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minimum. The Department will provide at its expense at time of employment: three (3) shirts, three (3) pants, belt, and boots. Newly hired employees will be required to pay fifty percent(50%) of the cost of a required ball cap, three (3) tee shirts, winter jacket, and workout gear. Uniform changes initiated by the Department shall be made at the expense of the Department. All employees covered by this Agreement shall wear the same uniforms. Effective 2013, the annual uniform maintenance allowance for suppression personnel shall be six hundred and fifty dollars ($650.00), payable the first pay day in April of each year; provided, however, that if the payment date follows by less than six (6) months the date of appointment of such an employee, no such uniform maintenance allowance for said employee shall be forthcoming until the succeeding annual payment date. Effective 2013, the annual uniform maintenance allowance for Fire Inspectors and Hazardous Materials Inspectors is eight hundred dollars ($800.00). The annual uniform allowance paid to eligible employees is paid in two equal installments payable the first pay day in April and the first payday in October. A prorated uniform allowance is paid upon separation based on the number of payroll periods worked since the last uniform allowance was paid. Section 20. Credit Union The Department shall implement a voluntary payroll deduction option for those employees who wish to join either the First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union for the purposes of transacting business with such First United Services Credit Union or UNCLE Credit Union. Section 21. Tuition Reimbursement Regular employees are 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 Fire Chief and are taken from an educational institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or any other accrediting agency approved by Human Resources. Tuition is reimbursed in the amount up to, but not to exceed, the annual registration fees levied by California State University, East Bay for degrees in effect at the time the employee enrolled in the course(s) for which the tuition reimbursement is requested. Eligible fees shall be limited to: University Fee; Student Body Fee; IRA (Instructional Related Activity) Fee; Facility Fee; University Union Fee; Health Services Fee and ID fee. The maximum tuition and fee reimbursement an employee may receive per fiscal year shall not exceed the annual maximum levied by California State University, East Bay for the four quarter academic year beginning with the proceeding fall quarter. Employees accepted and enrolled in an undergraduate program are eligible to receive reimbursement up to the full-time equivalent for undergraduate tuition and fees at CSU East Bay. Employees accepted and enrolled in a graduate program are eligible to receive reimbursement up to the full-time equivalent for graduate tuition and fees at CSU East Bay. 31