40 Tex. Admin. Code § 800.5 - Tuition Assistance Program
(a)
Scope and Purpose. The Commission provides training opportunities to enhance
job skills and to retain a well-qualified, trained, professional workforce
dedicated to the Commission 's mission. The Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
training includes instruction, teaching, or other education received by a state
employee that is not normally received by other state employees and that is
designed to enhance the employee's ability to perform his or her job. This
section establishes eligibility and related requirements for employee
participation in the Commission 's TAP.
(b) Eligibility. Eligibility requirements for
tuition assistance include, but are not limited to:
(1) continuous and full-time employment for
one year at the time of application ;
(2) a recommendation from the employee's
supervisor;
(3) identification of
the relationship of the training to the employee's position or a prospective
role within the Agency ;
(4) any
other factor deemed relevant by the executive director ; and
(5) coursework or training to be obtained at
an accredited institution of higher education, as required by
statute.
(c) Restitution
from Employees for Training Costs. The employee training is conditional upon
all of the following:
(1) The employee shall
attend and successfully complete the training or education program, including
passing tests or other types of performance measures where required.
(2) At the authorization of the Agency 's
executive director , the employee shall complete and file with the Commission
prior to the commencement of the training, on forms prescribed by the
Commission, an employee training agreement that sets forth the terms and
conditions of the training assistance, including a provision for working for
the Agency for a prescribed period of time or paying back the amount of the
assistance.
(3) An employee
participating in the TAP must agree in writing, prior to beginning the
coursework or an exam, to a service commitment to the Agency . An employee who
receives reimbursement is obligated to fulfill a six-month service commitment
with the Agency .
(4) Employees who
do not comply with the length of service requirement must reimburse the Agency
for both the cost of the training activities (prorated to credit any full
calendar month of employment following completion of the course) and any
reasonable expenses the Agency incurs in obtaining restitution, including
reasonable attorney's fees.
(5)
Employees who are unable to comply with the length of service requirement due
to extraordinary circumstances beyond their control may request that the
executive director waive the reimbursement of the cost of training
activities.
(6) Employees approved
for the TAP may flex their work schedule with the approval of their supervisor
if there is no negative impact on customers or work production. Employees
cannot use work hours for attending classes, studying, taking exams, or other
activities associated with the coursework or exams. When such activities fall
within an employee's normal work schedule, the employee must use leave hours to
compensate for time away from the job.
(d) Any information relating to application
for and receipt of reimbursement for training and education for state
administrators and employees shall be reported to the Commission on a quarterly
basis.
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