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Continuing education will be provided on duty whenever possible. Any required continuing education <br />outside of the normal working hours will be compensated by approved overtime. Tuition and textbooks <br />for required courses shall be paid for by the department. <br /> <br />12.5 Licensing <br /> <br />It is understood by the parties that all employees holding special Paramedic compensation status shall <br />have an obligation to maintain that status unless permitted to leave the program. Paramedics shall be <br />responsible for their license and shall fulfill all continuing education requirements. The Fire Department <br />shall cover the costs of testing and licensing. <br /> <br />12.6 Paramedic Compensation <br /> <br />Paramedics will receive additional compensation while serving in the assignment. The compensation <br />received shall be a flat dollar amount equal to ten percent (10%) of "6th" step firefighter, subject to <br />MOU Section 5.10. Except as specified below, paramedic compensation shall not be included in the <br />calculation of any additional premium pay including but not limited to Department overtime, holiday <br />pay, educational incentive pay, or acting officer pay. Paramedic compensation shall be included in the <br />calculation of FLSA overtime, if any, and shall be subject to PERS contributions. Paramedic <br />compensation shall be paid bi-weekly. Except for vacations and Labor Code 4850 payments, paramedic <br />compensation will not be payable for any continuous period the employee is unable to perform <br />paramedic duties beyond one pay-period. Employees while serving in a paramedic assignment shall not <br />receive EMT pay. <br /> <br />Section 13. Vacations <br /> <br />13.1 Vacation Eligibility <br /> <br />All employees shall be entitled to annual vacation leave with pay except for the following: <br /> <br /> Employees who have served less than six (6) months in the service of the Livermore-Pleasanton <br /> Fire Department. However, these employees shall accrue vacation leave from the date of hire. <br /> <br />13.2 Vacation Allowance <br /> <br />Each eligible employee on a fifty-six (56) hour workweek shall accrue vacation with pay from the date <br />of hire in accordance with the following schedule: <br /> <br /> Years of Continuous Service Monthly Accrual Rate <br /> <br /> First through fourth year 12 hours <br /> Fifth through eleventh year 16 hours <br /> Twelfth through fourteenth 20 hours <br /> Fifteenth through sixteenth year 22 hours <br /> Seventeenth year and above 24 hours <br /> <br /> 13 <br /> <br /> <br />