City of Eugene <br /> Human Resource and Risk Services Policies <br /> for undergraduate work or one class of graduate level work per term/quarter. <br /> Reimbursement Guidelines: <br /> The amount of assistance received is determined by availability of budgeted <br /> funds. The City may reimburse the cost of tuition relative to the following <br /> <br /> ~ guidelines: <br /> - A course directly related to the current job function of the employee maybe <br /> reimbursed up to 100% of the tuition costs, <br /> - A course tied to a formal City career development plan that is on file in HRRS <br /> may be reimbursed up to 50% of the tuition costs, <br /> -Courses of interest which do not directly affect necessary job skills, but which <br /> may improve the overall contribution of an employee to the City maybe <br /> reimbursed up to 50% of the tuition costs. <br /> No duplication of reimbursement will be made, if the employee is receiving <br /> assistance through other means, scholarship, grant, fellowship, GI Bill or other <br /> government assistance. <br /> Costs Covered: <br /> The City will only reimburse the employee for charges per credit hour of the <br /> class. If an employee plans to enroll in a degree program and the cost of the <br /> program is expressed as a lump sum, the supervisor/manager should determine the <br /> number of credit hours that meet the reimbursement guidelines. Use, this <br /> percentage to prorate the reimbursement of the total program cost. Additional <br /> charges for incidental fees, books, or supplies are the responsibility of the <br /> employee. <br /> When Does. the Organization Pay: <br /> Reimbursement will be made to the employee once the educational <br /> reimbursement form, copies of the receipt for course credit costs and grade card <br /> establishing successful completion of the course have been submitted. Successful <br /> completion means:. for graded classes the employee must pass the course with a "C" or <br /> better for undergraduate courses and a "B" or better for graduate level courses; <br /> for a pass, no pass classes, the employee must pass the class. <br /> Human Resource and Risk Services Revised: 09/16/02. <br /> _ <br /> <br />