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25 <br /> <br />Section 17. Educational Incentive Tuition and Book Reimbursement Program <br /> <br />17.1 Educational Incentive <br /> <br /> All regular employees are eligible for educational incentive pay for possession of a college <br />degree as specified below: <br /> <br /> Classification Eligible Degree Incentive Pay <br /> <br /> Police Officer AA 2.5% <br /> BA/BS 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> <br /> Police Sergeant BS/BA 5.0% <br /> MS/MA 5.0% <br /> <br /> The employee's degree must be awarded from a community college, college, or university <br />accredited by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges (standardized list of Associations <br />established by the Human Resources Department) and in a recognized academic or professional <br />field as determined by the Chief of Police and Human Resources. The decision of the Chief of <br />Police shall be final. <br /> <br /> Incentive pay shall be a percentage of the monthly base salary. The maximum incentive pay an <br />employee may receive is five percent. Should an employee be promoted to a position requiring <br />the degree for which he/she is currently receiving incentive pay said incentive pay shall cease. <br />Should an employee be promoted to a Sergeant, incentive pay for BA/BS or MA/MS shall be <br />considered when placing an employee on the appropriate pay step. <br /> <br /> To receive incentive pay an employee must submit a copy of his/her diploma, or letter from the <br />college/university registrar attesting to the award of the degree. <br /> <br /> 17.2 Tuition Reimbursement <br /> <br /> Regular full-time employees shall be eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college <br />or university courses successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better provided said <br />courses have been approved in advance by the Chief of Police and the college/universities from <br />which the courses are taken is accredited by one of the Association of Schools and Colleges on <br />the standardized list of Associations established by the Human Resources Department. <br /> <br />Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the annual registration fees levied <br />by California State University East Bay for internal degrees in effect at the time the employee <br />enrolled in the course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall <br />be limited to: University Fee; Student Body Fee; IRA (Instructional Related Activity) Fee; <br />Facility Fee; University Union Fee; Health Services Fee and ID fee. <br /> <br />The maximum tuition and fee reimbursement an employee may receive per fiscal year shall not <br />exceed the annual maximum levied by California State University East Bay for the four-quarter <br />academic year beginning with the proceeding fall quarter. Employees accepted and enrolled in <br />an undergraduate program are eligible to receive reimbursement up to the full-time equivalent <br />Page 195 of 248