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NOTE: Job relatedness shall pertain to both the <br /> relationship of the field of study to the position held by <br /> the employee and, the relevance of the educational level <br /> to the employee's position. <br /> <br />19.3 Educational Standards Committee <br /> <br /> An Educational Standards Committee comprised of the PCEA <br /> President, Assistant to the City Manager and appropriate <br /> Department IIead shall be established for the purposes of: <br /> <br /> A. Determining the eligibility of each employee to enroll in <br /> the Educational Incentive Program. <br /> <br /> B. Determining in advance of enrollment in the Educational <br /> Incentive Program the job relatedness of the educational <br /> level the employee intends to pursue. <br /> <br /> NOTE: The burden of proof as to the job relatedness of <br /> specific educational levels shall be upon the employee. <br /> The Educational Standards Committee may require the <br /> employee to furnish any documentation deemed necessary in <br /> the Committee's determination of job relatedness. <br /> <br /> C. Determining successful completion of the educational level <br /> for which educational incentive pay is to be received. <br /> <br />19.4 Enrollment Procedures <br /> <br /> Employees wishing to enroll in the Educational Incentive Plan <br /> must do the following: <br /> <br /> A. Not later than 45 days prior to enrolling in a junior <br /> college, college or university, make written application <br /> to the Education Standards Committee in order that the <br /> Committee may: (1) determine the employee's eligibility <br /> to enroll in the Education Incentive Plan and <br /> (2) determine the job relatedness of the educational level <br /> to be pursued. The Educational Standards Committee shall <br /> inform the employee in writing of their determination not <br /> later than 30 days following their receipt of the <br /> employee's request to enroll in the Educational Incentive <br /> Pay Plan. <br /> <br /> B. The written application submitted to the Educational <br /> Standards Committee must include the following: <br /> <br /> 1. A description of the educational level to be pursued; <br /> <br /> 2. Employee's pursuing a specific number of college <br /> credits as set forth in this plan in lieu of a degree <br /> must submit a list of courses to be taken. Of the <br /> college credits submitted, elective (non-job <br /> related), courses shall not exceed the proportionate <br /> number of elective courses permitted under approved <br /> college degree programs. <br /> <br /> - 24 - <br /> <br /> <br />