What if an employee changes bargaining units or agencies after applying for benefits under the Tuition Reimbursement Program?
A. An employee who begins a course while in one bargaining unit but during the duration of the course is promoted or transferred into another job (and thereby another bargaining unit) is still eligible for tuition reimbursement if funds are available in the new bargaining unit. The original date of application will be used to determine priority. The new bargaining unit’s account will be charged for the reimbursement of the course(s). If the employee becomes a confidential employee, the reimbursement is from the agency’s budget based on tuition reimbursement program guidelines for the collective bargaining agreement of the union most closely affiliated with the employee’s (Confidential) position. The exception is an employee entering the NP-5 Protective Services unit. For this bargaining unit, in addition to submitting the CO-101 to the TRO, the employee must complete the Protective Services Education Committee Training and Tuition Fund Application Form and submit it to the Protective S
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