Eligibility The Texas Department of Information Resources may reimburse full-time employees for tuition at an accredited educational institution if all of the following criteria are met: The employee must have completed 6 consecutive months of full-time employment with DIR prior to requesting approval to receive tuition reimbursement. The employee must be in good standing and neither currently, nor has been in the last 6 months, in counseling, on probation, or restricted from merits or promotions as a result of terms stated in a formal reprimand. The course work must be undergraduate or graduate and related to the employee's current or prospective position within the agency. A prospective position may include a position within the agency to which the employee aspires, subject to the approval of the DIR management chain with final approval resting with the Executive Director. An employee must meet all admission requirements of the educational institution offering the course for which approval to receive tuition reimbursement is requested. The employee's participation must not adversely affect workload or performance, including travel requirements. Reimbursable Costs The employee may be reimbursed for the actual cost of tuition for one course per semester, not to exceed $600.00 per semester and $1,200.00 per fiscal year. Employees may be reimbursed only for the cost of tuition for classes where the employee receives a grade of C or better. Employees will not be reimbursed for items that are not part of tuition, such as course or institution fees, textbooks, workbooks, and lab supplies. In addition, any part of tuition covered by scholarships, grants or other awarded funds will not be reimbursed
Eligibility The Texas Department of Information Resources may reimburse full-time employees for tuition at an accredited educational institution if all of the following criteria are met: The employee must have completed 6 consecutive months of full-time employment with DIR prior to requesting approval to receive tuition reimbursement. The employee must be in good standing and neither currently, nor has been in the last 6 months, in counseling, on probation, or restricted from merits or promotions as a result of terms stated in a formal reprimand. The course work must be undergraduate or graduate and related to the employee's current or prospective position within the agency. A prospective position may include a position within the agency to which the employee aspires, subject to the approval of the DIR management chain with final approval resting with the Executive Director. An employee must meet all admission requirements of the educational institution offering the course for which approval to receive tuition reimbursement is requested. The employee's participation must not adversely affect workload or performance, including travel requirements. Reimbursable Costs The employee may be reimbursed for the actual cost of tuition for one course per semester, not to exceed $600.00 per semester and $1,200.00 per fiscal year. Employees may be reimbursed only for the cost of tuition for classes where the employee receives a grade of C or better. Employees will not be reimbursed for items that are not part of tuition, such as course or institution fees, textbooks, workbooks, and lab supplies. In addition, any part of tuition covered by scholarships, grants or other awarded funds will not be reimbursed