1. (1) Management may grant educational assistance when:

   1. (a) the agency has a written policy governing educational assistance;
   2. (b) the employee discloses any scholarships, subsidies, and grant monies received for the educational program; and
   3. (c) the employee's educational program will provide a benefit to the state.

2. (2) Management shall require the employee to repay educational assistance when:

   1. (a) the employee fails to successfully complete the required course work or educational requirements of a program; or
   2. (b) the employee leaves the agency within one year of completing the educational work.
3. (3) Education assistance may not exceed $5,250 per employee in any one calendar year unless approved in advance by the agency head.
4. (4) Management shall reduce the educational assistance provided by the amount of funding disclosed under Subsection (1)(b) except for funding that the employee is expected to repay.
5. (5) Management shall be responsible for determining the taxable or non-taxable status of educational assistance reimbursements.

Management may assist an employee in the pursuit of educational goals by granting administrative leave to attend classes, a subsidy of educational expenses, or both.

KEY: educational tuition, employee performance evaluations, employee productivity, training programs

Date of Last Change: July 1, 2025

Notice of Continuation: March 9, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63A-17-106