HomeMy WebLinkAbout75-06 - Res. Authorizing Chapter 11 Educational Assistance to Personnel PoliciesRESOLUTION NO. 75 — 06
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHAPTER 11, EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE, TO THE MASON COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES
WHEREAS, Mason County has reviewed CHAPTER 11, EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE, for addition to the Mason County Personnel Policies;
NOW, THEREFORE, The Board of County Commissioners hereby resolves to
add CHAPTER 11, EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE, to the Mason County Personnel
Policies.
ADOPTED this 25 th day of July 2006.
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Rebe'cca S. Rogers
Clerk of the Board
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Chief Civil Prosecuting Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Lydda Ring Erickson, Chair person
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Tim Sheldon, Commissioner
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if budgetary considerations permit, Mason County may reimburse full-time regular employees for
education costs for courses approved by the respective Elected Official or Department Director.
Approval for reimbursement will be dependent upon the course and its relevance to the
employee's current position. Approval must be obtained prior to commencement of each course
per semester. Attendance at all course offerings will be outside the employee's regular duty
schedule.
il he objective of this policy is to assist employees in furthering their education in an effort to
enhance current skills for the benefit of the County and the general public.
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1. Educational assistance will be authorized only when the budget of the Office or Department
contains sufficient funds to support this policy AND the course of study will be of benefit to
the Office or Department. Access to educational assistance will be solely determined by the
Elected Official or Department Head, as appropriate.
If approved, re' cours-ework-re ployee's-eurr-ent position is
subject to the limitations in paragraphs 8 and 9, below. Approval of a course of study by the
Elected Official or the Department Director is required prior to approval of the courses
required in that course of study. Accordingly, the Elected Official or Department Director will
review employee applications for educational assistance on a course -by -course basis.
3. All relevant bachelor's degrees and associate's degrees, assuming that the employee does
not already have a bachelor's or associate's degree, may, upon approval of the Elected
Official or Department Head, be reimbursed subject to the limitations in paragraphs 8 and 9,
below. This would apply regardless of the position the employee holds.
4. Certificates or continuing education units (CEU) required for continued certification may be
reimbursed at 100 percent.
5. A second degree directly relevant to the employee's current position as determined by the
Elected Official or Department Director to be in the best interests of the County may be
reimbursed subject to the limitations in paragraphs 8 and 9, below, only if: I) the first degree
is not directly applicable to the employee's position; or, 2) it is an advanced degree in a field
of study relevant to the employee's current position.
6. There is n0 limit to the number of credit hours eligible for reimbursement per
semester/quarter. Employees are encouraged to oe prudent in the selection of the number of
courses attempted each semester. Employees must be in paid status when reimbursement is
sought. For the purpose of this policy, paid status is defined as working the employee's
regular schedule or on approved vacation leave.
7. Employees must satisfactorily complete the course work to be considered for reimbursement.
Satisfactory completion is defined as award of a grade of "C" or higher, or the equivalent, in
the coursework for which reimbursement is sought.
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8. Reimbursement will be up to the tuition rate at the University of Washington or Washington
State University, whichever institution offers the course of instruction concerned. If both
Universities offer the course of instruction, the reimbursement rate will up to the lower rate of
the two universities. This rate will apply to courses of instruction at private universities,
correspondence programs or other high cost programs.
9. All required fees may be reimbursed at the designated approval percentage. Books, lab ante
wilding use fees will be reimbursed at 50 percent, regardless of the course of study.
10 Initial approval of a curse of study does not obligate the County to future/continued approval
of courses in that course of study. Course approvals are only valid for the course and
semester/quarter given.
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