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One Hundred Twenty(120)semester Firefighter 5% hour units to include: Fire Engineer 5% --a minimum of 60 upper division Fire Captain 2-1/2% semester hour units;and --a minimum of 48 semester hour units in a major field of study of which a minimum of 24 semester hour units must be upper division courses The above educational levels are not cumulative. The maximum educational incentive pay received by a Firefighter or Fire Engineer shall not exceed five percent(5%);the maximum educational incentive pay received by a Fire Captain shall not exceed two and one-half percent(2.5%)nor shall an employee receive incentive pay for more than one educational level at the two and one half percent(2.5%)rate nor more than one educational level at the five(5%)rate. Section 22. Probationary Period 22.1 Length of Probationary Period All original appointments to fire suppression positions shall be tentative and subject to a probationary period of eighteen(18)months actual service. The probationary period for fire prevention personnel shall be twelve(12)months. Promotional appointments shall be subject to a probationary period of twelve(12)months service time. Personnel who serve in a long term acting assignment any time during the two(2)years prior to their promotion with receive credit towards the twelve(12)month promotional probationary period for their long term acting assignments up to a combined maximum of six (6) months. All other provisions of probationary period will apply. 22.2 Notification Requirements An employee who is not rejected prior to the completion of the prescribed probationary period shall be deemed to have passed the prescribed probation period automatically subject to the provisions of Section 22.3. 22.3 Extension of Probationary Period The Fire Chief may extend the probationary period once for a period not to exceed ninety(90)days,in order to further evaluate the performance of the probationary employee. 22.4 Rejection of Probationary Employee-Promotional Appointment Any employee rejected during the probationary period following a promotional appointment or at the conclusion of the probationary period shall be reinstated to a position in the class from which the employee was promoted. 34