This valuable employee benefit, funded by New York State, and administered by the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, which is responsible for the development of program policies and operational guidelines. Non-degreed employees may enroll in an undergraduate degree program to qualify them for job opportunities within State government at the paraprofessional or professional level. All course work is to be undertaken on a part-time basis and must be approved for reimbursement upon enrollment. Reimbursement for course work approved as career-related may be subject to Federal taxes. Both credit and non-credit course work offered by approved schools or organizations are eligible for reimbursement.
Reimbursement is on the basis of charges for part-time study only.
Reimbursement is a supplement to other financial assistance for which employees may be eligible. Employees are required to explore and report amounts of alternate financial assistance. Reimbursement is based on satisfactory completion of each course. Satisfactory completion is attainment of a grade of at least C for all course work at the undergraduate level, and B at the graduate level. Employees must be working half-time or more and meet the continuous service requirement to be eligible for reimbursement.