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To receive incentive pay the employee must submit a copy of his/her college degree and college transcripts showing his/her overall grade point average. Incentive pay shall be effective at the beginning of the next pay period following approval of eligibility. All employees receiving educational incentive pay on April 30, 1992, shall continue to receive educational incentive pay. Any employee as of April 30, 1992, who obtained an eligible degree prior to being employed by the City of Pleasanton shall, upon reaching step E of his/her classification's salary range, receive the appropriate incentive pay percentage as cited above for said degree. 20.2 Tuition Reimbursement Regular full time employees and as specified below regular part time employees shall be eligible for reimbursement of tuition expenses for college or university courses successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better, provided said courses have been approved in advance by the employee's Department Head and the designated Assistant City Manager and are taken from an educational institution accredited by the Western Union of Schools and Colleges. Tuition shall be reimbursed in an amount up to, but not to exceed the registration fees per college quarter levied by California State University East Bay for internal degrees in effect at the time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: University Fee Facility Fee Student Body Fee University Union Fee IRA Fee Health Services Fee Regular part-time employees who average between thirty (30) and thirty-nine (39) hours per week shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the above fees. Regular part-time employees who average between twenty (20) and twenty- nine (29) hours per week shall be reimbursed fifty percent(50%) of the above fees. Requests for tuition reimbursement shall be submitted at the completion of each quarter or semester and be accompanied by an official receipt verifying the tuition amount and the tuition payment, and an official transcript of grades. 20.3 Book Reimbursement Regular employees can be reimbursed for books required for college/university courses approved by the department head and personnel director and successfully completed with a grade of "C" or better. Upon reimbursement, the books shall become the property of the city. To the extent feasible, the books will be made accessible to employees. The maximum reimbursement for books an employee may receive shall not exceed $300.00 -30 -