br />period of twelve (12) months actual service except for entry-level Police Dispatchers who <br />will be subject to an eighteen (18) month probationary period, but remain eligible to be <br />Page 199 of 373