When Eligibility Starts
- Support Staff and Spouse or Same-Sex Domestic Partner
- Pro-rated Benefit Available Per Term Based on Hire Date
- Dependents
Support Staff and Spouse or Same-Sex Domestic Partner
A support staff member and his or her spouse/same-sex domestic partner can apply for and receive the Tuition Exemption Benefit as of the staff member’s hire date.
If the hire date falls after a term’s first day of classes, the staff member, or spouse or same-sex domestic partner, receive a pro-rated portion of the normal tuition benefit. Use the tables titled “Pro-rated Tuition Exemption Benefit for Support Staff” below to calculate the available benefit.
Pro-rated Benefit Available Per Term Based on Hire Date
In points available per term:
HIRE DATE |
Full-Time Support Staff |
Part-Time Support Staff |
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MEBA, MM&P, SSA, LOCAL 2110, NON-UNION |
LOCAL 1199 |
TWU, LOCAL 100 |
SSA, LOCAL 2110, NON-UNION |
LOCAL 1199 |
TWU, LOCAL 100 |
|
| On or before the first day of class | 7 | 7 | 6* | 3* | 3* | 3* |
|
Weeks 1 and 2
|
6
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
|
Weeks 3 and 4
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
Weeks 5 and 6
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
|
Weeks 7 and 8
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Weeks 9 and 10
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Weeks 11 and 12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
After week 12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
* If less than one year of employment. Reimbursable points for these unions change after the first year of employment; see "Eligibility At A Glance" for what is available after the first year.
Dependents
The following waiting periods apply before dependents (children, spouses or same-sex domestic partners) are eligible for the Tuition Exemption Benefit:
- Non-union support staff, Local 2110, Local 1199, MEBA, MM&P, or SSA: Dependents are eligible after the support staff member has worked 2 years
- Local 100 or TWU: Dependents are eligible after the support staff member has worked 4 years.