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<br />Effective January 1, 1988, the Educational Incentive shall be considered wages <br />for the purposes of computing overtime, holiday pay, and PERS retirement <br />benefits. <br />It is understood that in no case will the same employee receive both Educational <br />and Service Incentive benefits. <br />All qualifying college credits must have been earned at or accepted by an <br />accredited California school, college or university, in the field of Fire Science or <br />related subjects leading to an A.S. or AA Degree in Fire Science. <br />A. Employees who maintain a current satisfactory performance <br /> evaluation and who have completed two (2) years or more of service <br /> and fifteen (15) college credits, twelve (12) of must be in Fire <br /> Science and three (3) in Related Electives, including Emergency <br /> Medical Training, will receive two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) <br /> additional pay. <br />B. Employees who maintain a current satisfactory performance <br /> evaluation and who have completed five (5) years or more of service <br /> and have thirty (30) college credits, twenty-four (24) of which must <br /> be in Fire Science and six (6) in Related Electives, including <br /> Emergency Medical Training, will receive two and one-half percent <br /> (2-112%) additional pay for a total of five percent (5%). <br />C. Employees who maintain a current satisfactory performance <br /> evaluation and who have completed ten (10) years or more of <br /> service and have sixty (60) college credits, twenty-four (24) of <br /> which must be in Fire Science, including Emergency Medical <br /> Training, will receive two and one-half percent (2-1/2%) additional <br /> pay for a total of seven and one-half percent (7-112%). <br />Official transcripts of study must be received by the Human Resources Director <br />in order for Educational Incentive Pay to be granted for the first payroll period <br />following submission ofthe transcripts. Study, however, may be verified by a <br />document signed by the teacher ofthe course pending receipt of an official <br />transcript covering the course. <br />7.13.1 Emergency Medical Training (EMT) Incentive <br /> The City shall offer EMT recertification programs during on-duty <br /> time for fire personnel already possessing an EMT certificate. <br /> Should the City fail to offer such recertification programs at any <br /> time in the future, the City agrees to waive the requirement ofEMT <br /> 15 <br />