Committee
Structure:
Three management representatives: currently Fred Heisler from
the Office of Labor Relations, Angelina Matos from the Dept. of
Children and Families and Bette Jenak of the Division of Special
Revenue.
Three Union representatives: currently Stan Mieldzioc
(Chair), Frank Magisano and William Boucher serve in these
positions; PSEC President, Timothy A. Scott is also a member
of this committee.
The
committee meets not less than monthly - usually twice per month.
A
majority must approve any application in order to carry. In
the event of a tie, the Protective Services President breaks the
tie.
Funding:
The committee operates on a fiscal year calendar. Annual funding
is $75,000.00. A maximum of $5,000.00 may be carried over
form a prior fiscal year if not spent.
Process:
1. Employees will file an application form for tuition
reimbursement with their agency's tuition reimbursement officer at
least two weeks prior to the start of the courses. A copy of
the application indication course, cost information, and expected
completion date shall be forwarded to the Protective Services
Education and Training Committee. This will allow the
committee to project anticipated expenditures for the fiscal year.
The application should include all necessary information about the
course to be taken, including the course title, course number,
scheduled semester start and end dates, itemized cost of tuition
lab fees and books, and the amount of any grants or scholarships
received. Receipts documenting this information should be
attached to the application. Information about work schedule
should be included.
2.
Employees will notify agency tuition officers during the semester
if any changes in status occur. This includes adds, drops,
withdrawals, incompletes, etc.
3.
At the end of the course, employees will provide proof of
successful completion of the course(s). The college's grade
report or transcript may be used for this purpose. Employees
are cautioned that the application with all required documents
must reach the committee within ninety days of the end of the
semester to be considered.
4.
All applications are subject to available funding at the time the
complete application package is received by the committee.
When current fiscal year funds are depleted, no additional
applications shall be considered.
5.
The request for payment will be submitted on the form CO-17 XP or
CO-17 XP-R and forwarded to the agency tuition reimbursement
officer with the grade report. The agency will submit the
approved application and documentation to the comptroller's office
for payment.
NOTE:
The funding limits have been increased effective July 01, 2004.
The new reimbursement changes are denoted below in red
bold
underlined text.
Reimbursement:
Training
Training is at 100% of actual cost, including related expenses,
subject to restrictions set forth in the Training Committee
Guidelines.
Training
Committee Guidelines:
1. The training portion limit is $1700.00 per
person/fiscal year.
2.
Annual overtime allotment is $800.00 per year.
3.
No training courses outside of the United States is funded.
4.
In New England (Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont,
Maine, and New Hampshire) 100% coverage for course fees, lodging
mileage, and meals as per contractual
guidelines.
5. Effective July 01, 2004, the travel portion of
expenses outside New England will be covered up to a maximum
of $200.00,
this includes rental cars and mileage.
6. Effective July 01,
2004, the tuition portion (any classes leading
to a degree) only of the reimbursement allotment has been
increased from $1,500
to $2,000
per person, per fiscal year.
Reimbursement:
Tuition
The Protective Services Education and Training Committee will
approve reimbursement of 75% of the cost, up to $2000.00 per
person, per fiscal year, for tuition, laboratory fees and books,
for coursework credit which leads to a degree completed at an
accredited college or university
(see
Article 10 of the Contract).
Downloadable
Training and Tuition Form
(Adobe Acrobat)
Downloadable
Training and Tuition Form
(Word Document)
