City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2004-0814

• File #: 2004-0814
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 11/8/2004
• In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
• Final action: 12/2/2004
• Enactment date: 12/2/2004
• Enactment #: 598
• Effective date: 12/10/2004
• Title: Resolution amending Resolution No. 145 of 2001, as further amended, which authorized implementation of an employee tuition reimbursement program, so as to reduce reimbursement to fifty percent (50%) of tuition costs, pursuant to the Act 47 Plan.
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2004	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/10/2004	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/2/2004	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
11/23/2004	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
11/22/2004	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
11/10/2004	1	Committee on Finance & Budget	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
11/8/2004	1	City Council	Read and referred
11/8/2004	1	City Council	Waived under Rule 8	Pass

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Hertzberg

Title
Resolution amending Resolution No. 145 of 2001, as further amended, which authorized implementation of an employee tuition reimbursement program, so as to reduce reimbursement to fifty percent (50%) of tuition costs, pursuant to the Act 47 Plan.

Body

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. Resolution No. 145 of 2001, eff. March 28, 2001, which amended Resolution No. 69 of 2001, eff. February 28, 2001, and section 1 of said Resolution No. 69 of 2001, are amended to provide for reimbursement of tuition and lab fees in the amount of fifty percent (50%) as follows:

Section 1. All full time regular non-union eligible employees of the City of Pittsburgh with at least one year of service are eligible to participate in [a] the Employee Tuition Reimbursement Program.

(a) Eligible employees may be reimbursed fifty percent (50%) 80% of tuition and lab fees for courses that are job-related or degree related and will improve the employee's job related knowledge and skills [that are job related.] Eligible employees may be reimbursed fifty percent (50%) [80%] of the tuition and lab fees for each and every course needed to obtain any college or post graduate degree, provided that the degree being sought by the eligible employee is job related and will improve or [one that tends to] enhance his/her qualifications, skills or technological capabilities for his/her job. Books and educational materials are not reimbursable.

(a) The courses must be taken at an accredited College/University. Tuition for correspondence courses and non-credit courses are not reimbursable.

(c) Costs for the Tuition Reimbursement Program will be chargeable to each Department's Education and Training account.

(d) The Director of the Department of Personnel is hereby authorized to formulate additional regulations and forms that he/she deems necessary to implement the Tuition...