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28 <br /> <br />ARTICLE 20 - EDUCATION <br />1. Voluntary Education: The City recognizes the value of education and agrees to follow those terms as <br />outlined in the City Tuition Aid program. <br /> <br />2. Mandatory Education: <br /> <br />A. It is agreed that the City shall pay the cost of all EMT certification and recertification classes, <br />and tests taken by all firefighters, regardless of date hired. Further, firefighters who are taking <br />required EMT courses shall be allowed sufficient time off with pay to attend those classes <br />should the scheduling of these classes coincide with the employee's normal work schedule. <br /> <br />B. For employees who are sent to paramedic school they agree to repay paramedic school tuition <br />up to a maximum of $10,000 if the employee separates employment or voluntary demotes out of <br />the paramedic rank within three (3) years of obtaining their paramedic certification. <br />For attending prerequisite classes required to attend formal paramedic training (for example <br />Anatomy and Physiology) paramedic trainees will be compensated at a rate of Paramedic pay <br />(17%). The students will be allowed sufficient time off with pay to attend those classes should the <br />scheduling of these classes coincide with the employee’s normal work schedule. <br /> <br />Experienced and Lateral Paramedic new hires will complete up to a 12-month probationary <br />period. Qualification for Educational Incentive of the contract will occur after a 12-month <br />probationary period has been completed. <br /> <br />Experienced Paramedic new hires who attend the fire academy will make a three-year commitment <br />to maintaining their paramedic certification as a condition of their employment. <br /> <br />Paramedic trainees attending formal paramedic training at Harborview will be released from <br />normal duty and will receive the monthly pay of Paramedic (17%) in lieu of all overtime, lodging, <br />meal and travel expenses. <br /> <br />If the paramedic training program changes from Harborview, then this clause is subject to negotiation <br />between the parties. <br /> <br />Paramedic Certification occurs when the employee receives their paramedic active date from the <br />Washington State Department of Health. <br /> <br />C. If the required number of hours of continuing medical education is increased beyond the <br />requirements, as of December 31, 1987, for the position of EMT, and Paramedic, the employees <br />shall be compensated at time-and-one-half of the employee's regular hourly salary for each hour <br />spent in a class or training session. <br /> <br />D. The City recognizes the value of training paramedics under the purview of the City <br />Medical Program Director. The City and the Union agree that the department will follow <br />the Snohomish County EMS Training and Evaluation Program. <br /> <br />Paramedics are required to attend mandatory Continuing Medical Education (CME) <br />training. During the required CME training, a paramedic will receive 1.5 times his/her <br />hourly salary up to a maximum of 50 required CME hours under the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. The classes are attended in Everett during off-duty status. <br /> <br />2. The Medical Director and the City of Everett have the right to determine the type of <br />training eligible for continuing education credit under this program.