Welcome to the State of Connecticut Tuition Reimbursement Program: A Guide for State of Connecticut Agencies and State Employees (Guide). This Guide is a revision of the Tuition Reimbursement Manual distributed by the Department of Administrative Services - Division of Personnel Development in October 1988. It will be updated as necessary and available to you via the Department of Administrative Services website, www.das.state.ct.us - Human Resources Page and the Office of the State Comptroller's website, osc.ct.gov/manuals.
This Guide is intended to be an instructional tool for agency Tuition Reimbursement Officers and State of Connecticut employees. The primary purpose of this Guide is to assist Tuition Reimbursement Officers in processing applications for tuition reimbursement and to assist employees in their understanding of what information must be submitted, to whom and when.
This Guide does not supersede collective bargaining agreement language. Rather, it summarizes and incorporates information from the bargaining unit contracts as it pertains to tuition reimbursement for each bargaining unit. This information is found under the link to "Summary of Tuition Reimbursement Benefits" which will aid employees in understanding the requirements and established criteria of the Tuition Reimbursement Program. Any discrepancy with negotiated provisions of the Collective bargaining agreements is unintended. In the case of a discrepancy, provisions of the contract will be followed. If the contract is silent, the criteria contained within this document shall be adhered to.
Employees should consult their collective bargaining agreement and direct questions concerning tuition reimbursement to the Tuition Reimbursement Officer within their agency.
Tuition Reimbursement Officers should contact one of the State Tuition Reimbursement Coordinators if the information contained within this Guide does not address a particular question or concern, or if s/he is concerned that there is a discrepancy between these two resources.
The State Tuition Reimbursement Coordinators may be reached via e-mail at Shari.Grzyb@CT.Gov and Heather.Tweeddale@CT.Gov . Urgent questions/comments may be directed to Shari or Heather via FAX at (860) 622-2885 or by telephone at (860) 713-5176 or (860) 713-5187, respectively. Reimbursement officers may contact the State Comptroller's Tuition Unit at (860) 702-3334 or FAX (860) 702-3441.
We trust you will find this revised Guide to be a helpful resource as you review requests for tuition reimbursement or as you consider requesting tuition reimbursement under the State of Connecticut's Tuition Reimbursement Program.