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The Civil Service Employees Association, Inc.
Local 1000, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
W e s t c h e s t e r   C o u n t y   E m p l o y e e s  U n i o n 
 Jack McPhillips, President

Tuition Reimbursement Benefit
for 2005 Course Expenses 

The Tuition Reimbursement payments to 112 CSEA County and College employees who applied and were approved were mailed out on June 16th (County) and June 20th (College) of 2006.  A total of $350,000 was reimbursed to our 112 members for their 2005 calendar year expenses.  The $350,000 tuition reimbursement program is one of the negotiated benefits in our CSEA Unit 9200 Union Contract.
The Tuition Reimbursement Committee is comprised of members of the County administration, CSEA Unit 9200 union members, and members of other unions.  They cooperatively meet several times after the application deadline date and review all applications. Approximately $454,827 of tuition expenses were approved by the Committee for CSEA members.  Dividing the $350,000 available for reimbursement by the $454,827 approved sum produced a 77% reimbursement rate.

The same percentage is applied to approved tuition expense amounts for other applicants in other unions and those employees who are non-represented. 

-The application filing deadline was Jan 9, 2006. An employee must be on County or College payroll before, during, and at the completion of the course, as well as when the reimbursement checks are issued to get the reimbursement. Eligible courses must end by 12/31/05 and be at least 20 classroom hours in length. Only tuition is eligible; not books, fees, or supplies. Applicants must achieve grades of C (2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) for courses. Reimbursement above $5,250 is taxed per Federal law H.R. 1836.
-The Joint Westchester County/Union Tuition Reimbursement Committee reviews and approves tuition cost applications. The committee is composed of members of the County administration, CSEA Unit 9200 members, and members of other unions. The expired application form and all detailed policies pertaining to this benefit is available here as a pdf file for reference only: Click for details Tuition Reimbursement for 2005 Expenses
Karen Pecora, 1st Vice President   Noel De La Cruz, 2nd Vice President   Ed Magilton, 3rd Vice President,
Jim Kelly, 4th Vice President   Joanne Castaldo, Secretary   Elio Giuliani, Treasurer  Mike Wolf , Sergeant at Arms
112 East Post Road, Room 428, White Plains, New York, 10601- 3311   Phone (914) 995-2151   Fax (914) 995-5629