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3.3 Professional Qualification Compensation

  1. Licensing Examinations – Fees and Time Off
    1. Upon successful completion of any portion of the examination for the licenses listed below, the State shall reimburse Unit 9 employees for all fees and charges required to apply for and participate in the examination for the following professional licenses and certificates: Engineer, Architect, Landscape Architect, Land Surveyor, Engineer-in-Training, LSIT, Geologist-in-Training, Engineering Geologist, Geologist, and Geophysicist. The State shall also reimburse Unit 9 employees for their renewal fees for the above licenses provided, however, the State shall not reimburse employees for late fees (or penalties) due to untimely renewal.
    2. Unit 9 employees shall accrue eight (8) hours of compensating time off upon successful completion of the examination needed to obtain one of the licenses or certificates listed in 1. above.
    3. If an employee is scheduled to take an examination for one of the licenses or certificates listed in 1. above during his/her work day, the employee will be granted paid State release time to take the examination upon presentation of proof that the employee is scheduled for the examination. Such release time is limited to the time required for the exam and includes reasonable travel time to and from the nearest examination site, not to exceed the normal work shift on the exam day.
  2. Professional Society and Organization Dues
    Unit 9 employees shall be reimbursed for dues paid to one or more job-related professional societies or organizations.  Said reimbursement shall not exceed two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) per fiscal year provided, however, the State shall not reimburse employees for late fees or penalties due to untimely renewal of their membership.