Laserfiche WebLink
<br />6.10 <br />Page 23 <br /> <br />7.12 Educational Inoentive <br /> <br />The Educational Incentive provisions apply to new employees hired on or after <br />January 1, 1988, and to those previously hired employees who do not qualify <br />for or elect to be covered by the Service Incentive provisions. <br /> <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 /> <br />It is understood that in no case will the same employee receive both <br />Educational and Service Incentive benefits. <br /> <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 A.A. Degree in Fire Science. <br /> <br />A. Employees who maintain a current satisfactory performance <br />evaluation and who have completed two (2) years or more of <br />service and fifteen (15) college credits, twelve (12) of must be in <br />Fire 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 /> <br />B. Employees who maintain a current satisfactory performance <br />evaluation and who have completed five (5) years or more of <br />service and have thirty (30) college credits, twenty-four (24) of <br />which must be in Fire Science and six (6) in Related Electives, <br />including Emergency Medical Training, will receive two and one-half <br />percent (2-1/2%) additional pay for a total of five percent (5%). <br /> <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 (7-1/2%). <br /> <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 of the transcripts. Study, however, may be verified by a <br />document Signed by the teacher of the course pending receipt of an official <br />transcript covering the course. <br /> <br />Service as defined in this section shall be any full-time employment by the <br />Redwood City Fire Department, and/or up to five (5) years of full-time year- <br />round employment by a recognized California Fire Department, or other <br /> <br />16 <br />