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Orange County ABC Board Policy and Procedure Manual Educational Benefits The purpose of providing educational benefits is to ensure employees are well prepared in their present positions and also to provide the opportunity for employees to prepare themselves for advancement to higher positions. The Orange County ABC Board will provide a maximum of $1000.00 per employee per fiscal year for full-time employees to take courses that are related to their ABC employment. The Board of Directors has capped the authorized amount to spend per fiscal year at $10,000. The expenditure cap dictates that funds are offered on a "first come, first served" basis; therefore, when the projected reimbursement money is depleted, employees will no longer have the opportunity for reimbursement. All courses must be pre-approved by the General Manager. There is not a specific form, but the documentation required will be the course name and description, name of the school, number of credits and the tuition amount. Examples of courses that the Board will pay for are Business Administration and Business Management courses such as: Human Resources, Supervisory, Personnel Management, Organizational Behavior, Accounting, Finance, etc. The Board will also pay for courses to obtain Adult Education Basic Skills such as: GED, English composition, math refresher courses and courses for computer applications such as Windows, Word and Excel. The employee is responsible for paying the tuition in advance; then requesting reimbursement after the final course grade has been obtained. There are no special forms required for reimbursement, but proof of payment (such as a statement of account from the school) and a copy of the final course grade are required. The General Manager will be responsible for reviewing and approving/disapproving payments to employees. The employee is responsible for all other expenses such as travel to and from school, books, supplies, cost of computer, intemet expenses, parking fees, registration fees, communication expenses, etc. Time in class is not work time and school attendance and studies are to be done on the employee's own time away from work and must not interfere with the employee's regular work schedule. Employees will not be paid to attend school. Tuition will be reimbursed based on the cost of each course and the final course grade obtained. 100% reimbursement for a grade of C or better (including a score of PASS in a pass/fail course) and 0% reimbursement for a grade of D or below and FAIL. 4-16 3/19/2019