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21 <br />Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date: August 5, 2011 <br />14.2 An employee may take up to three days of consecutive paid leave for Amended <br />the birth or adoption of his or her child during the child's first week of 06 /01/10 <br />life or first week in the home or for the fostering of a child under the <br />age of five during the child's first week in the home. <br />14.3 The County Manager will provide Rules and Regulations to carry Amended <br />out the purpose of this section of the Ordinance. Please see the link o6rovio <br />below for complete Rules and Regulations. <br />http: / /serverl.co.orange.nc.us /Pers/ documents /FMLARule- Regssigned06101O.D f <br />15.0 Military Leave <br />Amended <br />6/16/10 <br />15.1 hi accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and <br />Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, its amendments and any implementing <br />regulations, (USERRA) 38 U.S.C. 4301 et. seq. and N.C. Gen. Stat. 127A -116, <br />military leave, employment, retention and reemployment rights and benefits are <br />granted to qualified military servicemembers and veterans for certain periods of <br />service in the uniformed services. <br />15.2 No agent or employee of the County shall deny an individual initial employment, <br />reemployment, retention in employm5ent, promotion, or any benefit of <br />employment on the basis of their membership, application for membership, <br />performance of services, application for service, or obligation for service in the <br />uniformed services. <br />15.3 The County Manager will promulgate Administrative Rules and Regulations to <br />carry out this section of the Personnel Ordinance. <br />http: / /server l . co. orange.nc.us/ Pers / documents /mlitarVLeaveRulesandRe gulations. doc <br />16.0 Tuition Refund Program and Educational Leave <br />Full -time and part-time permanent employees may be eligible to obtain financial <br />assistance for the purpose of furthering their education and skills to enhance the delivery <br />of services toe€ County en residents_ <br />116.1 Employees who are not receiving educational assistance from other governmental <br />sources shall be eligible to apply for assistance under this program. The recipient <br />must be a County employee at the time of refund. <br />16.1.1 The Tuition Refund Program shall be administered by the County <br />Manager. <br />16.1.2 All courses shall be eligible when, in the opinion of the relevant <br />Department Head and the +A—Human Resources Director, the <br />course will either improve the employee's ability to do their present job <br />Article IV - Page 19 <br />