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Proposed Amendment Article III - Pay Plan <br />Cabarrus County Personnel Ordinance <br />June 20, 1994 <br /> <br />Section 14. Education Incentive Program <br /> <br /> Although the minimum qualifications have been established for all classifications within the <br />County, certain classifications are awarded educational incentives if the employee obtains an <br />educational level higher than the minimum requirements. A maximum educational level to which <br />the incentive will apply shall be established by the County Manager for each eligible position. In <br />addition, th.ese classifications must be recommended by the County Manager and approved by the <br />Board of County Commissioners. The classifications eligible for the educational incentive <br />program are listed in Appendix G of the Personnel Ordinance. The educational incentive program <br />is established to pay $.75 per month or $9.00 per year for each quarter hour up to 96 quarter <br />hours of credit toward a two year degree at an accredited college or university as this credit is <br />earned. The program pays $12.00 per month for every completed unit of ten (10) semester hours <br />of credit up to 120 hours toward a four year degree at an accredited college or university as this <br />credit is earned. The program also pays $20.00 per month for every completed unit of ten (10) <br />semester hours of credit up to fifty (50) hours toward a Master's degree at an accredited college <br />or university as this credit is earned. <br /> <br /> Employees who are eligible for the educational incentive program as listed in Appendix G, <br />shall be exempt from educational leave with pay as contained in Article VI, Section 28. <br /> <br /> <br />