State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2002-012

  DATE:
  February 19, 2002

  TO:
  Employee Relations Officers
  Personnel Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Labor Relations Division

  SUBJECT:
  Educational Reimbursement Program

  CONTACT:
  Randy Fisher, Labor Relations Officer
  (916) 324-0476
  FAX: (916) 322-0765
   
  Email: RandyFisher@dpa.ca.gov


  The purpose of this memorandum is to provide Departments 
  with clarifying information with respect to Article 7.17 
  (G), Educational Reimbursement Program, of the Bargaining 
  Unit 18 Labor Agreement.  This provision provides for a 
  one-time $840 payment for new Psychiatric Technicians (PT) 
  who meet the following criteria:
  
  1.  The employee must have received their PT License no 
  more than 12 months from their appointment date to a PT 
  position.
  
  2.  The PT has successfully completed his/her initial 
  probationary period (12 months).
  
  Once Departments have certified that the above criterion 
  has been met, the appropriate facility's Transactions 
  Office should process payment to the employee.  Payments 
  made under this program are considered taxable income by 
  the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and must be reported on 
  the employees W-2 with appropriate taxes withheld.
  
  Pay Letter 02-02 has been issued for keying purposes.  We 
  have attached a sample certification form for departmental 
  use. 
  
  Per Budget Letter 01-44 the Department of Finance will 
  provide additional instructions to Departments for these 
  adjustments in the spring of 2002.
  
  
  
  Gloria Moore Andrews
  Chief of Labor Relations
  
  ATTACHMENT
  
  
  To:   (NAME AND ADDRESS OF ACCOUNTING OFFICE)
  
  
  From:   (Name of supervisor)
          (Office)
  
  
  Subject:   Educational Reimbursement Program
  
  
  (Name of Employee) has met the criteria set forth in the 
  Article 7.17 (G), Educational Reimbursement Program of the 
  Bargaining Unit 18 Labor Agreement between the State of 
  California and the California Association of Psychiatric 
  Technicians.  As such, said employee is entitled to a one-
  time payment of $840.  Payments made under this program are 
  considered taxable income by the Internal Revenue Service 
  (IRS) and must be reported on the employees W-2 with 
  appropriate taxes withheld.